Competence Based Well Control Equipment Training

• An Industry Need ?

• Prior to Being on a Well • Following Being on a Well

Safety Critical Equipment

Customer Trust - Pilot

Highly Educated

1,500 Hours Flying Time

Constant On Going Training

Co - Pilot

Formal Apprenticeship Scheme

Graduate Development Program

Technically Astute

Quality Control / Product

Customer Trust - Maintenance

• Pre 2011 – Questionable Competence

• Industry Recommended Enhancements

• IOGP 476 Produced

• IOGP 476 Adopted by Accreditors (IADC / IWCF) – Improved Training

– Improved Workplace Drills

– Greater Understanding of Role, Task and Accountability

Equipment Operator (Driller) Training

Customer Trust - Driller

• Career Path Floorhand – Driller

• 5 – 6 Years = 10/12,000 Hours

• Equipment Technology Advances

• Industry Standard Training Every 2 Years

• Responsible for Operating WCE in the event of an emergency

Customer Trust - Maintenance

Responsible for ensuring that the equipment functions and therefore well integrity is maintained in an emergency situation

Standardised Industry Training Available - None

Loss of Well Control

Driller (Equipment Operator) Analysis

Developing Operator Competence

How was this Achieved?

Where is the Risk?

Equipment Failure Drill-Down

• API 53 Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells

• Section 3, Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations

• 3.1.20 Competent Person

• A person with characteristics or abilities gained through training, experience or both, measured against the manufacturers or equipment owners established requirements

• API 53 Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells

• Section 6.5, Maintenance and Testing

• 6.5.2.7 Crew Competency

• Maintenance and Testing shall be performed or supervised by a competent person(s)

Maintenance and Testing

Workplace Mentoring

In House Training

Workplace Skills

Assessment

Workplace Knowledge Assessment

Competence Assessment

Creating Competence

DIT Accredited WCE Training Courses

This Gives Us

• A lack of clarity in the overarching competence requirements for maintenance and testing employees

• A direct result meaning that it is unusual to see WCE training included in contractors training matrix

• Training providers offering a wide range of course content all under the banner of WCE Training

• A gap that has the potential to damage the engine on our aircraft, meaning no matter how skilled our pilot is, we could be going down

Status Trained Operators – Industry Standard

Maintenance Teams (Trained / Not Trained)

No Training Standard Available (What was the content)

Potential for Equipment Failure

Potential for NPT

Potential for Loss of Well Integrity

Developing Maintenance and Testing Competence Based Learning

Status Today

1. IOGP Debate within Well Experts Committee

2. Work within the Competence and Training Subcommittee of WEC

3. Draft Appendix to 476 created by Subcommittee

4. Appendix and Supporting Documents Circulated to IOGP Members

5. Approved / Rejected

6. Approved – Create Appendix for IOGP 476

7. Create IOGP Report for WCE Training and Competence

8. Accreditors Create Training Standard

9. Industry Adopts Training (Training Matrix)

10. Training Providers Adopt Standard

11. Persons Attend Training and Commence Competence Development / Enhancement

12. Operators and Maintenance Teams more Aligned in WCE tasks

13. Risk Levels Reduce

What Next

• Lack of an industry standard

• IOGP/IADC Medium for change

• You have a voice

• Repeat the Driller process

Competence Based Well Control Equipment Training

An Industry Need

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