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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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·
Driller
Level
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Drilling
Supervisor Level
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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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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,
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)
Revised
Fees w.e.f. 01.04.2010 -
Surface
Stack US$ 1000 or INR Rs. 50,000.00
Surface
& Subsea Combined
US$ 1050 or INR Rs. 52,500.00
RE
- SIT CHARGES - US $ 200 or INR Rs. 10,000.00 (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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