OG90
Course Contents
Module 1: Well Integrity Principles and Lifecycle Governance
Key Topics
- Well integrity concepts and lifecycle responsibilities
- Well barrier philosophy and barrier envelope principles
- Primary and secondary well barrier elements
- Well design, construction, operation and abandonment links
- Regulatory, company and industry-standard expectations
- Well integrity management system structure
- Roles, responsibilities and technical authority governance
Module 2: Well Barriers, Equipment and Integrity Threats
Key Topics
- Casing, cement, tubing and packer integrity functions
- Wellhead, Xmas tree, valves and surface pressure equipment
- Subsurface safety valves and completion barrier elements
- Corrosion, erosion, fatigue and mechanical damage threats
- Cement failure, micro-annuli and annular communication
- Sustained casing pressure and abnormal annulus behaviour
- Integrity risks during production, injection and shut-in
Module 3: Monitoring, Surveillance and Data Interpretation
Key Topics
- Annulus pressure monitoring and trend interpretation
- MAASP, operating envelopes and pressure-limit management
- Leak detection, pressure testing and function testing
- Temperature, flow and production data as integrity indicators
- Wellhead inspection, valve testing and equipment checks
- Digital monitoring, alarms and exception-based surveillance
- Data quality, reporting discipline and escalation triggers
Module 4: Risk Assessment, Diagnostics and Remedial Planning
Key Topics
- Risk-based well integrity assessment methods
- Barrier impairment classification and risk ranking
- Diagnostics for tubing leaks and casing communication
- Pressure bleed-off, build-up tests and investigation steps
- Remedial cementing, squeeze jobs and isolation options
- Workover, intervention and repair decision criteria
- Management of change for integrity-related operations
Module 5: Well Integrity Assurance and Continuous Improvement
Key Topics
- Well integrity review and assurance workflow
- Inspection, testing and maintenance programme planning
- Integrity dashboards, KPIs and performance reporting
- Incident learning, root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Emergency response for well integrity events
- End-of-life wells, suspension and abandonment considerations