WIRELINE PRESSURE CONTROL EQUIPMENT

WPCE Training Course

5 Day instructor-led technical training for personnel involved in slickline and wireline well intervention operations

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Course overview

JARP Well Services’ practical five-day technical training course is backed by an OEM provider of wireline pressure control equipment.

The course is focused on the safe and effective operation of wireline pressure control equipment during slickline and wireline well intervention operations.

The course combines classroom-based theory with practical workshop sessions and led by an instructor with decades of experience working hands on with various WPCE manufacturers’ equipment.

The course can be tailored to suit either your company owned assets, or to comply with your client’s operations manuals.

Unable to have your crew attend our training facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia? No problem, we can attend your facility to deliver the training on the exact WPCE assets your crew utilise in the field.

Course at a glance

  • 5 days

  • Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Other locations upon request)

  • Classroom theory + practical workshop sessions

  • Written examination

  • OEM certification

What you’ll learn

This course is designed to provide a practical and operational understanding of wireline pressure control equipment (WPCE), enhance personnel knowledge of WPCE and its operational procedures, enabling participants to carry out safe, efficient and disciplined operations at the wellsite.

Participants will be given the knowledge on how to correctly configure, operate, troubleshoot and understand WPCE rig ups for both slickline and wireline operations.

By the end of the training program, participants will have a comprehensive understanding of:

  • Pressure safety awareness

  • Gain an in-depth understanding of WPCE components and their applications

  • Correct selection and configuration of WPCE

  • Knowledge of maintenance and servicing of PCE

  • Perform safe rig-up, operation, and rig-down of slickline equipment

  • Correct use of the WPCE in wellsite scenarios

  • Carry out basic inspection and operational maintenance of WPCE equipment

  • Understand pressure control philosophy and barrier concepts

  • Recognise and manage risks associated with pressure-controlled operations

  • How to handle emergency situations.

Course content

    • Introduction to pressure

    • What is WPCE

    • Fundamentals of pressure control

    • WPCE design & manufacture

    • Equipment certification

    • Competency assessment

  • Theory & practical sessions on

    • Stuffing box

    • Tool catcher

    • Vent valve

    • Tool trap

    • Lubricator

  • Theory & practical sessions on

    • Grease injection head

    • Grease injection

    • Grease pumps

    • Liquid seal assembly

    • Quick test sub

  • Theory & practical sessions on

    • Wireline valve

    • WPCE control panel

    • Pump in sub

    • Crossovers

    • Christmas tree

    • Pressure testing

    • Job planning

    • Field operations

    • Operational Scenario

    • Written assessment

    • Review results

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for:

  • Slickline supervisors, operators and assistants

  • Wireline engineers, crew chiefs, operators and assistants

  • Field Service Managers

  • Well services technicians

  • Production engineers

  • Site foremen

  • HSE personnel involved in well intervention activities

  • WPCE maintenance technicians

Entry requirements

No formal prerequisites are required however the below would be advantageous

  • Basic knowledge of oil and gas field operations

  • Familiarity with wellsite activities is recommended

  • Prior experience in well intervention services is an advantage

Certification

Participants who successfully complete the course and achieve the required examination result will receive an OEM certificate issued through Phuel Oil Tools.