Process Safety–Well Operations Integrity

The objective of this seminar is to show and explain to Oil and Gas Operators the importance of the Integrity Process and the variables to be considered throughout the "Life Cycle of the Well" as part of the assurance processes in Oil and Gas Operations. Drilling, Completion, Intervention and Production (ISO 16530-1; Oil and natural gas industries – Well Integrity - Part 1).

Considerations when designing wells; critical drilling and completion equipment, problems arising in well production and injectors; and what are the barrier considerations.

Importance of involving the different Technical and Multidisciplinary Drilling, Production, Interventions, Reservoirs and Geology Teams before designing and drilling the well. Consider other variables in the initial well design and mitigate subsequent risks such as annular pressures, isolation between zones and corrosion problems.

Also, the most common problems that can be identified during well construction and how they directly impact the different subsequent phases of well completion and production operations.

Target Audience

This course is designed to show the importance of having processes established within the organization for the management of Well Integrity using the available tools and applying them to operations through the "Life Cycle" of wells (Design, Drilling, Interventions, Production and Abandonment Operations). Review the techniques and variables of risk identification and evaluation, reinforcing through operational examples the analysis of consequences of possible well integrity events. Engineering concepts are reinforced during drilling, completion, barriers, cementation, and isolation between zones. Analysis of Wellcat results based on current operating company wells if available and review with engineering and operations teams to identify issues and possible causes of integrity issues. Analysis of annular pressures and their management according to the maximum operating pressures. How to abandon wells using information and policy standards (API 16530/ Norsok).  

You Will Learn

Course Content

• Review the importance of having an Integrity Management System that covers the different phases of the Well Life Cycle.
• What aspects should be considered when designing and building the well?
• Benefit in the production of oil and gas when the wells do not present integrity problems.
• Reinforce the key variables of Well Integrity to be considered by Engineers from different disciplines.
• Well Integrity Management Process
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• Assurance in Drilling and Completion operations.
• Cementing of wells
• Barriers and isolation between zones.
• Review of the state of wells (Analysis of the load cases- examples of the operator with real data).
• Management of annular pressures
• Abandonment of wells

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