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WCS at IDT, Dehradun acquired IWCF
accreditation in July 1997 for conducting
well control courses for drilling
personnel. This course
aims to provide the basic
knowledge of well control for surface
and sub-sea installations at supervisor and
driller levels to IWCF standards
. The course is designed to
enhance understanding
of the fundamentals applicable to
various well control operations, and to
prepare
the participants for IWCF examinations.
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CERTIFICATION
LEVEL & STACK OPTIONS
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Surface & Combined Surface/Sub-sea Stack
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Driller
Level
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Drilling
Supervisor Level
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WCS
conducts 36 IWCF courses in a year. The course duration is
five days. Course
starts on Monday at 0930 hrs
& finishes on Friday at 1630 hrs. For first three days
extensive class room teaching is followed by
practical sessions on full size derrick
floor simulator. Assignment
containing questions pertaining to day’s
curriculum are
given and discussion on assignment is taken up in
the next morning.
On fourth day a mock test
is conducted which is an in-house test based on
IWCF
pattern. This is to access the
performance of the participants and
prepare them
for the final test. Individual
attention is given to the participants based on the
results
of the Mock test.
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Day 1
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Normal &
Abnormal pressures, LOT, MAASP, Kick indicators, Top hole
drilling, Line-up, Shut in procedures, Shut in pressures, Gas
migration,
Kick behaviour in OBM, Kick
Sheet & Simulator practice
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Day 2
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Assignment
discussion, Driller's , Wait &
Weight and Volumetric
methods of killing, Ram &
Annular preventor, Stripping, Divertor,
Sub-sea BOP, Testing of BOP stack &
Simulator practice
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Day 3
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Assignment
discussion, BOP Control Unit and trouble shooting, MGS,
Vacuum degasser, Unusual situations in well
control, Bull heading,
Hydrate formation & Simulator practice
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Day 4
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Assignment
discussion, Mock test & discussion, Simulator test
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Day 5
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Revision,
IWCF Equipment exam, IWCF Principle & Procedure exam
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IWCF
Certification Program consists of two written
exams and a simulator practical
test. Participants have
to score minimum of 70% in each of the tests
to qualify for
the IWCF certificate. Validity of
the IWCF certificate is two years.
If a participant
fails in any of the paper, he can re
sit in the failed paper within two
calendar months . Three attempts are
allowed for re sit during this period.
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IWCF COURSE FEE -
Surface
Stack
US$ 950 or INR Rs. 47,500.00
Surface
& Subsea Combined
US$ 1000 or INR Rs. 50,000.00
RE
- SIT CHARGES - US $ 250 or INR Rs. 12,500.00 (per
paper)
This fees excludes
boarding, lodging and transportation charges.
The fees is to be paid in the form of
demand draft in favour of
Manager (F&A), IDT, payable at Dehradun,
India.
Candidates
are required to carry their passport in original along with them during the
Course.
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