Description

Delivery

• Duration: 3–4 days (minimum 20 hours for classroom course)

• Mode: In-person, instructor-led classroom or self-paced e-learning (assessment in person at an accredited center)

• Schedule: Consecutive modules, ending with written assessments

• Requirement: IWCF Candidate Registration (CR) Number

• Certificate Validity: 5 years upon successful completion and passing all assessments

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Method

• Curriculum: Official IWCF Drilling Well Control Level 2 syllabus, aligned with IOGP recommendations and best practices

• Instruction: Interactive lectures, animations, group discussions, videos, demonstrations, classroom workbook exercises, and optional simulator drill scenarios

• Practical Training: Scenario-based exercises on barrier management, influx detection, and well control actions tailored to surface and subsea BOPs

• Assessment:

  • Written exams in both Principles and Procedures and Equipment (candidates may select “Surface & Subsea” or “Surface only” BOP stack certification)

  • Minimum 70% pass mark in each section (multiple choice and direct answer format)

• Learning Resources: Workbooks, handouts, self-study materials, and individual feedback

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Course Overview

IWCF Level 2 Drilling Well Control is an introductory program for wellsite operational team members that may contribute to the creation, detection, or control of a well influx but are not responsible for independent well shut-in. The course covers:

• Basic principles of drilling well control

• BOP stack and equipment overview (surface & subsea)

• Kick detection, shut-in techniques, and contingency basics

• Simple well control calculations

• Safety protocols and standard procedures in well control operations

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Training Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Describe the purpose and types of drilling operations and recognize key well control concepts

• Identify causes and warning signs of a kick (well control problem) and respond appropriately

• Demonstrate understanding of hydrostatic, formation, and fracture pressure

• Explain and implement concepts of primary and secondary well control

• Assist in routine rig-up, operation, and testing of BOPs and well control equipment (surface & subsea)

• Recognize the role of barriers and risk management in well integrity

• Perform basic pressure calculations and appreciate the need for correct figures to ensure safety

• Demonstrate awareness of well control safety practices, procedures, and compliance standards

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Designed For

• Level 2 (Introductory): Roustabouts, Roughnecks, Derrickmen, Barge Engineers, BOP/Subsea Engineers, Mud Loggers, Wellsite Drilling Data Engineers, and other junior or support staff who may contribute to well control responses but do not have shut-in responsibility

• Prerequisites: No previous IWCF certification required; basic field or drilling awareness recommended