Petromentor as the authorized agency of IADC in China, organizes drilling and well control training to offer reliable training and testing services. Through the training, participants’ professional knowledge and skills can be improved.

WellCAP Accreditation

Since 1940, the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has exclusively represented the worldwide oil and gas drilling industry. IADC is dedicated to enhancing the interests of the oil-and-gas and geothermal drilling and completion industry worldwide. Membership is open to any company involved in oil and gas exploration, drilling or production, well servicing, oilfield manufacturing or other rig-site services. Founded in 1940, IADC’s mission is to improve industry health, safety and environmental practices; advance drilling and completion technology; and champion responsible standards, practices, legislation and regulations that provide for safe, efficient and environmentally sound drilling operations worldwide.

 Petromentor as the authorized agency of IADC in China, organizes drilling and well control training to offer reliable training and testing services. Through the training, participants’ professional knowledge and skills can be improved.

Curriculum Value

Operators and drilling contractors can be confident that their rig crews have undergone suitable instruction, resulting in an internationally recognized training certificate. They are also able to reduce costs previously caused by duplicate training and have access to training documentation and records. The training provider obtains recognition by meeting industry-developed benchmark standards for quality and training, which include

National Oil Companies —Petrobras，Saudi Aramco

Drilling Contractors—Arabian Drilling，Caspian Drilling，Diamond Offshore，

KCA Deutag，Pride International，Transocean

Operators—Chevron，Exxon Mobil，Nabors Drilling International，Occidental

Petroleum，Petrobras，PEMEX

Service Companies—BJ Services，Hallibuton

WellCAP has been adopted by the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) in the United States to comply with Subpart O training regulations issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). 

WellCAP has achieved worldwide-acceptance in the governments of Norway, UK, Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, India, Australia, Japan, China.

IADC's WellCAP offers a blueprint for rig crew training by emphasizing the knowledge and skills critical to successful well control. WellCAP measures training schools against quality benchmarks for adherence to industry developed core curriculum, appropriateness of facilities and instructional staff and consistency of operations.

WellCAP is the product of joint working committees of operators, drilling contractors, professional trainers and well controls specialists.  WellCAP currently has 35 accredited organizations teaching in 11 languages from 106 locations in 22 countries.

Target Participants

WellCAP provides basic well control knowledge for floorhands, derrick workers and non-technical personnel.  The Fundamental and Supervisory Levels address practical well control skills for derrick workers, assistant drillers, drillers, toolpushers, superintendents and drilling foremen.

Course Objectives:

Establish an interactive learning environment

Exhibit effective communication and presentation skills

Demonstrate effective questioning skills

Introduce, manage and process exercises

Synthesize the learning

Duration Training

Five Days

Curriculum Documents

Drilling

Workover & Completion

Wireline

Coiled Tubing

Snubbing

Underbalanced OPS

Introductory Level

Examination Content

IADC WellCAP and HSE Rig Pass require both written and simulator testing. Instructor Eligibility:

Approved WellCAP instructor holding at least two valid supervisory-level well control certificates (Minimum drilling subsea including workover-completions courses)

Actively teaching well control for 2 years, or assistant instructor for at least 3 years

Training Places

Training Places：Beijing or customer decides

For more information please contact IADC www.iadc.org/wellcap.htm