Course Overview

What is well integrity management?

Well integrity training was one of the core functions for the establishment of the Well Integrity Forum (WIF), which was established in 2007. The members of the WIF agree that there is an urgent need for well-integrity training of the key professionals working with well Integrity both onshore and offshore.

This course will train on advanced well integrity management, and it is well designed to provide all those who shall take it with the knowledge to comprehensively investigate risks and faults of well Integrity. All the participants have the chance and opportunities to share and to correct the concept that exists about well integrity management. The advanced training and learning course shall discuss proper ways, techniques, and methods that can be used for decision-making to provide certainty within a company.

The knowledge and skills that are required to make critical decisions anywhere in the Well life cycle is a very important tool to have in the arsenal. The knowledge is not only for the WIM personnel purpose but as well as for economic value. The course will majorly focus on the Well Integrity Management Systems and methods that can be used in any organisation and with different teams. Well failure models, how to establish well failure modes, integrity barriers, how to create efficient Well integrity are discussed.

What is a well barrier envelope?

The course will deepen the already held knowledge of Well Integrity Management. The modules will develop the necessary skills required for understanding a well barrier envelope. You will learn designing, developing the knowledge required for operating, and building on the maintenance techniques of Well equipment. Zoe’s main objective remains to ensure permanent and safe containment of all wellbore mechanisms and tools.

It will highlight the following:

• Different techniques to reduce or eliminate risks
• Awareness of regional and international standards and regulations
• Focus on the main areas of well integrity management and assurance
• Interrogation of all the risks associated with different types of well integrity issues
• Procedures, responsibilities, and roles of key personnel involved in the Well lifecycle
• Different stages of Well design, operations, and production of oil and gas
• The production supervisor’s duties concerning well Integrity

 Course Objectives

The main objective of this advanced Zoe course is to enable participants to –

• Thoroughly understand and be knowledgeable of the guidelines and standards that should be observed and adhered to for effective Well integrity
• Be fully aware of well Integrity and associated issues and how they are managed by various professionals
• Apply advanced tools and techniques in well Integrity to enhance safety level and minimise risks of occupational hazard
• Predict all risks that could cause damage to well Integrity
• Appreciate well design and annulus construction
• Get deep knowledge on how to maintain equipment for safe and effective operation
• Train other professionals on important aspects of well Integrity
• Contribute significantly to organisational development and credibility

Training Methodology

Training shall be facilitated by experienced professionals from the relevant fields. The training shall be partly theoretical and partly practical through exercises and case studies. Role-plays are encouraged to make the training more participatory. At Zoe, all courses follow the Learn-Apply-Review Model of absorbing and retaining information for workplace success.

Organisational Benefits

With professionals from your organisation undergoing this course, the organisation stands to benefit in the following ways:

• Seamless Well integrity interrogation managed by Well trained and experienced professionals
• Regular training of other employees on well Integrity during operation to avoid occupational risks
• Reduction in the cost of the Well
• Avoiding environmental pollution
• Organisational credibility and better development because of well-managed risks
• Well life extension with all the affecting items in Well design
• Use of advanced tools and methodologies to enhance well Integrity

Personal Benefits

Participants who will be undergoing this course can benefit in the following ways:

• Complete understanding and deeper grasping of information about well Integrity
• Enhanced foresight to identify and eliminate risks associated with well Integrity
• Improved exposure and boosted self-confidence for Well design
• Greater understanding and increased knowledge to review current Well design
• A sense of pride from positively contributing to organisational development and credibility
• Better understanding and exposure to working with better and improved technologies to achieve better designs and well Integrity
• Increased self-confidence and knowledge to train other professionals
• Solving and avoiding the problems which affect the cost reduction and well integrity
• Enhanced capabilities and skillset to assume higher roles and responsibilities involving supervision of various functions of well design and Integrity

Who Should Attend?

• Asset managers working in different functions of well design and Integrity
• Drilling and Well Servicing Personnel involved at various stages of well design and Integrity
• Petroleum Engineers overseeing end-to-end operations of Wells
• Drilling Supervisors overseeing day-to-day activities
• Production technologists responsible for critical decision making
• Rig Manager
• Well engineers
• Toolpusher
• Maintenance Supervisors
• Any other professional interested to know more about well design and Integrity

Course Outline

The course will cover the following topics:

Module 1: Consequences of Integrity loss to its environment

• Sand removal
• How to execute scale removal
• Abandonment: permanent and temporary
• How to handle these problems in a better way
• Effect of paraffin and asphaltene on Well Integrity
• Cement squeeze for water and gas shut off
• Bacteria types and their effect on Well Integrity
• Well integrity evaluation
• Monitoring for and understanding mechanical integrity problems preventing potential production rate
• Annular pressure management

 Module 2: Fundamentals of Well Integrity

• Various components of the Well and Integrity barriers definition
• Well Completion Components
• Factors affecting Well Integrity and why it needs managing
• Designing Integrity and maintaining it in Well-completion design
• Wellhead construction procedures

Module 3: Well Integrity and Problems Detection

• Maintenance processes and differences
• Internal Well Integrity Tests
• Ways Well Integrity can be lost
• External Well Integrity Tests
• Preventive maintenance and how it reduces operating cost and production optimisation

Module 4: Optimising Well Completion

• Optimising Well Integrity during the lifespan of Wells
• Intervention Frequencies Assessments
• Building an organisation with sufficient Well Integrity Competence and Capabilities
• Building a competent staff

Module 5: Well Failure Model

• Well hand over form
• Failure Modes and how they are analysed
• Risk-Based Well Maintenance
• Well Head check sheet
• Well failure modes

Module 6: Well Integrity and Barrier Philosophy

• Well Failure Model interrogation
• Effects of analysis diagram on failure models
• Risk-based well integrity management testing
• How testing is done?
• Testing and managing data
• Show barriers, function and their severity in case of failure

Module 7: Preventing Corrosive Failure

• PLT logging techniques
• Establishing tubing baseline wall thickness
• Technology and tools for internal diagnostic and monitoring
• Life Cycle of the well
• Non-intervention fewer investigations like pressure testing

Module 8: Well Integrity Assurance

• System and procedures
• Ensuring that Well maintenance is adhered to following the right procedures and specifications
• Controlling the cost and risks of operating a Well and keeping them reasonably practicable
• Well maintenance and integrity standards, procedures, policies, and performance targets
• Production profile analysis
• Barrier testing and management
• Leaks detection (noise logging, temperature logging)
• Barrier understanding
• Risks to the completion string from internal sources
• Testing methods discussion and how they relate to barriers