Global Learning for Operational Leaders
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Introduction
Course overview
Well integrity is the application of technical, operational and organisational solutions to reduce the risk of uncontrolled release of fluids throughout the life of a well. Loss of well integrity can lead to blowouts, environmental contamination and major financial losses.
This Aractech course covers well barrier philosophy, well design for integrity, barrier verification and testing, annulus pressure management, integrity during production, intervention and abandonment, and the management systems that support well integrity. Participants learn how to assess well integrity status, manage anomalies and maintain compliance with industry standards.
The course draws on industry guidance and real well integrity incidents to provide practical, applicable knowledge.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Explain well barrier principles and envelopes
- Understand well design factors affecting integrity
- Verify and test well barriers
- Manage annulus pressure and integrity anomalies
- Maintain integrity during operations, intervention and abandonment
- Build a well integrity management system
Who should attend
Target audience
- Well integrity engineers
- Drilling and completion engineers
- Production and petroleum engineers
- Well intervention supervisors
- HSE professionals in upstream operations
- Asset managers
Methodology
Learning approach
- Technical lectures with industry standards
- Barrier schematic exercises
- Case studies of well integrity incidents
- Anomaly management workshops
- Group discussions
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
Well Integrity Principles
- Definition and importance of well integrity
- Primary and secondary barriers
- Well barrier schematics
- Industry standards and guidelines
- Coffee break
- Industry standards and guidelines (continued)
- Well life cycle phases
- Exercise: Drawing barrier envelopes
Day 2
Design for Integrity
- Casing and cementing design
- Completion design
- Material selection and corrosion
- Coffee break
- Material selection and corrosion (continued)
- Wellhead and tree integrity
- Design reviews
- Case study: Design-related integrity failure
Day 3
Verification and Monitoring
- Barrier testing and verification
- Annulus pressure monitoring
- Sustained casing pressure
- Integrity surveillance tools
- Coffee break
- Integrity surveillance tools (continued)
- Data management
- Exercise: Interpreting annulus pressure data
Day 4
Operations, Intervention and Abandonment
- Integrity during production and injection
- Well intervention risks
- Suspended and shut-in wells
- Plug and abandonment principles
- Coffee break
- Plug and abandonment principles (continued)
- Regulatory requirements
- Workshop: Planning a well abandonment
Day 5
Well Integrity Management Systems
- Organisation and responsibilities
- Risk assessment and categorisation
- Anomaly management
- Coffee break
- Anomaly management (continued)
- KPIs and audits
- Continuous improvement
- Capstone: Well integrity management plan
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Well Integrity Management (OG-037) cover?
This course covers Oil and Gas through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 2 - 6 November 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
Well integrity engineers, Drilling and completion engineers, Production and petroleum engineers
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Barcelona, Dubai, Cape Town, Amsterdam, London, Istanbul, Munich, Paris, Frankfurt, Kuala lumpur, Rome, Vienna, Geneva, Madrid.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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