Course Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Introduction to Well Control in Completion, Workover, and Intervention

• Understand the importance of well control during completion, workover, and intervention operations.
• Identify different well control scenarios specific to completion and workover activities.
• Learn the differences between drilling well control and completion/intervention well control.

2. Well Pressure Control Fundamentals

• Understand wellbore pressure concepts, including:
• Hydrostatic, formation, and surface pressures.
• Primary, secondary, and tertiary well control principles.
• Learn about pressure control techniques used in completions and interventions.

3. Well Control Equipment for Completion and Workover

• Understand the function and operation of key well control equipment:
• Blowout Preventers (BOPs) for completion and workover rigs.
• Lubricators and wireline pressure control equipment.
• Surface and subsurface safety valves (SSSVs).
• Coiled tubing and snubbing unit pressure control systems.

4. Well Control During Completion Operations

• Learn about well control considerations for:
• Running and setting production tubing and packers.
• Installing subsurface safety valves (SSSVs).
• Circulating out gas or kicks in completion fluids.
• Understand well control risks associated with reservoir inflow, kill-weight fluids, and dry gas reservoirs.

5. Well Control in Workover and Well Intervention Operations

• Implement well control procedures for:
• Wireline operations (slickline and e-line interventions).
• Coiled tubing interventions (fluid displacement, nitrogen kick control).
• Snubbing operations in live wells.
• Gas lift valve changeouts and production string replacements.
• Learn about lubricator pressure control and bleed-down procedures.

6. Kick Detection, Well Shut-In, and Kill Methods

• Recognize early warning signs of an influx or well control issue.
• Learn well shut-in procedures for workover and intervention operations.
• Implement kill methods, including:
• Bullheading.
• Volumetric control.
• Circulating methods (driller’s method, wait and weight, reverse circulation).

7. Safety, Regulatory Compliance, and Best Practices

• Understand API, IADC, and IWCF well control standards.
• Implement HSE best practices for well control.
• Learn about emergency response plans and risk mitigation strategies.

8. Case Studies and Troubleshooting Techniques

• Analyze real-world well control incidents in completions, workovers, and interventions.
• Develop problem-solving techniques for stuck tools, unexpected pressure surges, and wellbore instability.
• Apply best practices for successful well control execution.

Target Audience

This course is designed for professionals involved in well control during completion, workover, and intervention activities, including:

• Completion Engineers
• Well Intervention Specialists
• Workover Engineers

• Wellsite Supervisors
• Production Engineers
• Workover Rig Personnel

• Well Control Specialists
• HSE Managers
• Regulatory Compliance Officers

• Wireline Operators
• Coiled Tubing Engineers
• Snubbing Unit Supervisors