This focus of this training is more than merely imparting technical knowledge; it works on improving communications and personal focus. At the end of this HPHT training, the attendees will have obtained a much improved understanding of the challenges which will be faced and the mitigations required to minimize the probability of failure. Team building, safety leadership and communication skills are key elements addressed in the course. 

• Defining the HPHT environment
• Managing HPHT wells effectively
• Geological and Geophysical aspects of abnormal pressure
• Casing design for HTHP wells
• Well logging in HTHP wells

• Well data collection
• New technology
• Downhole equipment
• Drilling fluids and cementing challenges
• Well control in an HTHP environment
• Gas solubility 
• HTHP drilling procedures
• Fingerprinting the well
• Special operational considerations
• HPHT well testing

Engineers and technical staff who have experience of drilling and completions, but wish to understand the challenges and solutions for HPHT developments. This course is also highly beneficial to leaders and managers who want to gain a better understanding of the requirements of HPHT wells.

Attendees who are actively planning HPHT projects are particularly suitable, and participants are invited to bring along specific problems they have encountered for expert recommendations from the trainer.

Day 1

• Introduction
• HPHT Overview - Defining the HPHT Environemnt
• Geological & Geophysical Aspects of Abnormal Pressures
• Highlights of Previous Challenges Faced in HPHT Wells
• Understanding the Differences Between HPHT Drilling and Normal Well Operations
• Domino Theory
  
  

  Day 2

• Operational Front End Planning Requirements
• HPHT Drilling Practices
• HPHT Specific Equipment Overview
• Ensuring Mitigation of Challenges Faced in Earlier HPHT Wells

• Losses/Gains - Understanding Supercharging, Frac Fills, Ballooning
• HPHT Well Control - on bottom, while stripping, out of hole
  
  

Day 3

• Drilling Defintions
• Water versus Oil Based Muds
• Gas Solubility Effects in an Oil Based Mud
• Fingerprinting the Well
• Alternative Drilling Fluids
• Pit Discipline
  
  

 Day 4

• Ensuring a Highly Visible Safety Culture
• Managed Pressure Drilling
• Applications in HPHT Operations
• Case History - Lessons Learned from Macondo
• WellCasing Design Considerations in HPHT Wells
  
  

Day 5

• HPHT New Technology for Formation Evaluation
• Cementing Practices
• HPHT Testing Practices
• Course Review and Wrap Up

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.