IWCF Course
WCS at IDT, Dehradun acquired IWCF accreditation in July 1997 for conducting well control courses for drilling personnel. This course aims to provide the basic knowledge of well control for surface and sub-sea installations at supervisor and driller levels to IWCF standards. The course is designed to enhance understanding of the fundamentals applicable to various well control operations, and to prepare the participants for IWCF examinations.
Certification Level & Stack Options
IWCF Certified Courses
Surface & Combined Surface/Sub-sea Stack
- Driller Level
- Drilling Supervisor Level
Course Overview
WCS conducts 41 IWCF courses in a year. The course duration is five days. Course starts on Monday at 0930 hrs and finishes on Friday at 1730 hrs. For first three days extensive class room teaching is followed by practical sessions on full size derrick floor simulator. Assignment containing questions pertaining to day's curriculum are given and discussion on assignment is taken up in the next morning.
On fourth day a mock test is conducted which is an in-house test based on IWCF pattern. This is to access the performance of the participants and prepare them for the final test. Individual attention is given to the participants based on the results of the Mock test.
Course Content
| Day1 | Normal & Abnormal pressures, LOT, MAASP, Kick indicators, Top hole drilling, Line-up, Shut in procedures, Shut in pressures, Gas migration, Kick behaviour in OBM, Kick Sheet & Simulator practice |
| Day2 | Assignment discussion, Driller's , Wait & Weight and Volumetric methods of killing, Bull heading. Unusual situations in well control, Hydrate formation & Simulator practice. |
| Day3 | Assignment discussion, Ram & Annular preventor, Stripping, Divertor, Sub-sea BOP, Testing of BOP stack, BOP Control Unit and trouble shooting, MGS, Vacuum degasser, & Simulator practice |
| Day4 | Assignment discussion, Mock test & discussion, Simulator test |
| Day5 | IWCF Equipment exam, IWCF Principle & Procedure exam |
IWCF Examination
IWCF Certification Program consists of two online exams and a simulator practical test. Participants have to score minimum of 70% in each of the tests to qualify for the IWCF certificate. Validity of the IWCF certificate is two years. If a participant fails in any one of the paper, he can re-sit in the failed paper within three calendar months. Two attempts are allowed for re-sit during this period. However if the candidate fails in only one subject with marks in that subject are more than 65 then he can appear for instant re-sit on same day on payment of applicable fees (applicable for private candidates).
