WEAFRI TRAINING SCHOOL (WTS) in collaboration with The Institute of Petroleum and Energy Studies (IPES UNIPORT) offers hands-on training in oil and gas wells to candidates holding National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND), B.Sc., B.Tech., and B.Eng. degrees. Candidates must have a minimum of lower credit to be eligible to enroll in this programme.
Build skills, earn certification, and kickstart your career with the WTS/IPES UNIPORT Professional Diploma Programme in Well Construction and Intervention Services. The programme is designed to produce field-ready, employable engineers in Oil and Gas well operations.
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- Introduction to well cementing
- Overview of cementing applications
- Objectives of well cementing
- Cementing process overview
- Cementing materials and additives
- Challenges and solutions
- Cementing evaluation techniques
- Health, Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to cement slurry designs
- Cementing operations and calculations
- Common challenges and solutions
- Cementing training and Simulation
- Health, Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to the bulk system
- Components of the bulk system
- Safety and Environmental Considerations
- Advantages and Limitations of a bulk system
- An introduction to the fluid pump
- Types of fluid pumps used in oilfield operations
- Key components of the fluid pump
- Auxiliary equipment
- Loose equipment
- DAS System
- Applications of fluid pump in the Oilfield
- Operational considerations
- Advantages and Limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- Introduction to Coiled Tubing Operations
- Coiled tubing equipment and components
- Job planning and Preparation
- Coiled tubing fluid and hydraulics
- Coiled tubing best practices and case study
- Coiled tubing troubleshooting and problem solving
- Coiled tubing training and simulations
- Coiled tubing quality assurance quality control
- Safety and environmental considerations
- Introduction to oil well stimulation
- Reasons for well stimulation
- Types of well stimulation techniques
- Components of a stimulation operation
- Planning and design considerations
- Operational procedures
- Advantages and limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to the fluid pump
- Types of fluid pumps used in the Oilfield operations
- Key components of the fluid pump
- Auxiliary equipment
- Loose equipment
- DAS System
- Applications of fluid pump in the Oilfield
- Operational considerations
- Advantages and Limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- An introduction to Nitrogen services
- Types of Nitrogen pumps
- Key components of the Nitrogen pump
- Application of Nitrogen pump in the Oil and Gas operations
- Nitrogen Calculations and operational considerations
- Advantages and limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- An overview of well architecture design
- Key objectives of well architecture design
- Fundamental elements of well architecture
- Influencing factors in well architecture design
- Types of well architectures
- Design process and workflow
- Challenges and solutions
- Safety and environmental considerations
- An introduction to liner hanger
- Components of a liner hanger system
- Types of liner hanger system
- Applications of liner hanger system
- Installation procedure
- Operational considerations
- Challenges and solutions
- Safety and Quality assurance
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- Definition of wellbore hydraulics
- Key objectives of wellbore hydraulics
- Fundamental concepts
- Components influencing wellbore hydraulics
- Hydraulic calculations and modelling
- Application wellbore hydraulics
- Challenges and solutions
- Safety and environmental considerations
- An introduction to downhole hydraulics
- Fundamental principles of downhole hydraulics
- Downhole hydraulics in drilling operations
- Downhole hydraulics in production systems
- Hydraulic modelling and analysis tools
- Operational challenges and solutions
- Safety and environmental considerations
- Advances and innovations in downhole hydraulics
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- Definition of well integrity
- Objectives of well integrity and maintenance
- Key elements of well integrity
- Common well integrity issues
- General maintenance activities
- Monitoring and surveillance system
- Regulatory and industry standards
- Safety and environmental considerations
- Challenges and best practices
- An introduction to well service equipment maintenance
- Objective of equipment maintenance
- Types of well service equipment
- Maintenance strategies
- Routine maintenance activities
- Specialized maintenance procedure
- Safety and environmental considerations
- Challenges and best practices
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- Introduction to well cementing
- Overview of cementing applications
- Objectives of well cementing
- Cementing process overview
- Cementing materials and additives
- Challenges and solutions
- Cementing evaluation techniques
- Health, Safety and Environmental considerations
- An introduction to the fluid pump
- Types of fluid pumps used in the Oilfield operations
- Key components of the fluid pump
- Auxiliary equipment
- Loose equipment
- DAS System
- Applications of fluid pump in the Oilfield
- Operational considerations
- Advantages and Limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- Introduction to Coiled Tubing Operations
- Coiled tubing equipment and components
- Job planning and Preparation
- Coiled tubing fluid and hydraulics
- Coiled tubing best practices and case study
- Coiled tubing troubleshooting and problem solving
- Coiled tubing training and simulations
- Coiled tubing quality assurance quality control
- Safety and environmental consideration
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- An introduction to the fluid pump
- Types of fluid pumps used in the Oilfield operations
- Key components of the fluid pump
- Auxiliary equipment
- Loose equipment
- DAS System
- Applications of fluid pump in the Oilfield
- Operational considerations
- Advantages and Limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- An introduction to Nitrogen pumping
- Types of Nitrogen pumps
- Key components of the Nitrogen pump
- Application of Nitrogen pump in the Oil and Gas operations
- Nitrogen Calculations and Operational Considerations
- Advantages and limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- An introduction to the fluid pump
- Types of fluid pumps used in the Oilfield operations
- Key components of the fluid pump
- Auxiliary equipment
- Loose equipment
- DAS System
- Applications of fluid pump in the Oilfield
- Operational considerations
- Advantages and Limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- An introduction to the bulk system
- Components of the bulk system
- Safety and Environmental Considerations
- Advantages and Limitations of a bulk system
- Introduction to the Oil and Gas industries
- Definition and Significance
- Industry segments
- Key players
- Technology and Innovations
- Environmental and Safety considerations
- Regulatory framework and Compliance
- Overview of well operations
- Definition of a well in Oil and Gas context
- Purpose and importance of well operations
- Types of wells
- Stages in well operations
- Well completions
- Key Equipment used in well operations
- Health and Safety considerations
- An Introduction to Oil Well Stimulation
- Reasons for Oil Well Stimulation
- Types of Oil well stimulation techniques
- Components of a stimulation operation
- Planning and design considerations
- Operational procedures
- Advantages and limitations
- Safety and Environmental considerations
Candidates are expected to complete a main package to earn a diploma. Alternatively, candidates may enrol for a standalone package and earn a certification.
Young graduates wishing to specialise in Oil and Gas well operations, industry professionals seeking to upskill, and corporate entities seeking to sponsor staff.
The maximum duration for the Main Package courses is 12 months. The Standalone Packages are between 3 and 4 months.
Only candidates holding an ND, HND, B.Sc., B.Eng or B.Tech with a minimum of lower credit or second-class lower division are eligible for application. A non-refundable application fee of NGN 50,000 is required.
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