COURSE OVERVIEW:

Deepwater drilling presents unique operational, technical, and safety challenges due to extreme water depths, high pressures, complex geomechanics, harsh environments, and advanced floating drilling systems. This comprehensive training program provides participants with a robust understanding of deepwater drilling operations, well control principles, subsea systems, dynamic positioning, managed pressure drilling, risk mitigation, and emergency response.

The course explores the engineering design considerations, specialised equipment, operational procedures, and industry standards required for safe and efficient deepwater drilling. Participants will gain deep insight into well control theory and practices tailored for deepwater environments, including kick detection complexities, narrow drilling windows, riser margin considerations, gas migration behaviour, and subsea stack operations.

Through detailed modules, real field case studies, and technical discussions, the course enhances operational decision-making, strengthens well control competency, and builds confidence in managing deepwater drilling operations from planning to execution.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals and challenges of deepwater drilling operations.
• Describe the components and functions of floating drilling rigs and subsea equipment.
• Identify formation pressure regimes and geomechanical issues specific to deepwater environments.
• Explain well design considerations, including casing programs, riser design, and BOP configurations.
• Recognise deepwater kick indicators and early kick-detection limitations.
• Apply primary well control methods suitable for deepwater drilling.
• Understand secondary and tertiary well control systems, including subsea BOP operations.
• Evaluate riser margin, gas migration, and trapped gas risks in deepwater wells.
• Apply shut-in procedures for floating drilling units and subsea stack systems.
• Analyse well control complications such as ballooning, breathing, and narrow pore/fracture windows.
• Interpret deepwater MPD applications and dual gradient drilling concepts.
• Conduct risk assessment and implement safe drilling practices for deepwater operations.
• Respond effectively to well control emergencies and understand incident lessons learned.
• Use industry guidelines and standards (API, IOGP, etc.) for well control and deepwater operations.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Drilling engineers
• Wellsite drilling supervisors
• Toolpushers and offshore drilling crew
• Well control specialists
• Subsea engineers
• Petroleum engineers involved in deepwater projects
• HSE professionals supporting drilling operations

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.