SIPROD for Offshore Platforms: (Simultaneous Drilling and Production)

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
16 Nov 2025 Cairo, Egypt $ 3,500 Register

SIPROD for Offshore Platforms: (Simultaneous Drilling and Production)

Introduction

This course is performing simultaneous activities of production and drilling at one phase and one location. When drilling and production activities are combined, the resultant magnitude of risk to personal and property is generally perceived to be high enough to discourage simultaneous drilling and production. In certain circumstances, however, it may be financially attractive to maintain production while drilling, thus avoiding the potential loss or delay of production.

In order to enter into a SIPROD mode campaign, specific design modifications has to be carried out on the Drilling Platform and the Production Platform or any other adjoining platforms to accommodate the rig and to ensure that production and safety systems are upgraded to cater for the increased risks due to the simultaneous activities.

This training course will feature:

  • SIPROD Philosophy and what are needed for the SIPROD Preparation Package
  • Understanding what the rig-up package comprises
  • The concept of Well-tie in package and what it comprises
  • The concept of Rig down package
  • Understanding what the Reinstatement package is and what it comprises
  • Understanding and grasping the limits of SIPROD boundaries

Objectives

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

    • Understand what is SIPROD Philosophy and what are needed for the SIPROD Preparation package
    • Understand the complexities of rig-up packages
    • Understand Well tie-in packages and what it comprises
    • Fully understand the concept of Rig down the package
    • Understand what is involved in Reinstatement packages
    • Fully understand the scope of SIPROD and its boundaries

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Asset Managers
  • Field Engineers
  • Operations engineers
  • Production Engineers
  • Drilling Engineers
  • Project Engineers & Managers
  • Construction Managers & Supervisors
  • Workpack Engineers
  • Structural Engineers
  • Metocean Engineers
  • Pipeline Discipline Engineers
  • Subsea Equipment Engineers
  • Maintenance Engineers
  • Contract Administrators, Buyers and Procurement Executives
  • Cost Estimating, Project Control and Planning Engineers
  • Diving and Diving Support Personnel

Course Outline

Day 1:

  • Introduction to the SIPROD course
  • Pre-course assessment test
  • Identify and set the expectations of the course participants
  • Learning objectives of the SIPROD course
  • Definitions, abbreviations
  • Typical project documentations, codes and standards
  • Introduction to a case study
  • Scope of SIPROD
  • Pre-course assessment test

  • Course learning objectives vs course participants’ expectations 


Day 2:

  • Case study deliverables – Class Exercise 1
  • System Design for SIPROD 1
  • Depressurisation of systems
  • Shutdown systems – USD, PSD, ESD
  • Shutdown cause and effects
  • Instrument Air Systems

Day 3:

  • Case study deliverables – Class Exercise 2
  • System Design for SIPROD 2
  • Isolation of sumps
  • Hazardous area classification
  • ESD pushbuttons at driller’s console
  • Kill Knob at SIPROD Alarm Panel

Day 4:

  • Case study deliverables – Class Exercise 3
  • System Design for SIPROD 3
  • Fire water mains
  • Escape routes
  • Well unloading with temporary system and burner
  • Deliverables for SIMPOS for Structural & Safety disciplines

Day 5:

  • Case study deliverables – Class Exercise 4
  • Instrument systems
  • Hook-up and Commissioning
  • Process and Piping systems
  • Process and Instrumentation

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