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Well Control & Blowout Prevention - PTRL6025
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Petroleum Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

As you progress through this course you will be exposed to:

7 Basic concepts and procedures in well control;
7 Advanced theory and mathematical applications;
7 Preliminary equipment designs;
7 Advanced equipment designs and applications;
7 Onshore and offshore scenarios for advanced well design.

The objective of this course is to expose engineers to advanced well control concepts and apply those skills to individual projects.

Course content includes: Causes of Kicks, Kick Detection, Pressure Concepts and Calculations, Procedures, Gas Characteristics and Behaviour, Fluids, Constant Bottom Hole Pressure Well Control Methods, Equipment, Government & Industry and Company Rules & Orders and Policies, Sub-sea Well Control, Special Situations.

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