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Well Integrity Management
Course overview
Why Attend
Well integrity is the application of technical, operational and organisational solutions to reduce the risk of uncontrolled release of fluids throughout the life of a well. Loss of well integrity can lead to blowouts, environmental contamination and major financial losses.
This LLMI course covers well barrier philosophy, well design for integrity, barrier verification and testing, annulus pressure management, integrity during production, intervention and abandonment, and the management systems that support well integrity. Participants learn how to assess well integrity status, manage anomalies and maintain compliance with industry standards.
The course draws on industry guidance and real well integrity incidents to provide practical, applicable knowledge.
Course Objectives
Explain well barrier principles and envelopes
Understand well design factors affecting integrity
Verify and test well barriers
Manage annulus pressure and integrity anomalies
Maintain integrity during operations, intervention and abandonment
Build a well integrity management system
Target Audience
Well integrity engineers
Drilling and completion engineers
Production and petroleum engineers
Well intervention supervisors
HSE professionals in upstream operations
Asset managers
Course Methodology
Technical lectures with industry standards
Barrier schematic exercises
Case studies of well integrity incidents
Anomaly management workshops
Group discussions
Course outline
Day 1: Well Integrity Principles
- Definition and importance of well integrity
- Primary and secondary barriers
- Well barrier schematics
- Industry standards and guidelines
- Well life cycle phases
- Exercise: Drawing barrier envelopes
Day 2: Design for Integrity
- Casing and cementing design
- Completion design
- Material selection and corrosion
- Wellhead and tree integrity
- Design reviews
- Case study: Design-related integrity failure
Day 3: Verification and Monitoring
- Barrier testing and verification
- Annulus pressure monitoring
- Sustained casing pressure
- Integrity surveillance tools
- Data management
- Exercise: Interpreting annulus pressure data
Day 4: Operations, Intervention and Abandonment
- Integrity during production and injection
- Well intervention risks
- Suspended and shut-in wells
- Plug and abandonment principles
- Regulatory requirements
- Workshop: Planning a well abandonment
Day 5: Well Integrity Management Systems
- Organisation and responsibilities
- Risk assessment and categorisation
- Anomaly management
- KPIs and audits
- Continuous improvement
- Capstone: Well integrity management plan
Dates and fees
| Dates | City | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 7 - 11 Dec 2026 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | £5,250 |
| 4 - 8 Jan 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | £2,840 |
| 1 - 5 Feb 2027 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | £4,250 |
| 1 - 5 Mar 2027 | London, United Kingdom | £4,200 |
| 5 - 9 Apr 2027 | Istanbul, Turkey | £2,850 |
| 3 - 7 May 2027 | Munich, Germany | £4,250 |
| 7 - 11 Jun 2027 | Paris, France | £4,500 |
| 5 - 9 Jul 2027 | Frankfurt, Germany | £3,250 |
| 2 - 6 Aug 2027 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | £2,250 |
| 6 - 10 Sep 2027 | Rome, Italy | £4,250 |
| 4 - 8 Oct 2027 | Vienna, Austria | £4,250 |
| 1 - 5 Nov 2027 | Geneva, Switzerland | £5,250 |
| 6 - 10 Dec 2027 | Madrid, Spain | £4,250 |