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Driller's Method Simulator (Subsea)

In this simulation, our virtual instructor guides a student through killing a subsea stack well using the Driller's Method.  All procedures are scored automatically per IADC grading standards for the Supervisor Level Subsea Stack course. 

Each of our drilling simulators includes access for 1 student for 1 year to go through the simulation as many times as desired. Purchasing gives you access to both the Offline version on your iPad/iPhone and the Web version on your PC/Laptop 

Confirm BOP Panel Lineup

Confirm the BOP is lined up correctly for well kill operations. 

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Confirm Choke Panel lineup

Confirm the Choke Panel is lined up correctly for well kill operations. 

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Confirm Standpipe Manifold Lineup

Confirm the Standpipe Manifold is lined up correctly for well kill operations. 

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Confirm Choke Manifold lineup

Confirm the Choke Manifold is lined up correctly for well kill operations. 

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Confirm Trip Tank lineup

Confirm the Trip Tank is lined up correctly for well kill operations. 

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Check and Set BOP Pressures

Confirm BOP pressures are correct and regulate them correctly.

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Bump the Float

Bump the float to determine SIDPP and record it.

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Fill out a Kill Sheet

Use our interactive kill sheet as you walk through all kill sheet calculations

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Confirm Pump Manifold lineup

Confirm the Pump Manifold is lined up correctly for well kill operations. 

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Set Pit Level alarms

Conduct key calculations to set pit level alarms to detect additional influx

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Communicate your Kill Plan

Answer a series of questions to communicate your kill plan to the rig crew.

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Bring Pumps Online to Kill Rate

Bring pumps up to the kill rate and determine Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP).

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Maintain ICP during kick circulation

Maintain ICP constant as you circulate a kick up the wellbore

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Detect and Handle a Nozzle Plugging kill problem

Follow IADC guidelines to handle a Nozzle Plugging kill problem

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Detect and Handle a Choke Washout kill problem

Follow IADC guidelines to handle a Choke Washout kill problem

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Detect and Handle a Nozzle Washout kill problem

Follow IADC guidelines to handle a Nozzle Washout kill problem

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Detect and Handle a Choke Plugging kill problem

Follow IADC guidelines to handle a Choke Plugging kill problem

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Handle Gas at the Choke

Handle the rapid change in pressures due to gas at the choke

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Handle Mud at the Choke

Handle the rapid change in pressures due to mud replacing gas at the choke

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Shut Down the Pumps

Bring the pumps offline to end the kill operation

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Analyze well pressures

After shutdown, analyze well pressures to determine if additional circulations are necessary

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