To submit the understanding of well control techniques for surface or subsea BOP installations at driller level according to International Well Control Forum standards.

To be able to:

• Show the principles and procedures used in well control operations with surface or subsea BOP stack as described in the IWCF Rotary Well Control Surface & Subsea BOP Stack Certification Syllabus
• Use the equipment for well control operations with surface or subsea BOP stack as described in the IWCF Rotary Well Control Surface & Subsea BOP Stack Certification Syllabus
• Show that a well control situation can be mastered by use of simulator according to IWCF standards
• Obtain sufficient knowledge about the course content to pass three written tests with minimum 70% score

Principles And Procedures

• Overview
• Introduction to well control
• Barriers
• Risk management
• Causes of kicks
• Kick warning signs and kick indicators
• Circulating system
• Influx characteristics and behavior
• Shut-in procedures
• Well control methods
• Well control during casing and cementing
• Well control management
• Contingency planning

Well Control Equipment

• Blowout preventers (Bops)
• Associated well control equipment
• Choke manifolds and chokes
• Auxiliary equipment
• Testing
• Bop control systems