Well Plugging and Abandonment (P&A)

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Disciplines: Completions | Drilling and Completions | Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability | Management | Production and Operations | Projects, Facilities, and Construction | Reservoir

Learning Level

Introductory, Intermediate

Course Length

2 Days

Why Attend

Well plugging and abandonment (P&A) is a rapidly developing market sector in the petroleum business, with major potential and major risks. Well P&A is a source of major liability for counties, operators, contractors and the public, which must be understood if it is to be managed cost effectively.

Upon completion of this course, participants will understand:

• The primary objectives of abandonment
• The impact of law and regulation and the importance of understanding the range of potential applications of these
• The range of design standards currently in use and how to apply these to meet the objectives of abandonment at minimum cost
• The concept of an ‘Abandonment Barrier’
• The importance of identifying unknowns and uncertainties to minimise potential cost overruns
• The principles of good practise in cost estimation
• The importance of recognizing the potential cost impact of technical risks and uncertainties
• The options for and limitations of rigless abandonment of platform and subsea wells
• The key principles of good cementing practice
• The key aspects of controlling abandonment costs

In addition, the delegates will become familiar with the design and cost estimation processes through undertaking tutorial examples.

Who Attends

This introduction to intermediate level course is for engineering managers, well P&A engineers, environmental managers, HSE managers, regulators, accountants, governance, managers, insurance brokers, lawyers, professionals involved with economic evaluations, forecasting, and economic decisions in the upstream oil and gas business.

CEUs

Engineers are responsible for enhancing their professional competence throughout their careers. Licensed, chartered, and/or certified engineers are sometimes required by government entities to provide proof of continued professional development and training. Training credits are defined as Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDH).

Attendees of SPE training courses earn 0.8 CEUs for each day of training. We provide each attendee a certificate upon completion of the training course.

Cancellation Policy

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