General barrier principles of the NORSOK D-010 Well Integrity Standard

The fundamental general barrier principles, requirements and guidelines related to the containment of formation fluids, detailed in chapter 5 of the standard, ranging from well design to blowout contingency planning and activity throughout the well life cycle.

Cost: £200 +VAT

Duration: 2.5 hours self paced

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About the General barrier principles of the NORSOK D-010 Well Integrity Standard training

Providing a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the two-well barrier concepts used throughout the D-010 standard, and the general principles that should be used for construction, acceptance, and monitoring of well barriers and its components.

The “Introduction to the NORSOK D-010 Well Integrity Standard for Drilling and Well Operations” course provided by ABL is a prerequisite for attendees wishing to sign up to this course.

Please note that course delegates must have access to the NORSOK D-010 Well Integrity Standard; 2021 (rev.5) to be able to answer quiz questions and complete the problem-solving tasks effectively.

Please note this course is now the intellectual property of ABL, part of global consultancy ABL Group, and is undergoing a rebrand as such.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

Have an in-depth understanding of the basic principles relating to well barrier design, selection, construction, and verification which will provide you with the basis for understanding further aspects of the standard including drilling, completion, well testing, production, abandonment and wireline and coiled tubing intervention.

Who should attend?

Drilling and completion, well testing, well intervention and production operations personnel working in the design, construction, operations, servicing, and abandonment phases of both onshore and offshore wells.

Structure and delivery

NORSOK D-010 is logically divided into thematic sections containing prescriptive requirements and guidelines to assist students in preventing and solving well integrity issues.

Learning will be verified through examination.

Course pricing and length

Introduction to the NORSOK D-010 Well Integrity Standard for Drilling and Well Operations – Chapters 1-4

£200 +VAT
2.5 hours self paced

The course topics include

Well barriers and well barrier elements, including an in-depth tutorial on how to define, select, construct, and implement them
Well design
Leak testing
Risk assessment and risk verification methods

Simulations and critical activities
Activity and operation shut-down criteria
Activity programmes and procedures
Blowout contingency plans
Personnel competence and supervision
Experience transfer and reporting
Well integrity records

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