Course Description

This course gives participants a brief overview of the well abandonment procedure (P& A) and well decommissioning concepts, including why and how well are temporarily suspended and permanently removed from service. Participants learn about basic principles of well integrity, well barrier element installation well barrier verifications and acceptance criteria, in addition of oil and gas industry guidelines and standards, legislation by various countries, including resulting laws and governmental regulations are reviewed. Service Company and operators recommended practices are covered, compared and contrasted. ; it can be during or after drilling or production. Here, participants will learn abandonment procedures of all possible scenarios incl. abandonment in completed wells. 
 

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

• Understanding of short and long term well integrity and well abandonment concepts and terms
• Review primary cementing objectives, type of well completions, preventing gas migration and fishing
• Present latest technologies, tools, techniques, methods and procedures for permanently plugging wells.
• Understand remedial squeeze cementing and cement plug placement as permanent well barrier elements.

Who Can Benefit

Drilling Engineers