International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)

The WellCAP program is based on the principle that proper training, emphasizing the knowledge and practical skills critical to successful well control, produces competent rig crews. Using quality benchmarks developed together with operators, drilling contractors, professional trainers and well control specialists, WellCAP ensures that well control training schools adhere to a core curriculum developed by industry.  Accreditation is achieved only after an extensive review of a provider’s curriculum, testing practices, faculty, facilities, and administrative procedures.

Constantly adapting to industry needs, WellCAP offers the building blocks for a comprehensive well control culture throughout the organization.  At the Introductory Level, WellCAP provides basic well control knowledge for floorhands, derrick workers and non-technical personnel.  The Fundamental and Supervisory Levels address practical well control skills for derrick workers, assistant drillers, drillers, toolpushers, superintendents and drilling foremen.

IADC’s elite WellCAP Plus offers a completely new approach to well control instruction, addressing team problem-solving and decision making skills for experienced management and operations personnel.

 
WellCAP offers benefits to all involved

• Operators and drilling contractors can be confident that their rig crews have undergone suitable instruction, resulting in an internationally recognized training certificate. They are also able to reduce costs previously caused by duplicate training and have access to training documentation and records.
• Governments and regulatory bodies benefit from measurable standards, the establishment of core curriculum and job skill guidelines, and an industry-administered program of self regulation.
• The training provider obtains recognition by meeting industry-developed benchmark standards for quality and training
• The industry overall has access to continuously-updated curriculum guidelines for a variety of rig operations.  Curriculum has been developed for drilling, workover and completion, well servicing, coiled tubing, snubbing, wireline operations and underbalanced operations

                                                                                                    

WellCAP requires adherence to a core curriculum as well as both written and simulator testing.

 

 

 

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WellCAP Endorsements

WellCAP has been adopted by the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) in the United States to comply with Subpart O well control training regulated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

WellCAP has achieved worldwide-acceptance in the governments of Norway, UK, Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, India, Australia, Japan, China.

WellCAP has also been adopted as the world-class internal training standard for:

National Oil Companies
Petrobras
Saudi Aramco

Drilling Contractors
Arabian Drilling
Caspian Drilling
Diamond Offshore
KCA Deutag
Pride International
Transocean

Operators
Chevron
Exxon Mobil
Occidental Petroleum
Petrobras
PEMEX

Service Companies
BJ Services
Halliburton

In 1997, IADC formed an alliance with the International Well Control Forum (IWCF).  This joint effort is known as the International Alliance for Well Control (IAWC).

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WellCAP Certified Facilitator Course

This four-day course is designed to teach how to facilitate a WellCAP or WellCAP Plus course.

2013 Course Dates
April 15-18
August 19-22
October 14-17
√Registration is now open!

For questions or registration information, please contact the WellCAP/WellCAP Plus Certified Facilitator Course Coordinator.

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IADC WellCAP Certificates of Completion
Course Level	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Introductory	4,456	5,492	6,331	8,223	5,819	459
Fundamental	7,169	9,203	13,023	12,751	13,568	314
Supervisory	17,380	20,816	28,002	28,272	32,241	3,128
Total	29,005	35,511	47,356	48,200	51,628	3,901

 

 

 

 
*WellCAP certificates issued by IADC Accredited Training Providers.
Updated 19 March 2013.