Objective

The IADC WellSharp Oil & Gas Operator Representative Workover & Intervention course is essential training for those primarily responsible for overseeing coiled tubing, snubbing, wireline, and/or workover operational processes of well control.

Target Group

The course has been designed for well site supervisory and office-based personnel involved in the operational decision-making process for well control and/or involved in design of well barriers. For example, Wellsite Leaders/Company Man, Company Representative, All Superintendents, Production/Company Engineer, Consultant, General Desk Engineer/Specialist/SME, and other individuals that are not direct operators or supervisors of equipment and require a broader scope of knowledge beyond their product line.

Examination

Successful completion of the course and a pass mark of 75% in the online written assessment will result in IADC WellSharp certification which is valid for two years.

Course Contents

The course duration is 36 classroom hours plus an IADC assessment (4.5 days of training and an exam in the afternoon of day 5). Training is delivered through presentation of a series of interactive lectures supported by videos and animations, supplemented by a classroom workbook and further self-study exercises, and practical exercises on a simulator. The topics covered during this training include the following: - Well control risk management and assessment - Well control principles and calculations - Well control barriers - Influx fundamentals - Gas characteristics and behavior - Completions and workover fluids - Well control procedures and practices - Surface and subsurface wellbore equipment - Coiled tubing pressure control equipment - Wireline pressure control equipment - Snubbing pressure control equipment - Special situations and complications - Industry and government standards and requirements - Ancillary equipment