Oil and Gas Well Plugging and Abandonment Course

Name: Plugging and Abandonment of Oil and Gas Wells Training Course
Availability: InStock

Plan permanent well isolation, select and verify barriers, and control execution risk from well review through final handover.

Oil and Gas Well Plugging and Abandonment Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, Vienna, Nairobi, Doha and more
Next session: 9 – 13 November 2026, Tokyo
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Plugging and Abandonment of Oil and Gas Wells Training Course

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Overview

Plugging and Abandonment of Oil and Gas Wells Training Course is a one-week intermediate-to-advanced course for well integrity, drilling, completion, production, and abandonment personnel who leave with a Well P&A Basis and Execution Plan. Participants connect well history, isolation objectives, barrier design, cement and mechanical options, verification, remediation, execution risk, cost, records, and handover. The course resolves fragmented closure decisions through a traceable assurance process. Agile Leaders Training Center presents this course on permanent well plugging and abandonment.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for well integrity governance and barrier assurance
Functions responsible for drilling, completion, and intervention engineering
Personnel responsible for production surveillance and late-life well decisions
Groups responsible for abandonment project design and execution
Supervisors responsible for operational readiness and contractor interfaces

The course assumes participants can interpret well schematics, integrity records, and operational risk information; it leaves out basic drilling instruction and detailed rig equipment operation.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries responsible for safe subsurface isolation and asset closure.

Oil and gas operators and service companies
Geothermal and subsurface energy organizations
Well engineering and well integrity departments
Production operations and intervention functions
Decommissioning and abandonment project teams
Technical assurance and environmental management groups

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze well history and define isolation objectives
Build a permanent well barrier schematic
Compare cement and mechanical barrier options
Evaluate placement, testing, and verification evidence
Prioritize remediation, risk, and cost decisions
Build an executable P&A plan and handover record

Course Agenda

Day 1: Define the Abandonment Basis

Well Life-Cycle and Abandonment Phase Map
Well History and Integrity Evidence Register
Subsurface Flow and Crossflow Risk Assessment
Isolation Objective and Formation Interface Matrix
P&A Basis of Design Document

Day 2: Design Permanent Barriers

Primary and Secondary Barrier Philosophy
Permanent Well Barrier Schematic
Cement Plug Material and Placement Criteria
Mechanical Barrier Selection Decision Tree
Barrier Element Qualification Checklist

Day 3: Verify and Remediate Barriers

Barrier Placement Quality Control Plan
Pressure and Inflow Verification Method
Cement Evaluation Evidence Matrix
Section Milling and Casing Removal Decision Model
Remedial Barrier Options Assessment

Day 4: Plan Execution and Assurance

Detailed Well Abandonment Execution Program
Operational Hazard and Environmental Interface Register
Rig, Vessel, and Contractor Readiness Checklist
Cost Estimate and Schedule Risk Model
Management of Change and Technical Assurance Gate

Day 5: Practice Well Closure Decisions

Suggested Exercise: Diagnose a Legacy Well File
Suggested Exercise: Draw a Permanent Barrier Schematic
Suggested Exercise: Select a Remediation Strategy
Suggested Exercise: Review an Execution Readiness Gate
Capstone Exercise: Present a Well P&A Basis and Execution Plan

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to convert well evidence into traceable permanent-closure decisions.

Suggested activity: review a well history and identify isolation objectives, uncertainties, and missing integrity evidence.
Suggested activity: compare cement, mechanical, section-milling, and remediation choices against barrier performance needs.
Suggested activity: build verification criteria and an execution assurance checklist for a proposed barrier design.
Suggested activity: integrate risk, cost, schedule, records, and handover into a defensible P&A plan.

FAQs

Who suits oil and gas well plugging and abandonment training, and what does it assume?

Well integrity, drilling, completion, production, intervention, and abandonment personnel suit the training. It assumes they can interpret well schematics, integrity records, and operational risk information.

How does well plugging and abandonment training differ from general well integrity training?

Well plugging and abandonment training focuses on permanent subsurface isolation, barrier placement, verification, remediation, execution, and closure records. General well integrity training addresses containment across the whole operating life of a well.

What makes a permanent well barrier acceptable for P&A?

An acceptable permanent well barrier provides qualified, verifiable, long-term isolation across the required formation interval and prevents unwanted movement between zones or out of the well.

When is section milling considered during well abandonment?

Section milling is considered when casing or annular conditions prevent creation or verification of an adequate cross-sectional barrier and the resulting access supports a defensible isolation design.

How is a well P&A plan verified before execution?

A well P&A plan is verified by checking the well basis, barrier schematic, placement methods, acceptance criteria, contingencies, operational interfaces, risks, cost assumptions, records, and assurance approvals.

Conclusion

Participants take a Well P&A Basis and Execution Plan back to their organization. It links well evidence, isolation objectives, barrier design, verification, remediation, operational readiness, cost, and risk in one decision record. Teams can use it to make permanent-closure choices traceable and ready for technical assurance and handover.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Tokyo	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Kuala Lumpur	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Lisbon	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Vienna	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Nairobi	Week 48, 2026 29 November – 3 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Doha	Week 49, 2026 6 – 10 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Kuwait	Week 49, 2026 6 – 10 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Chicago	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Sharm El-Sheikh	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,200
Trabzon	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Prague	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Addis Ababa	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Tbilisi	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Cape town	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
New York	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Marbella	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Bangkok	Week 05, 2027 7 – 11 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Accra	Week 06, 2027 14 – 18 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Muscat	Week 07, 2027 21 – 25 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Casablanca	Week 08, 2027 22 – 26 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewPlugging and Abandonment of Oil and Gas Wells Training Course is a one-week intermediate-to-advanced course for well integrity, drilling, completion, production, and abandonment personnel who leave with a Well P&A Basis and Execution Plan. Participants connect well history, isolation objectives, barrier design, cement and mechanical options, verif…

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Oil and Gas Well Plugging and Abandonment Course