This course provides a comprehensive foundation in the principles, techniques, and best practices of well casing and cementing integrity management. It is designed to help oil and gas professionals understand the lifecycle of casing and cement systems and their role in maintaining well integrity. The course focuses on risk identification, prevention, detection, and mitigation strategies essential for safe and reliable well operations.
Well integrity begins with robust casing and cementing practices—key to preventing well failures, minimizing environmental risks, and optimizing well performance.
- Drilling and Completion Engineers
- Well Integrity Engineers
- Production and Operations Engineers
- HSE Officers in Drilling Operations
- Field Supervisors and Site Managers
- Regulatory Compliance Professionals
To equip participants with technical and practical knowledge to ensure the long-term integrity of well casing and cementing systems, supporting safe and efficient drilling, completion, and production operations.
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamental principles of well casing and cementing.
- Identify design and operational factors influencing casing and cement integrity.
- Apply industry standards and regulations related to well integrity.
- Detect early signs of integrity failure and evaluate their root causes.
- Design and implement monitoring, testing, and remediation plans.
- Strengthen operational safety and environmental protection through integrity management.
- Introduction to Well Integrity
- Definitions and Significance
- Lifecycle Approach to Well Integrity
- Industry Incidents and Lessons Learned
- Well Casing Design & Function
- Types of Casing Strings (Conductor, Surface, Intermediate, Production)
- Design Considerations: Load, Pressure, Collapse, and Burst
- Casing Setting Depths and Cementing Objectives
- Cementing Design and Practices
- Cement Types and Properties
- Cementing Techniques (Primary, Remedial, Squeeze)
- Cement Slurry Design and Placement
- Integrity Challenges and Failure Modes
- Casing Wear, Corrosion, and Collapse
- Cement Sheath Failure and Channeling
- Zonal Isolation Failures and Annular Pressure
- Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques
- Casing Inspection Tools (e.g., Caliper, MFL, Ultrasonic)
- Cement Bond Logs (CBL/VDL) and Ultrasonic Imaging
- Pressure Testing and Annulus Monitoring
- Well Integrity Standards and Regulations
- API, ISO, and Local Regulatory Frameworks
- Operator Responsibilities and Compliance Requirements
- Documentation and Record-Keeping
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Risk-Based Integrity Management Plans
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Contingency and Intervention Planning
- Remedial and Repair Techniques
- Casing Patching and Re-lining
- Cement Squeeze and Zonal Isolation Restoration
- Plug and Abandonment Considerations
