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National Consultant Centre For Training LLC

Rig Selection Level 3

13 – 17 Apr. 2026, Dubai10 – 14 Aug. 2026, Abu Dhabi

COURSE OVERVIEW:

This advanced course addresses the technical, operational, and commercial aspects of rig selection for complex drilling campaigns. It is designed for participants who already understand basic rig types and wish to deepen their capability in matching rig capabilities to demand well designs, harsh environments, and strict safety and regulatory frameworks.

 

The course develops a structured rig selection framework that integrates subsurface requirements, well architecture, drilling technology, marine and station keeping constraints, health, safety, and environment expectations, and project economics. Participants will learn how to translate well and field development plans into rig capability envelopes, define minimum technical requirements, assess candidate rigs against those requirements, and quantify the impact of rig choice on nonproductive time, safety margins, and total cost of ownership.

 

Special attention is given to advanced topics such as jacking and site assessment for jack ups, station keeping and dynamic positioning for floating rigs, simultaneous operations, rig move strategies, and the integration of reliability, maintenance history, and performance data in rig evaluations. The course also covers contracting strategies, bid evaluation, and risk-based decision tools. Real case studies and exercises are used throughout to build confidence in leading and challenging rig selection decisions in multi-disciplinary teams.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

  • Explain the role of structured rig selection in reducing project risk, nonproductive time, and total well cost.
  • Translate well designs, trajectories, and casing programs into clear rig technical requirements and capability envelopes.
  • Differentiate the capabilities and limitations of land rigs, jack-up rigs, semi-submersibles, and drillships for various environments and water depths.
  • Assess hook load, setback, rotary torque, mud pump, and power requirements in relation to the planned well portfolio.
  • Evaluate jacking capacity, leg design, preload, and site assessment requirements for jack-up rigs in different soil and metocean conditions.
  • Assess station-keeping options for floating rigs, including moored and dynamically positioned units, and their impact on operations and safety.
  • Review rig equipment configurations for well control, managed pressure drilling, extended reach, and high-pressure high-temperature wells, and incorporate these into selection criteria.
  • Analyse rig reliability, maintenance history, and integrity status, and understand how these factors influence availability and risk.
  • Evaluate logistics constraints, marine spread requirements, supply chain support, and their impact on rig choice and daily operating cost.
  • Develop and apply technical and commercial evaluation matrices to compare and rank rigs in tendering processes.
  • Identify and quantify key rig-related risks, including weather, soil uncertainty, simultaneous operations, and regulatory issues, and incorporate them into selection decisions.
  • Interpret and challenge rig technical proposals, certificates, and audits from contractors and classification societies.
  • Communicate rig selection recommendations, assumptions, and residual risks clearly to management and partners.
  • Apply lessons from field case studies to improve future rig selection processes, tender documents, and contracting strategies.

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    TARGET AUDIENCE:

    • Drilling engineers and senior drilling personnel are involved in planning and executing complex wells
    • Rig managers, toolpushers, and offshore installation managers
    • Well engineering, projects, and operations team leaders are responsible for rig contracting decisions
    • Marine and operations engineers supporting offshore rig selection and marine spread planning
    • Asset and field development engineers who need to understand the implications of rig choice on project delivery
    • Supply chain, contracts, and procurement specialists involved in rig tenders and evaluations
    • HSE and integrity professionals who review rig capability, certification, and risk profiles

     

    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 but 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 through PowerPoint equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussions will be provided.

     

    The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and after the course.

     

    COURSE CERTIFICATE:

    National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total attendance time requirement.

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