Introduction
Developing HTHP reservoirs makes demands above those encountered in reservoirs at normal temperature and pressures. These demands are addressed by applying higher levels of well design and well engineering. Well control in HTHP wells places even greater demands on equipment and people; requiring staff that are highly competent in both their understanding of well conditions and the management and leadership of complex well control operations.
Managing HTHP operations requires a number of competencies. These include;
· In-depth understanding of well behavior at elevated temperatures and pressures,
· The ability to recognize and respond, to complex and difficult to interpret well conditions that do not follow the same physical laws as well kicks in low pressure / temperature environments,
· The ability to effectively manage live well control situations and leadership skills to make full use of the available expertise at the well site and in the office.
Well control in complex HTHP wells needs application of well control principles that currently are not taught in industry schools. Blade’s approach to HTHP well control is a workshop style course designed to expand participant’s competency beyond conventional well control techniques by developing their understanding and ability to interpret the complex interaction of reservoir fluids and drilling fluids in the high temperature / high pressure environment. Our aim is also to develop participant’s command and control skills to maximize the benefits of team work and collaboration to maintain well control.
Course Description
The 3 day workshop style course begins with an in-depth review of basic well control principles and techniques to establish a baseline understanding of well control. Thereafter, complex well control problems, associated with HTHP operations, are drawn from Blade’s experience to provide scenarios for classroom evaluation, participation and discussion. Equipment, drilling fluid selection, gas solubility, surface pressure interpretation, bottom hole pressure control, ballooning effects, lost circulation, gas migration, pressure distribution and tripping operations, pore pressure – fracture gradient relationships, low permeability and highly fractured formations are among the subjects discussed The course also addresses managed pressure drilling’s role in HTHP operations
Who Should Attend
This workshop style course targets operating and service company managers, engineers and on-site supervisors and superintendents who are tasked with planning, design and execution of HTHP operations.
Candidates should have successfully attended a basic well control course prior to enrollment due to advanced principles covered in this course.
Please contact training@blade-energy.com for more information
Scheduled Course Dates
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