541-3018/01 – Well Control (WC)

Gurantor department	Department of Geological Engineering	Credits	2
Subject guarantor	doc. Ing. Antonín Kunz, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	doc. Ing. Antonín Kunz, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate	Requirement	Compulsory
Year	1	Semester	winter
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2019/2020	Year of cancellation
Intended for the faculties	HGF	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
KLE028	doc. Ing. Martin Klempa, Ph.D.
KUN109	doc. Ing. Antonín Kunz, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	1+1
Part-time	Credit and Examination	1+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Process safety and well integrity is of critical importance to successful day to day operations. Graduates will look at the technical aspects of the search for oil and gas and the steps taken to protect ourselves, the environment and society as a whole.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

Safety of drilling operation. Well control during drilling operation. Pressure control during well intervention and workover.

Compulsory literature:

ROBELLO, S. G.: Downhole Drilling Tools – Theory and Practice for Engineers and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, 2007. ISBN 978-1-933762-13-5. NGUYEN, J.P.: Drilling. Editions TECHNIP, France. ISBN 978-7108-0689-9, 1996. SAMUEL, G. R.: Downhole Drilling Tools: Theory and Practice for Engineerings and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 2007, ISBN 1-933762-13-6. GRACE, ROBERT D.: Blowout and Well Control Handbook (2nd Edition). Elsevier, 2017.

Recommended literature:

International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC). IADC Deepwater Well Control Guidelines (2nd Edition). International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), 2015. ROBELLO, S. G.: Downhole Drilling Tools – Theory and Practice for Engineers and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, 2007. ISBN 978-1-933762-13-5. SAMUEL, G. R.: Downhole Drilling Tools: Theory and Practice for Engineerings and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 2007, ISBN 1-933762-13-6. GRACE, ROBERT D.: Blowout and Well Control Handbook (2nd Edition). Elsevier, 2017.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Individual Seminar paper. Awarding of credit. Examination.

E-learning

There is an option to work with free e-learning moduls, e.g.: International Well Control Forum https://thewellacademy.com/events/categories/iwcf-courses

Other requirements

To submit the seminar paper according to the assignment of a lecturer.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1) An overview of oil and gas I 2) An overveiw of oil and gas II 3) The life cycle of a well I 4) The life cycle of a well II 5) Drilling rigs oil and gas 6) Drilling rigs geothermal 7) Well control during drilling operations I 8) Well control during drilling operations II 9) Well intervention 10) Well workover 11) Pressure control during well intervention 12) Pressure control during well workover 13) Documentation and operation records 14) Conclusion

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51
Credit	Credit	33	17
Examination	Examination	67	18	3

Valid from	Valid until	Mandatory attendence participation
Oct 30, 2019 3:40:04 PM	Feb 14, 2023 11:30:53 AM	Submit the seminar paper according to the assignment of a lecturer.
Aug 22, 2019 10:15:14 AM	Oct 30, 2019 3:40:04 PM	doplnit, doplnit, doplnit, doplnit, doplnit.

Mandatory attendence participation: Attendance at lectures recommended. Mandatory participation 75% in seminars and tutorials is required.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Participation in agreed guided consultations 100%. Processing seminar papers according to the assignment. Presentation of results of seminar papers.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	Type of duty
2024/2025	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2024/2025	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N0724A290003) Petroleum Engineering	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block name	Academic year	Form of study	Study language	Year	W	S	Type of block	Block owner

Assessment of instruction

2021/2022 Winter