
Client: Global energy company
Location: USA
Brief summary of scope: The client required a bespoke training course for personnel exposed to managed pressure drilling (MPD) operations, including colleagues in management, operations, contracts & procurement, supply chain, legal, HSE and emergency response.
Results: We developed a customised one-day course which was delivered in our Houston Training Center.
Eight modules were included in the course covering:
- Managed pressure drilling (MPD) overview
- Conventional drilling and MPD comparison
- MPD techniques and pressure relationships
- MPR equipment and rig-up
- MPD procedures
- Health, safety, environment and regulation
- MPD checklist and 13P verification
- QA/QC and procedural discipline
A total of 13 delegates attended the course, with positive feedback from attendees, highlighting excellent and relevant technical content and ‘some really good insights and knowledge shared’.