The IADC WellSharp® Well Servicing Wireline

The IADC WellSharp Well Servicing Wireline course is essential training for those primarily responsible for wireline operational processes of well control.

The course has been designed for wireline personnel including Field Engineers, Senior Field Engineers, and Supervisors (Cased Hole/Open Hole/Pip Recovery/Production Logging/TCP).

The course duration is 32 classroom hours plus an IADC assessment (4 days of training and an exam on day 5). Training is delivered through presentation of a series of interactive lectures supported by videos and animations, supplemented by a classroom workbook and further self-study exercises.

The 5-day course ends with a 3.5-hour online assessment on the final day which will be administered by IADC and invigilated by an independent proctor.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Perform static and dynamic pressure calculations across a range of wellbore and formation conditions
• Calculate volumes and capacities for a range of drilling and tripping operations and calculate the effects on bottom-hole pressure during these operations
• Explain the effects of gas migration on wellbore pressures
• Describe the causes of kicks for on-bottom and off-bottom conditions
• Explain the procedures for shutting in a well for a range of operations
• Complete a kill sheet for vertical and deviated wells
• Specify the well control equipment requirements for surface and subsea operations
• Describe the principles underpinning the constant bottom hole pressure methods of well kill
• Using a simulator, identify a kick and shut a well in

The course includes but is not limited to the following modules:

• Risk Awareness & Management
• Well Control Principles & Calculations
• Barriers and Barrier Management
• Influx Fundamentals
• Gas Characteristics and Behaviour
• Completion and Workover Fluids
• General Overview of Surface and Subsurface Wellbore Equipment
• Procedures
• Reasons for Wireline Operations
• Surface Equipment
• Subsurface Equipment
• Wireline Pressure Control Equipment
• Special Situations such as blockages and trapped pressure, the effects of hydrates while circulating, rig-up complications, fishing wireline
• Organising a Well Control Operation
• Pressure Testing and Testing of Completion Equipment
• Government, Industry, and Company Rules, Orders and Policies
• Ancillary Considerations

Prior IWCF or IADC certification is recommended but not mandatory. The training is role-specific so previous experience in wireline operations is assumed. Please contact us to discuss candidate suitability if you have any doubts or queries.

Successful completion of the course and a pass mark of 70% in the online written assessment will result in IADC WellSharp certification which is valid for two years.