Advanced Well Intervention & Integrity
Objectives for 4 days program:
- Understand the fundamentals of well integrity principles and life cycle.
- Identify key well barrier elements and their verification methods.
- Recognize the types, purposes, and challenges of well interventions.
- Demonstrate awareness of intervention equipment, tools, and techniques.
- Apply safety and risk management considerations during well intervention operations.
- Interpret common field problems and propose basic intervention solutions.
F. Reservoir Engineering Course/Petroleum Engineering
4 days
Advanced
Classroom
DAY 1 – Introduction to Well Integrity & Life Cycle
Session 1: Well Integrity Fundamentals
- Well life cycle overview (drilling, completion, production, abandonment) • Importance of well integrity in HSE and production assurance
Session 2: Well Barrier Philosophy
- Primary & secondary barriers
- NORSOK D-010 and industry standards
Session 3: Case Studies on Well Integrity Failures
- Root causes, lessons learned
Workshop/Exercise: Integrity diagnosis from sample well data
DAY 2 – Well Integrity Elements & Monitoring
Session 1: Well Barrier Elements (WBE)
- Casing, tubing, packers, cement, valves
Session 2: Testing & Verification
- Pressure tests, inflow tests, logging methods
Session 3: Well Integrity Monitoring
- Annulus pressure, corrosion monitoring, integrity KPIs
Workshop/Exercise: Integrity diagnosis from sample well data
DAY 3 – Introduction to Well Intervention
Session 1: Why Intervene?
- Objectives: restore production, plug leaks, enhance recovery
Session 2: Types of Intervention
- Light vs heavy intervention
- Slickline, electric line, coiled tubing, snubbing, workover rigs
Session 3: Key Intervention Equipment & Tools
- Surface equipment (lubricator, pressure control)
- Downhole tools (plugs, perforating guns, logging tools)
Workshop/Exercise: Select appropriate intervention technique for case scenarios
DAY 4 – Safety, Risk, and Field Applications
Session 1: HSE in Well Intervention
- Well control, pressure control equipment, red zone management
Session 2: Risk Assessment & Contingency Planning
- SIMOPS, barrier management during intervention
Session 3: Emerging Technologies & Digital Monitoring
- Smart wells, real-time surveillance
Session 4: Group Case Study & Final Presentation
- Participants analyze a well integrity issue and propose intervention plan
Well intervention personnel with 29 service years in well intervention and well integrity offshore operations. Intensive exposure in slickline, snubbing, electricline and coiled tubing operations as well intervention supervisor, well intervention superintendent, head of well intervention offshore operation and head of well intervention safety method. Has a proven record in training and mentoring new recruits from university graduates to become operation engineer or supervisor to run well intervention and well integrity operations in 2061 wells on swamp and offshore area.
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