Well Integrity Management
إدارة سلامة الآبار
- Next date
- 8–12 March 2027Singapore
- Fees from
- £2,950per delegate
- Formats
- Classroom · Online5 sessions
- Duration
- 5 daysCertificate
Overview
Well integrity failures can release hydrocarbons, contaminate aquifers and put people at risk, and they are often discovered only after years of gradual deterioration. As well stocks age, managing integrity has become a core responsibility for operators everywhere. This course explains how to keep wells safe from design through operation to abandonment. Participants learn the barrier philosophy behind standards such as ISO 16530 and NORSOK D-010, how to define primary and secondary barrier envelopes, and how to verify barrier elements by testing and monitoring. The programme covers annulus pressure management, sustained casing pressure diagnosis, corrosion and erosion of tubulars, wellhead and valve maintenance, and risk-based classification of wells. It also shows how to build a well integrity management system with clear roles, data, key performance indicators and assurance.
Objectives
- Explain well barrier philosophy and the requirements of ISO 16530
- Define primary and secondary barrier envelopes for different well types
- Verify barrier elements through testing and monitoring
- Manage annulus pressures and diagnose sustained casing pressure
- Assess and classify well integrity risk
- Plan remediation for wells with integrity issues
- Establish the elements of a well integrity management system
- Apply integrity principles to suspension and abandonment
Who should attend
Well integrity engineers, production and completion engineers, drilling and workover engineers, well services supervisors and asset managers responsible for well stocks.
Training methodology
Barrier concepts are taught using well barrier schematics for producers, injectors, gas lift wells and suspended wells, which participants then draw for their own examples. Annulus pressure data, valve test records and integrity logs from real wells are analysed in teams to diagnose problems and propose actions. Case histories of integrity incidents show how failures developed and how they could have been detected. Participants also review a sample integrity management procedure and identify gaps. A final assessment completes the course.
Programme outline
Day1Well Integrity Principles
- What well integrity means and why it matters
- Lessons from well integrity incidents
- Standards and regulations: ISO 16530 and NORSOK D-010
- Well life cycle phases
- Barrier philosophy and two-barrier principle
- Well barrier schematics
- Practical exercise: drawing a barrier schematic
Day2Barrier Elements and Verification
- Casing, cement and tubing as barriers
- Packers, safety valves and wellhead seals
- Christmas tree and annulus valves
- Acceptance criteria and leak rates
- Pressure testing and inflow testing
- Barrier verification during operations
- Practical exercise: valve test result review
Day3Annulus Pressure Management
- Sources of annulus pressure
- Thermal and operational annulus pressure
- Sustained casing pressure diagnosis
- Maximum allowable annulus surface pressure
- Bleed-down and build-up testing
- Monitoring and response plans
- Practical exercise: diagnosing annulus pressure
- Case study: sustained casing pressure in a gas producer
Day4Degradation and Remediation
- Corrosion and erosion of tubulars
- Integrity logging and inspection tools
- Risk-based well classification
- Remediation options: rigless and rig-based
- Temporary measures and dispensation
- Suspension and abandonment requirements
- Practical exercise: well risk ranking
Day5Integrity Management System
- Roles, responsibilities and competence
- Well integrity data management
- Key performance indicators
- Audit and assurance
- Management of change for wells
- Gap analysis of a sample system
- Final assessment
Dates and fees
Fees are in GBP. per delegate.
Certificate
Every delegate who attends the full programme receives a Harfard Technology certificate of completion stating the course title, duration, dates and venue.
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