Killing a blowing well requires overcoming the flowing pressure with enough fluid, fast enough, at the right place. A dynamic kill works by pumping at a rate high enough that friction plus hydrostatic pressure exceeds the reservoir pressure, which usually means very high rates and large volumes, delivered through a relief well that has intercepted the blowing wellbore.

Interception is a precision drilling problem. The relief well must be drilled to within a few metres of a wellbore whose own position is known only to survey accuracy, then located by electromagnetic ranging and steered into it. The planning covers trajectory, ranging tool selection, interception depth and the contingency if the first attempt misses.

Response planning matters because nothing about this can be arranged quickly. Capping stacks, pumping spreads, specialist contractors, relief well rigs and regulatory approvals all take time that a flowing well does not allow. Operators are expected to have assessed their worst-case discharge, identified equipment and contractors, and planned relief well locations before drilling.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain blowout behaviour and analyse flow paths.
• Estimate blowout flow rates and worst-case discharge.
• Assess surface intervention options and wellhead access.
• Plan capping, diverting and containment operations.
• Select source control strategies for given scenarios.
• Plan relief wells, including location, trajectory and interception strategy.
• Apply ranging techniques to locate a blowing wellbore.
• Design dynamic kills and specify pumping requirements.
• Organise well control response and manage specialist contractors.
• Prepare contingency plans meeting regulatory expectations.

The course is instructor-led. Blowout behaviour and kill design are developed with calculations, and relief well planning through a design exercise covering location, trajectory, ranging and kill requirements. Major blowout responses are examined as case studies, including what worked and what delayed control. The course is aligned with recognised well control practice and does not award accredited certification.

Organisations sending participants to this training will:

• Prepare a credible well control response capability.
• Meet regulatory requirements for contingency and relief well planning.
• Reduce the time to regain control if a blowout occurs.
• Understand the capability and limits of surface intervention.
• Improve coordination with specialist response contractors.

Participants will:

• Understand blowout behaviour and flow estimation.
• Be able to assess surface intervention and capping options.
• Be able to plan a relief well and its interception.
• Understand dynamic kill design and its requirements.
• Be able to contribute to well control response planning.

• Experienced drilling and well engineers
• Drilling superintendents and managers
• Well control specialists
• HSE and emergency response staff
• Regulatory and compliance staff
• Technical authorities for well operations

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.