IADC WellCAP Program
The WellCAP program is based on the principle that proper training, emphasizing the knowledge and practical skills critical to successful well control, produces competent rig crews. Using quality benchmarks developed together with operators, drilling contractors, professional trainers and well control specialists, WellCAP ensures that well control training schools adhere to a core curriculum developed by industry. Accreditation is achieved only after an extensive review of a provider’s curriculum, testing practices, faculty, facilities, and administrative procedures.
Constantly adapting to industry needs, WellCAP offers the building blocks for a comprehensive well control culture throughout the organization. At the Introductory Level, WellCAP provides basic well control knowledge for floorhands, derrick workers and non-technical personnel. The Fundamental and Supervisory Levels address practical well control skills for derrick workers, assistant drillers, drillers, toolpushers, superintendents and drilling foremen.
IADC’s elite WellCAP Plus offers a completely new approach to well control instruction, addressing team problem-solving and decision making skills for experienced management and operations personnel.
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WellCAP requires adherence to a core curriculum as well as both written and simulator testing.
WellCAP has been adopted by the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) in the United States to comply with Subpart O well control training regulated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
WellCAP has achieved worldwide-acceptance in the governments of Norway, UK, Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, India, Australia, Japan, China.
WellCAP has also been adopted as the world-class internal training standard for:
National Oil Companies
Drilling Contractors
Operators
Service Companies
This four-day course is designed to teach how to facilitate a WellCAP or WellCAP Plus course.
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For questions or registration information, please contact the WellCAP/WellCAP Plus Certified Facilitator Course Coordinator.
Course Level | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Introductory | 4,456 | 5,653 | 6,532 | 8,493 | 7,530 | 7,760 |
Fundamental | 7,169 | 9,320 | 13,208 | 13,063 | 15,947 | 17,395 |
Supervisory | 17,380 | 20,862 | 28,229 | 29,483 | 37,107 | 33,236 |
Total | 29,005 | 35,835 | 44,081 | 51,039 | 60,584 | 58,390 |
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