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Well Integrity Awareness

An awareness-level grounding in well integrity: what containment means over a well's whole life cycle, the two-barrier philosophy and barrier envelopes, the elements that make them up, annulus pressure monitoring, integrity testing, degradation modes and anomaly management. For operations, maintenance, wells and support staff who work on or around live wells.

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54m
Total time
4
Competency levels
12
Lessons

What you'll learn

  • Explain what well integrity means and why containment must be maintained from drilling through production to abandonment
  • Describe the two-barrier philosophy and identify the primary and secondary well barrier envelopes on a simple well schematic
  • Recognise the common well barrier elements — SCSSV, tubing, packer, casing, cement, wellhead and tree valves — and what each contains
  • Interpret annulus pressure readings, explain why sustained casing pressure matters and describe the MAASP concept qualitatively
  • Describe routine integrity testing, including valve leak tests and pressure tests, and how results verify a barrier
  • Apply anomaly management discipline: operate within defined limits, record results, and report exceedances promptly

Curriculum

Progress through each competency level in order.

1

Awareness

  • What well integrity means
    Knowledge
    3m
  • The two-barrier philosophy and well barrier envelopes
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Awareness check: barriers and envelopes
    Assessment
    7m
2

Knowledge

  • The barrier elements you will meet
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Annulus pressure, sustained casing pressure and MAASP
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Knowledge check: elements, annuli and limits
    Assessment
    8m
3

Skill

  • Testing barriers and recognising degradation
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Assignment: build a barrier and test summary for one well
    Assignment
    3m
  • Skill check: testing, results and degradation
    Assessment
    8m
4

Mastery

  • Handover, records and anomaly management
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Assignment: review and brief a well's integrity status
    Assignment
    3m
  • Mastery assessment: integrity judgement and anomaly decisions
    Assessment
    7m

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