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Well Control

 

 

 

 

Fully certified with all industry certification agencies to train domestically and internationally.
 

These highly interactive courses encourage participants to work together and participate in group discussions to enhance the learning environment and improve retention of the principles studied.

RSTS offers Introductory, Fundamental, and Supervisory level courses for the following Well Control certifications: Surface Stack and Surface/Subsea Drilling, Workover & Completion, Combined Drilling/Workover/Completion, Coiled Tubing, Wireline and Snubbing.

Courses are available in a modular format, ranging from the one-day Introductory Level Drilling, Completion and Workover to a six-day combination course covering Supervisory and Fundamental Level Drilling, Completion, Workover and Well Services.

All Instructors are fully certified by the IADC and IWCF. Courses are available in our Learning Centers located in Casper, Houston, Lafayette, Jackson, Cairo, Bogotá, and Aberdeen. Drilling simulators are utilized at all learning centers. Instructors can travel to your location with portable simulators, and courses can be customized to meet specific needs.

All course records and student certificates are maintained in our computer database and files. Specialized Well Control courses for HPHT, Deepwater and Underbalanced Drilling operations are available.

Sample Topics Covered

 
  • Conventional Well Control
    Kick Prevention, Detection and Preparation
    Pressure Limitations and Kick Tolerance
    Well Control Methods
    Deep Water Subsea Topics
    Well Control Equipment, Applications, Limitations and Testing
    Simulator Practice
    Handling Kicks Off-bottom
    Well Control Incidents (case studies)
    Handling Gas in the Wellbore
    Extended Reach and Horizontal Well Control
    Abnormal Formation Pressure Detection
    Special Well Control Procedures and Challenges
    Completion and Workover
    Well Control Principles
    Overview of Well Kill Methods
    Forward and Reverse Circulation
    Completion Equipment
  • Well Intervention/Servicing Well Control
    Barrier Concept
    Hydrates
    Organizing and Supervising Well Intervention
    Flanged Connections
    Coiled Tubing Equipment and Procedures
    Coiled Tubing BHA’s
    Snubbing Equipment and Procedures
    Pipe Light/Heavy Balance Point
 

Take the IADC Practice Test

Take the IWCF Practice Test

Well Control (click City name to schedule a course)

Well Control workshops are available weekly at all our worldwide learning centers.
We have learning centers in the United States in Casper, Wyoming; Houston, Texas; Lafayette, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi.  In addition we have centers strategically located in international regions such as Aberdeen, Scotland; Bogota, Colombia and Cairo, Egypt.

Casper, Wyoming
IADC Introductory Well Control – 1 Day.  Offered two times per month on a Tuesday and Friday.
IADC Drilling – 3 Day. Offered most every week of the year starting either on Monday or Thursday.
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover – 4 Day.  Offered once per month starting on a Monday.

Houston, Texas
IADC Drilling – 3 Day. Offered most every week of the year starting in Mondays.
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover – 4 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting in Mondays.
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover, Well Services – 6 Day.  Offered two times per month starting on Mondays
IWCF Drilling – 5 Day.  Offered two times per month starting on Mondays.

Lafayette, Louisiana
IADC Introductory Well Control – 1 Day.  Offered Mondays two times per month.
IADC Drilling – 3 Day. Offered most every week of the year starting in Mondays.
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover – 4 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting in Mondays.
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover, Well Services – 6 Day.  Offered two times per month starting on Mondays.
IWCF Drilling – 5 Day.  Offered two times per month starting on Mondays.

Jackson, Mississippi
IADC Introductory Well Control – 1 Day.  Offered Friday one time per month.
IADC Drilling – 3 Day. Offered most every week of the year starting in Mondays.
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover – 4 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting in Mondays.
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover, Well Services – 6 Day.  Offered one time per month starting on Mondays.

Aberdeen, Scotland
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover – 4 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting on Mondays.
IADC Well Servicing (Wireline, Coil Tubing, Snubbing) – 5 Days.  Offered two times per year based on demand.  Workshops start on Mondays.
IADC Introductory Well Control – 2 Day.  Offered six times per year, every second month, based on demand.  Workshops start on Mondays.
IWCF Drilling – 4 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting in Mondays.
IWCF Well Intervention – 5 Day.  Offered two times per year based on demand.  Workshops start on Mondays.
IWCF Refresher – 3 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting on Tuesdays.
IWCF Resits – 1 Day.  Offered most every Friday of the year.

Bogota, Colombia
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover – 4 Day.  Offered two times per month starting on Mondays
IADC Completions, Workover – 4 Day.  Offered 6 times per year, base on demand, starting on Mondays.
IWCF Drilling – 5 Day.  Offered two times per month starting on Mondays

Cairo, Egypt
IADC Drilling, Completions, Workover – 5 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting on Sundays.
IADC Well Services (Wireline, Coil Tubing, Snubbing) – 4 Day.  Offered once per month, based on demand starting on Sundays.
IWCF Drilling – 5 Day.  Offered most every week of the year starting on Sundays.
IADC Well Intervention – 5 Day.  Offered once per month, based on demand starting on Sundays.
IWCF Refresher – 3 Day.  Offered once per month, based on demand, starting on Sundays.
IWCF Test Only – 1 Day.  Offered once per week, based on demand.
IWCF Resits – 1 Day.  Offered once per week, based on demand.

 

Course materials can be customized to suit our client’s needs. To discuss your group’s requirements with our staff, email us at info@randysmith.com or call us at 800.492.9355.

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