The International Well Control Forum (IWCF) is introducing a new set of training standards and measures to improve the competence of people involved in well operations in order to avoid major oil spill incidents in the future.
The forum is currently working with the human factors task force of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) on recommendations to improve existing well control training, examination and certification.
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The recommendations are expected to lay the foundation for a permanent change in the way training and assessments are done for well control in the oil and gas industry.
IWCF has reviewed its syllabus and introduced new subjects within key areas based on the root cause findings from major incidents.
The new subjects will comprise assurance of well integrity throughout the lifecycle of the well, barrier management, casing and cementing, risk assessment, contingency management and implementation.
IWCF has divided training programmes into five levels, which are designed to ensure safety for people with specific jobs. It is also enhancing certificate renewal training to improve case studies, simulation and scenario-based training.
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By GlobalDataThe forum will also introduce well operations crew resource management training to provide non-technical skills to all well operations teams.
IWCF CEO David Price said: "The ultimate goal for everyone in the industry is to deliver a step-change in competence assurance of well control knowledge and understanding so that we can avoid another tragedy on the scale of Macondo."
Image: IWCF has designed a new set of measures to prevent massive oil spill incidents in future. Photo: courtesy of Svdmolen.
