Bop Maintenance and Operations

Duration:

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Providing useful and practical training for Bop Maintenance personnel in order to increase their knowledge on the theory, design, construction, assembly and maintenance of well control systems and disciplines which, on the students return to the worksite, should result in improved maintenance procedures, accurate and rapid troubleshooting, thereby reducing the rigs downtime and operating costs while improving overall safety, operating efficiency and reliability of the drilling unit and its associated systems.

Drill Crews, Bop Mechanics, Rig Mechanics, Maintenance Personnel, Graduate Engineers with little or no field experience.

Bop and well control equipment familiarization
Overview of hydrocarbons bearing well control
Primary and secondary well control requirements
Well control (IWCF syllabus) certification

Bop Maintenance and Inspection
Choke manifolds
Chokes (powered and manual )
Choke panel systems
Manifold valves and piping systems
Manifold instrumentation
Well control monitoring systems
Degassers
Disassembly, inspection and assembly
Troubleshooting, maintenance and testing
API requirements

Diverters and vent line valves
Diverter control system and closing unit
Troubleshooting, maintenance and testing
API requirements

Annular Preventers
Theory, design and operation
Sealing elements
Disassembly, inspection and assembly
Troubleshooting, maintenance and testing
API requirements

Drilling Spools, side outlets, HP pipework
HCR Valves, Side Outlets valves
Disassembly, inspection and testing
API requirements

Ram Type Preventer
Theory, design and operation
Ram block to ram cavity dimensional relationship
Operating cylinder / ram change hydraulic components
Elastomers
Ram types
Hang off / Shearing capabilities
Ring groove requirements
Disassembly, inspection and testing
API requirements

Hydraulic system
Bop Fluid requirements and quality
Reservoir / accumulators
Triplex / air pumps
HPU unit valves / regulators / pressure transmitters
HP piping schedules and connections
Electro / hydraulic / pneumatic control and monitoring devices
Remote unit panels and control systems
Troubleshooting, condition monitoring, maintenance and testing
API requirements

Maintenance safety
HP fluid management
Electrical safety
Permit to work and equipment isolation

Technical Report writing
Maintenance history and relevant data recording
Inspection and dimensional data recording
Manufacturers recommendations for major survey periods
Condition based maintenance principles and worn limits