The course on Oil Well Plug and Abandonment Compliance Verification and Audit provided at Imperial Corporate Training Institute, allows for all oil and gas industry professionals to be provided a complete overview of the processes involved in oil well’s lifecycle, including well closure, Abandonment process and its associated regulatory compliance requirements, along with an understanding of applicable industry best practices. By the end of the course participants will have the capability and understanding necessary to perform full audits on activities related to abandonment of oil wells and to develop a proper level of endorsement to all regulations and industry standards associated with this area.
Participants will receive a solid foundation of theoretical studies related to compliance; however, a significant portion of the curriculum consists of theoretical based cases that will provide students with an opportunity to critically evaluate the compliance aspects of the abandonment process and to identify the key risk issues that must be accounted for when conducting audits of this process. Additionally, students will understand how to best ensure compliance with respect to the laws and environmental conditions related to abandonment operations through the promotion of safe practices and methodologies throughout the entirety of the abandonment process and through providing participants with the necessary tools needed to systematically document and verify plug and abandonment operations.
Objectives
Attendees will be able to:
- The curriculum is designed to provide students with an understanding of how to abandon a well and how to interpret and apply regulations for abandoning a well.
- The course will also cover how to conduct compliance audits and safety assessments, as well as provide practical skills on how to record, review, and verify abandoned oil well operations.
- Additionally, students will have a greater awareness of issues related to risk and safety compliance with respect to well plugging and abandonment.
Target Audience
The primary audience for this course includes:
- Engineers and supervisors in the oil and gas industry who are responsible for closing wells.
- HSE professionals and compliance officers for safety.
- Compliance managers in the oil and gas industry.
- Managers of operations who manage projects related to decommissioning.
- Consultants and contractors engaged in the planning, execution, and closure of abandoned wells.