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Ph: 281 375 5515
Fax: 281 934 1600
 
  

Surface Well Control Equipment

3 Day Seminar
(Brookshire, Texas)

 

Learning Objective
Learn about the equipment and systems that provide well control safety on drilling rigs with surface stacks - land, jack-ups, and barges. All the major manufacturers are included. Focus is concentrated on practical information that can be put to immediate use, directly benefiting your drilling operation with lower down time and increased availability.

Who Should Attend
Individuals working in the drilling industry who are or will be involved with drilling operations and equipment. The information has been proven over the past 15 years to be invaluable to both the man on the rig and the manager who wants an understanding of well control equipment used by his staff.

Provider/Delivery Method
Subject matter expert led/classroom and PowerPoint presentations.

Prerequisites
WEST's Drawings, Schematics and Symbols course (DEFT) is recommended.

 
 
Mud Flow Network
• Choke manifold
• Inspecting high pressure piping and swivels
• Diverters		 • Manifold operation and inspection
• Mud gas separators
• API Recommendations
Ram BOPs
• Closing and opening ratios
• How to do a ram cavity inspection, cavity    problems
• Hydraulic system operation
• Pressure testing		 • Packer pressure and ram block operation
• Manual locks, safe operating procedures
• Introduction to hydraulic locking devices
• Shearing capacities, booster cylinders
Production and Workover Ram BOPs
• Manually operated rams
• Single and dual offset ram blocks		 • Snubbing rams, ram block snubbing
   inserts
• Stripping considerations
Annular BOPs
• Operation for enhanced packer life
• Stripping considerations		 • Drift testing, problems encountered in
   testing
• Hydraulic system operation and testing
Gate Valves
• Metal to metal sealing in the gate valve
• Hydraulic valve operators		 • Inspecting valves and potential problems
Introduction To BOP Control Systems
• Major components of control system
• API accumulator recommendations		 • Accumulator sizing and how to check it
• Valve symbols and circuits
"What Is An Acceptable Pressure Test?"
Material Requirements For H2S Service - NACE MR0175
• Effects of H2S on equipment
• Use of shear rams in H2S environments		 • Equipment requirements for H2S service
• Suitability of repaired equipment with H2S
API Flanges
• Comparison of connection types and gasket
  selection		 • Torque requirements, effect of lubricant

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Please note: These seminars have a minimum participant requirement and may be subject to cancellation.

To request additional information - call, fax or email:


•Phone
  281.375.5515


•Fax
  281.934.1600


•e-mail
   training@westengineer.com


•In-house, custom courses and other seminars are also available.

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