COURSE OVERVIEW:

Well integrity and annular pressure management are central to safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible well operations throughout the entire well life cycle. Poorly understood or improperly managed annular pressures can lead to sustained casing pressure, annular pressure buildup, barrier failures, loss of containment, and high remediation costs.

This course provides a structured and practical understanding of well integrity principles with a specific focus on annular pressure behaviour, diagnosis, and mitigation in both onshore and offshore environments. It explains how barriers are defined and verified, how different casing and cement designs influence pressure communication, and how to recognise, quantify, and evaluate annular pressure anomalies in producing, injection, and suspended wells.

Participants will learn how to interpret pressure data, distinguish between benign and critical annular pressures, and apply engineering methods to identify root causes such as thermal effects, trapped annuli, micro-annuli, tubing leaks, and completion equipment failures. The course also covers regulatory expectations, risk-based evaluation methods, and practical remediation options ranging from monitoring and testing to mechanical repair and workover. Real field examples and case studies will be used extensively to demonstrate best practices and common pitfalls in well integrity and annular pressure evaluation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Explain the fundamental concepts of well integrity and their relevance to annular pressure management.
• Describe the main components of a well barrier system and how they interact to contain fluids.
• Understand the different types of annuli in a well and their normal versus abnormal pressure behaviours.
• Distinguish between sustained casing pressure, annular pressure buildup, and operational pressure variations.
• Interpret pressure trends and diagnostic tests to characterise annular pressure problems.
• Relate annular pressures to casing and cement design, completion configuration, and thermal effects.
• Identify common causes of annular pressure anomalies, including trapped fluids, leaks, and poor zonal isolation.
• Apply simple analytical methods to estimate trapped annulus pressures and stress limits for casings.
• Evaluate the risk associated with annular pressure conditions using structured well integrity assessment frameworks.
• Prioritise wells for intervention based on risk, integrity status, and operational constraints.
• Propose monitoring and surveillance plans for wells with known or suspected annular pressure issues.
• Outline feasible remediation options for different annular pressure scenarios, including mechanical, cement, and completion-based solutions.
• Understand relevant regulatory requirements, company standards, and reporting expectations for well integrity and annular pressure management.
• Extract lessons learned from field case studies and incorporate best practices into future well designs and operations.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Well integrity engineers and well integrity focal points.
• Completion, workover, and intervention engineers are responsible for barrier management.
• Drilling and well engineers are involved in well design and construction.
• Production and reservoir engineers who support the operation of mature wells and fields.
• Field and operations supervisors are responsible for monitoring and responding to annular pressure issues.
• HSE professionals and technical authorities are concerned with well integrity and loss of containment risk.

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 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.