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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
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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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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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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 |
| Day
4 |
Assignment discussion,
Mock test & discussion, Simulator test |
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5 |
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 - US $ 750 or INR Rs. 37,500.00
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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