The IWCF accredited ADS Well Intervention Pressure Control Manual is now also available on CD. This will enable our clients to have this document accessible at their fingertips for PC-based reference on the rig, in the office or at home.  
 
  Well pressure control is the most critical consideration in the planning and performing any well servicing operation.
The awareness of well pressure control in the prevention of injury to personnel, harm to the environment and potential loss of facilities, must be fully appreciated by planning engineers and well site personnel. This appreciation must include a sound knowledge of legislative requirements, completion equipment, pressure control equipment and operating practices and procedures.		  
     
         
 

‘Well Intervention’ and ‘Workover’ are commonly used terms to describe servicing operations on oil and gas wells and which have, in the past, had many different interpretations. However, in general, ‘Workover’ describes well service operations on dead wells in which the formation pressure is controlled with hydrostatic pressure. Workover operations are carried out by a drilling rig, workover rig or Hydraulic Workover Unit (HWO) where the Xmas tree is removed from the wellhead and replaced by blow out preventor (BOP) equipment. ‘Well Intervention’ is a term used to describe ‘through-tree’ live well operations during which the well pressure is contained with pressure control equipment. Well Interventions are generally conducted by wireline, coiled tubing or snubbing methods. Snubbing operations are now usually conducted with HWO units.

This ADS course is designed to train personnel in Well Intervention Pressure Control.
Well pressure control equipment used by wireline, coiled tubing and snubbing units is so termed as it must control well pressure during live well intervention operations. It significantly differs from BOP systems used on dead well workovers. As most well servicing is now carried out by these live well intervention methods, it is essential that these are fully addressed during this course. The term Well Control specifically applicable to drilling or dead well workover operations are not addressed in this manual. However, it is necessary to review Production Well Kill Techniques and have a thorough understanding of Pressure Basics to minimise risks involved when placing fluids in the well, whether it is to provide a barrier or when performing a well intervention activity.
To have an understanding of well operations conducted by live well intervention methods and the associated pressure control equipment, it is first necessary to have, or obtain, a basic knowledge of completion designs, completion equipment, practices, well service methods and their applications. An overview of these activities is given in the manual with a multitude of exercises the student can work through to review their knowledge.
Training in well intervention well pressure control is an essential part in ensuring the competence of personnel involved in the planning and carrying out of live well servicing operations. The Aberdeen Drilling Schools Ltd. Well Intervention Pressure Control training course and course materials intend to provide this essential knowledge in order to help delegates to obtain an IWCF (International Well Control Forum) certificate in Well Intervention Pressure Control.

The Well Intervention Pressure Control Manual can be purchased in either the printed or CD format for £95.00 + Vat. (or $190)