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• Pressure control during well interventions
• Conclusion.
At level two and above, candidates can choose to be examined in
Drilling Well Control or Well Intervention Well Control.

1.1.13.2 Drilling well control
Level 2: Basic training for drilling and wells personnel
Level 3: Available for anyone expected to shut in a well.
Level 4: Well Site Supervisor Training.
Candidates are examined on:
• Surface equipment
• Surface principles and procedures
• Combined surface and subsea equipment
• Combined surface and subsea principles and procedures.
Candidates for levels 3 and 4 are given a practical assessment on a dril-
ling simulator.

1.1.13.3 Well intervention well control
Level 2: Basic training for drilling and wells personnel.
Level 3: Anyone who might be expected to close in the well.
Level 4: Well site supervisor training.
Candidates are examined on:
• Completion Operations (compulsory)
• Completion Equipment (compulsory)
• Coiled Tubing Operations (optional)
• Wireline Operations (optional)
• Snubbing Operations (optional).
In response to the IAOP reports on Human Factors and CRM, the
IWCF now have a CRM course and are able to combine it with
“Enhanced and Specialist Well Control Courses.”

1.1.13.4 IADC well control
The IADC support several well control courses under the name
WellSharp, which updates and replaces the WellCAP program.
WellSharp introductory level
WellSharp Drilling. Driller level course
WellSharp Drilling—Supervisor
WellSharp Subsea—Supervisor
WellSharp Workover—Supervisor
WellSharp Workover Well Servicing—Supervisor.