Specialised Technical Course
Deepwater Well HPHT Drilling Design and Operations
Build deepwater HPHT drilling review skills through pressure and temperature assessment, subsea interface review and operational planning.
Course Overview
Examines HPHT well design and drilling within a deepwater setting. Participants assess pressure and temperature requirements alongside subsea interfaces and operational constraints.
Who This Course Is For
- Offshore well engineering teams
- Subsea and drilling specialists
- Deepwater operations planning personnel
- Technical project review teams
What Participants Will Learn
Review pressure and temperature design assumptions
Assess well requirements and equipment suitability
Identify subsea interfaces and operating constraints
Connect drilling plans with monitoring requirements
Identify critical HPHT drilling plan checks
Key topics
- HPHT design requirements
- Subsea interfaces
- Operating limits
- Risk review
Course Modules
Back to Course OverviewHPHT Design Basis
HPHT Design Basis
Module overview
Review the pressure and temperature information supporting a deepwater HPHT well design and identify assumptions needing validation.
Key topics
HPHT design requirements · Subsea interfaces · Operating limits · Risk review
Learning outcome
Participants can review pressure and temperature design assumptions.
Learning format
Lectures, design exercises and drilling scenarios
Well and Equipment Requirements
Well and Equipment Requirements
Module overview
Connect well design requirements with equipment selection questions and the evidence needed to assess suitability.
Key topics
Well requirements · Equipment suitability · Supporting evidence · Subsea interfaces
Learning outcome
Participants can assess well requirements and equipment suitability.
Learning format
Technical review · diagram exercises
Subsea Interfaces and Limits
Subsea Interfaces and Limits
Module overview
Examine subsea interfaces and operating constraints that require coordination within the well design and drilling plan.
Key topics
Subsea connections · Interface requirements · Coordination needs · Operating limits
Learning outcome
Participants can identify subsea interfaces and operating constraints.
Learning format
Worked examples · guided analysis
Drilling Plans and Contingencies
Drilling Plans and Contingencies
Module overview
Review proposed drilling activities, monitoring requirements and contingencies against the design assumptions and operating constraints.
Key topics
Activity planning · Monitoring needs · Contingency review · Risk review
Learning outcome
Participants can connect drilling plans with monitoring requirements.
Learning format
Case discussion · planning exercise
HPHT Drilling Review Case
HPHT Drilling Review Case
Module overview
Assess a deepwater HPHT drilling plan and prioritise unresolved design, equipment and operational questions.
Key topics
Design checks · Equipment evidence · Operational questions
Learning outcome
Participants can identify critical checks in a deepwater HPHT drilling plan.
Learning format
Practical case · group review
Programme Information
Course duration, location, practical components, training-centre information and applicable certification arrangements depend on the selected programme.
Learning format: Lectures, design exercises and drilling scenarios
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