Duration: 3 days

Target Audience:

• All personnel involved in drilling operations, including new to industry recruits,
• Drilling engineers,
• New to drilling superintendents and
• Drilling supervisors roles and
• Personnel involved in the supply chain and logistics of rig operations 

Course Objective:

• Basic visual rig inspection using a defined format
• Identify key components that could affect safety and operational capability of drilling rigs
• Describe the main criteria and main items of rig equipment including draw works, top drive or rotary table
• Recognise indications of overall drilling rig condition and maintenance status
• Recognize industry standards, rules and regulations, such as API, and their relevance to drilling equipment
• Introduction to Rig Inspections and equipment measurements techniques and understand safety principles
• Identify rig equipment and understand safety principles
• Understand operational rig systems
• Impact of inspections on uptime and links between safety and inspections
• Impacts and risks on critical equipment
• Effective communication of findings
• Practical Exercise: Inspecting the workplace