Principles of Well Integrity Training

• Define ‘well integrity’

• Identify some of the key elements in a Well Integrity Management System (WIMS)

• Explain the importance of having a Well Integrity Policy and Well Integrity Strategy

• Give an overview of resources, roles and responsibilities

• Define ‘well barriers’

• Give an overview of a typical well barrier philosophy

• Identify well barrier envelopes

• Identify primary and secondary well barrier envelopes

• Explain why risk assessment is crucial to maintaining well integrity

• Identify the minimum considerations that should be taken into account when carrying out a risk assessment

• Identify potential well integrity considerations from outflow potential impacts

• Identify external risks to well integrity

• Give an overview of typical well integrity risk assessment techniques

• Describe how to assess well integrity anomalies

• Give an overview of well operating limits

• Give an example of a recent incident caused by integrity failure

• Describe the potential risk of loss of containment in older wells

• Describe the well categorising process

• Describe sustained casing pressure

• Describe typical well barriers

• Describe the methods for testing the strength of the well formation

• Describe the design of casing sizes and lengths

• Describe the cementing process to ensure the integrity of the well

• Describe the use of the well handover information

• Describe the role of human factors in well integrity

Exam in the e-learning course

• Internet access - users will need a device with a web browser and internet connection

• System - runs on computers, tablets and mobile devices using Windows 7 and above and MAC OS devices running IOS 11 and above

• Browsers - Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari

• Minimum browser size – none

• Audio – requires device speaker or headphones