Well Control Principles & Procedures-1

Well Control Principles & Procedures-1

1. General well control principles

2. Risk assessment & management

3. Hydrostatic pressure

4. Formation pressures

5. Well barrier concept

6. Circulating systems

7. Leak-off test/MAASP/ Fracture pressure

8. Well control Methods & management

9. Causes of kicks, normal and abnormal pressures, gas cutting, lost circulation

10. Kick detection

11. Kicks while drilling: early warning signs, positive kick signs, kick while tripping.

12. Shut- in procedures

13. Influx characteristics and behavior

14. Inflow testing

15. Kill sheet exercises.