An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Drilling Project Management
Delivering Wells as Projects
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Duration
5 Days
Price
$ 3,000
Starting From
20 Mar 2027
Drilling Project Management
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Drilling Project Management - DC-DPM-PEA27
| Code | Date | Time | Duration | Location | Currency | Early Bird Fee Per Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC-DPM-PEA27 | 20 - 24 Mar 2027 | 10 AM CST | 4 Hours / Day |
Online |
USD |
3000 |
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Drilling Project Management
This course covers drilling project management and well delivery. Participants study the well delivery process and stage gates, scope and objective definition, planning and scheduling, resource and logistics management, risk management, interface and stakeholder management, cost and schedule control, team leadership, execution oversight and close-out with lessons learned.
Description
Delivering a well or a drilling campaign is a project: defined scope, fixed resources, significant uncertainty, many interfaces and a hard commercial deadline. The technical engineering is one part of it; the rest is planning, scheduling, procurement, risk management, stakeholder alignment and leading a team through execution.
This course covers that work. It starts with the well delivery process, stage gates and the decisions made at each, then covers scope and objective definition and the basis of design that fixes them. It covers planning and scheduling, including the critical path for a well project, resource and logistics planning, and long lead procurement. It covers risk management through the project, interface management between subsurface, drilling, completions, facilities and operations, and stakeholder and partner management. It then covers cost and schedule control during execution, team leadership and decision making, the oversight of operations by the project team, and close-out including performance review and lessons learned.
Most well project failures are decided before spud. Unclear objectives, an incomplete basis of design, late procurement and unresolved interfaces all turn into operational problems that look like drilling problems. The planning phase is where projects are won.
Long lead items drive the schedule more than operations do. Casing, wellheads, completion equipment and specialist services have delivery times measured in months, and a decision deferred for two weeks in design can cost two months at the rig. Procurement is part of project management rather than an administrative function.
Interfaces are where projects lose time. Subsurface change requests, completion scope decisions, facilities readiness and partner approvals all arrive from outside the drilling team and all affect it. Managing those interfaces deliberately, with named owners and dates, prevents most of the surprises.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Apply the well delivery process and stage gate framework.
- Define scope, objectives and the basis of design.
- Build project plans and schedules with critical path analysis.
- Plan resources, logistics and long lead procurement.
- Manage risk through the project life cycle.
- Manage interfaces between disciplines and functions.
- Manage stakeholders, partners and approvals.
- Control cost and schedule during execution.
- Lead teams and make decisions under uncertainty.
- Close out projects with performance review and lessons learned.
The course is instructor-led. Participants work through a well delivery project from objective definition to close-out, building plans, risk registers, interface matrices and control reports. Cases cover projects that delivered and projects that failed, with the decisions that determined each. Participants are encouraged to bring their own projects for discussion.
Organisations sending participants to this training will:
- Deliver wells and campaigns to plan and budget.
- Improve front-end planning and basis of design quality.
- Reduce schedule loss from procurement and interface problems.
- Strengthen risk management through the project.
- Improve learning between projects.
Participants will:
- Understand well delivery as a project management discipline.
- Be able to plan, schedule and resource a well project.
- Be able to manage risk and interfaces.
- Be able to control cost and schedule during execution.
- Be able to lead a well delivery team.
- Drilling engineers moving into project roles
- Well delivery and project managers
- Drilling superintendents
- Planning, cost and procurement staff
- Completion and subsurface staff on well projects
- Managers responsible for drilling campaigns
Module 1: The Well Delivery Process
- Process stages and stage gates
- Decisions and deliverables at each gate
- Roles and accountabilities
- Governance and assurance
- Tailoring the process by project size
Module 2: Scope and Objectives
- Defining well objectives
- Basis of design development
- Managing scope change
- Subsurface uncertainty and its effect on scope
- Approval of the design basis
Module 3: Planning and Scheduling
- Work breakdown structure
- Activity durations and dependencies
- Critical path analysis
- Schedule risk and float
- Baseline and revisions
Module 4: Resources and Logistics
- Rig and equipment availability
- Personnel planning
- Materials and logistics
- Base and transport arrangements
- Resource conflicts across projects
Module 5: Procurement
- Long lead item identification
- Procurement schedule and lead times
- Specification and ordering
- Expediting and tracking
- Late delivery contingency
Module 6: Risk Management
- Risk identification workshops
- Risk register construction
- Assessment and prioritisation
- Mitigation and contingency planning
- Risk review through the project
Module 7: Interfaces and Stakeholders
- Interface identification and matrices
- Subsurface, completions and facilities interfaces
- Partner and joint venture approvals
- Regulatory interfaces
- Communication planning
Module 8: Execution Control
- Cost and schedule control during operations
- Progress measurement and reporting
- Change control
- Decision making during execution
- Escalation and support to the rig
Module 9: Leadership and Close-Out
- Leading well delivery teams
- Decision making under uncertainty
- Managing pressure and conflicting priorities
- Project close-out and final reporting
- Performance review
- Lessons learned and transfer to the next project
Upon successful completion of this training course, delegates will be awarded an official Certificate of Completion issued by the Petroleum Engineers Association (PEA), an ISO 9001:2015 certified training organization. The certificate carries 10 Credits and formally records the total learning hours completed.
Each certificate is signed by the Course Facilitator and the CEO of the Petroleum Engineers Association, and serves as verifiable proof of professional training that delegates can present to employers and professional bodies worldwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
All course bookings made through PEA are strictly non-refundable. By registering for a course, you acknowledge and accept that all fees are payable in full and are not subject to refund under any circumstances, including changes in personal or professional commitments or partial attendance.
PEA reserves the right to make reasonable adjustments to course content, trainers, or schedules where necessary, without entitling delegates to a refund. Comprehensive details of each course — including objectives, target audience, and content — are clearly outlined before enrolment, and it is the responsibility of the delegate to ensure the course's suitability prior to booking.
For any inquiries related to cancellations or bookings, please contact our support team, who will be happy to assist you.
