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WCS
at IDT, Dehradun acquired IAWC accreditation
in August 1998 for conducting
well control courses for drilling personnel.
The IAWC certificate is awarded jointly
by the IADC and IWCF. This
program is based on a combination of the extensive
practical requirements of the Well CAP with the standard IWCF examinations.
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CERTIFICATION
LEVEL & STACK OPTIONS |
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Surface & Combined
Surface/Sub-sea Stack |
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WCS conducts 36 IAWC 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 IAWC
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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1 |
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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2 |
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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3 |
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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4 |
Assignment discussion,
Mock Test & Discussion, Simulator Test |
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Revision,
IAWC Equipment Exam, IAWC Principle & Procedure Exam |
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IAWC Certification Program consists
of two written exams and a simulator practical
test.
A participant has to score minimum of 70% in each
of the tests to qualify for
the IAWC certificate. Validity of the IAWC
certificate is two years.
If a participant
fails in any of the paper, he can re
sit in that failed paper within two
calendar months . Three attempts are allowed for re
sit during this period.
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IAWC COURSE FEE - US
$ 800 or INR Rs. 40,000.00
RE - SIT CHARGES - US $ 150
(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.
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