Well Control school. Guide to blowout prevention

Second Edition. January 2010. WCS - Well Control school, Huston, Tx. 672 pages. ISBN: 978-0-9752644-1-6This manual was compiled for use as the primary for blowout prevention courses conducted around the world by WCS - Well Control school. Its scope is broad, and recommendations or suggestions of good practices are designed to meet the training requirements established by the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), American Petroleum Institute (API) and other industry and government agencies.
Pressure Concepts
Causes of kicks
Kick detection
Well control procedures
Gas behavior
Constant bottomhole pressure methods
Special situations and complications
Fluids
Surface equipment
Well complition & workover operations
Subsea
Introduction into well servicing
Snubbing
Wireline
Appendixes
Glossary
Indexing