This course is a comprehensive reference to over 40 years of hands-on experience in the proper design and operating procedures of well workovers & repairs. The course covers almost every aspect of well workover equipment & procedures, with an eye towards problem prevention, safety, and operational best practices. Conformance, acidizing, refracturing, erosion, corrosion and a plethora of other important topics are covered. This course serves as an essential reference library of experience & understanding that is invaluable to both new and seasoned energy professionals. Learning from one of the masters of well workover operations provides value that is unattainable from a book, and wisdom earned from dealing with real-life situations. It still takes 10 years to get 10 years of experience, but engineers and operators can make a tremendous contribution to the value of their experience by participating in this epic course. Read more...
Course contents
Chapter 1 - Repairs with Expandables
Chapter 2 - Wireline Operations
2.01 Wireline Operations - Part 1 (20 min.)
2.02 Wireline Operations - Part 2 (26 min.)
2.03 Wireline Operations - Part 3 (24 min.)
2.04 Wireline Operations - Part 4 (26 min.) Quiz
Chapter 3 - Plugs and Profiles
3.01 Plugs and Profiles (26 min.) Quiz
Chapter 4 - Coiled Tubing for Workovers
4.01 Coiled Tubing for Workovers - Part 1 (20 min.)
4.02 Coiled Tubing for Workovers - Part 2 (20 min.) Quiz
Chapter 5 - Hydraulic Workovers - Snubbing
5.01 Hydraulic Workovers - Snubbing (16 min.) Quiz
Chapter 6 - Workover Fluids
6.01 Workover Fluids - Part 1 (17 min.)
6.02 Workover Fluids - Part 2 (14 min.) Quiz
Chapter 7 - Pickling Procedures
7.01 Pickling Procedures - Part 1 (14 min.)
7.02 Pickling Procedures - Part 2 (14 min.) Quiz
Chapter 8 - Acidizing to Remove or Bypass Formation Damage
8.01 Acidizing to Remove or Bypass Formation Damage - Part 1 (23 min.)
8.02 Acidizing to Remove or Bypass Formation Damage - Part 2 (21 min.)
8.03 Acidizing to Remove or Bypass Formation Damage - Part 3 (24 min.)
8.04 Acidizing to Remove or Bypass Formation Damage - Part 4 (23 min.) Quiz
Chapter 9 - Refracturing
9.01 Refracturing - Part 1 (20 min.)
9.02 Refracturing - Part 2 (20 min.) Quiz
Chapter 10 - Deviated Well Interventions
10.01 Deviated Well Interventions (23 min.) Quiz
Chapter 11 - Alternate Stimulation Methods
11.01 Alternate Stimulation Methods - Part 1 (14 min.)
11.02 Alternate Stimulation Methods - Part 2 (12 min.) Quiz
Chapter 12 - Water Influx & Conformance Control
12.01 Water Influx & Conformance Control - Part 1 (19 min.)
12.02 Water Influx & Conformance Control - Part 2 (21 min.) Quiz
Chapter 13 - Coning Control
13.01 Coning Control (12 min.) Quiz
Chapter 14 - Downhole Chokes & Inflow Control Devices
14.01 Downhole Chokes & Inflow Control Devices (13 min.) Quiz
Chapter 15 - Pipe Cutoff Methods Downhole
15.01 Pipe Cutoff Methods Downhole (24 min.) Quiz
Chapter 16 - Wireline Cased Hole Fishing
16.01 Wireline Cased Hole Fishing - Part 1 (21 min.)
16.02 Wireline Cased Hole Fishing - Part 2 (21 min.) Quiz
Chapter 17 - Perforating and Reperforating
17.01 Perforating and Reperforating - Part 1 (20 min.)
17.02 Perforating and Reperforating - Part 2 (18 min.)
17.03 Perforating and Reperforating - Part 3 (18 min.) Quiz
Chapter 18 - NORM – Naturally Occurring Radioactivity
18.01 NORM – Naturally Occurring Radioactivity (25 min.) Quiz
Chapter 19 - Wellhead Isolation
19.01 Wellhead Isolation (13 min.) Quiz
Chapter 20 - Wellbore Cleanout and Debris Removal
20.01 Wellbore Cleanout and Debris Removal - Part 1 (17 min.)
20.02 Wellbore Cleanout and Debris Removal - Part 2 (19 min.)
20.03 Wellbore Cleanout and Debris Removal - Part 3 (15 min.) Quiz
Chapter 21 - Wellhead Problems and Repairs
21.01 Wellhead Problems and Repairs (17 min.) Quiz
Chapter 22 - Stuck Point and Backoff
22.01 Stuck Point and Backoff (11 min.) Quiz
Chapter 23 - Filtration
23.01 Filtration - Part 1 (21 min.)
23.02 Filtration - Part 2 (17 min.) Quiz
Chapter 24 - Sand Control Failure Causes and Repairs
24.01 Sand Control Failure Causes and Repairs - Part 1 (19 min.)
24.02 Sand Control Failure Causes and Repairs - Part 2 (19 min.)
24.03 Sand Control Failure Causes and Repairs - Part 3 (23 min.)
24.04 Sand Control Failure Causes and Repairs - Part 4 (22 min.) Quiz
