During day to day operations in Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling industry employees perform Simultaneous (drilling / work over) Operations.

This Course is designed to give Oil & Gas Drilling employees the basic knowledge needed while performing SIMOPS.

It also provides some basic modifications to the normal Drilling / Work Over operations plans and routine maintenance schedule to suit SIMOPS conditions.

Objectives

SIMOPS Course is designed to teach participants:

• Definition of SIMOPS and related terminologies.
• Hazards associated with SIMOPS.
• Controls to be applied during SIMOPS to eliminate / reduce hazards.
• Modifications in routine organization in case of SIMOPS.
• Modifications in Emergency organization in case of SIMOPS.
• Extra rules for key persons during SIMOPS.

Scope

This course covers

• SIMOPS hazards.
• SIMOPS activity matrix.
• Emergency response.
• Duties of key persons of SIMOPS.

Practical exercise

Participants will demonstrate the suitable response in SIMOPS routine and/or emergency conditions through workshop activities during the course.

Target Audience

All supervisory level employees in Oil & Gas drilling companies are advised to attend SIMOPS course.

Test

A multiple choice test will be held at the end of the course, answers will be discussed to assure complete understanding of the requested knowledge.