
Client: Major drilling rig contractor
Location: Mexico
Brief summary of scope: The client required a high-quality, rig-specific training program for experienced personnel to improve safety and operational performance, reduce business risk while enhancing the overall skillsets of delegates.
Results: Our ModuSpec and Well Academy teams collaborated to develop a five-day program beginning with a baseline written assessment. The program covered:
- Well control – Influx types & detection, kill procedures, choke operations, and well control integrity.
- Drilling challenges – Losses, total losses, ballooning, packing off, and stuck pipe.
- Simulator assessments – Data interpretation, trend analysis, kicks, well control, and drilling problems.
- Human factors – Crew resource management, effective critical decision-making, coping and managing pressure and stress.
In addition to undertaking practical assessments using a cloud-based simulator, delegates took part in daily classroom group exercises and completed a post-class written assessment to gauge improvement from the initial baseline assessment.
Early feedback from the client has been very positive, with the drilling contractor stating that the advanced drilling simulator exercises were ‘most impactful’ and contributed greatly to the success of the training.