Ultimate Oilfield Solutions

MPD Trainings

The growing use of the MPD (Managed Pressure Drilling) technique highlights the crucial importance of specialized training. With the constant evolution of drilling techniques and the search for more challenging reservoirs, MPD has become an essential tool in the oil industry.

Investing in MPD training is essential to keep up with this growing demand.

Properly trained professionals not only master the complexities of MPD, but also maximize their operational efficiency, minimize risks, and create a safer work environment.

This training not only trains, but also positions teams to face constantly evolving challenges within the drilling sector, ensuring more reliable and high-performance operations.

Our portfolio includes the following training:

MPD Elementary Level

E-learning course, either with an online or in-person instructor, aimed at all rig employees, even those not directly involved in MPD operations.

Outside the drilling sector, sectors such as marine staff, technical staff and administrative functions benefit from this course, being able to access a basic understanding of the functions, benefits and main components of the MPD system.

MPD Intermediate Level

Instructor-led course, online or in-person, aimed at equipment operators involved in MPD operations.

Recommended for platformers, derrick assistants and derrick operators, Subsea staff and contractors such as Directional Drillers and MWDs/LWDs

MPD Supervisor Level

Instructor-led course, online or in-person, aimed at the team directly responsible for MPD operations.

Recommended for drill assistants, drillers, rig foremen, drilling superintendents, OIMs, drilling inspectors, drilling engineers, MPD operators and supervisors, mud loggers and fluid engineers

Customized MPD training and workshops

Customized MPD courses that meet the specific requirements of each company and rig;
Creation of training using the specific procedures and guidelines of the operator/drilling contractor;
Training that ensures knowledge of specific internal procedures, resolving specific internal communication issues during the implementation of MPD systems;
Training on equipment and maintenance, specific to the technical team and considering the equipment used on different rigs.

Our training fully complies with Petrobras' strict guidelines, as specified in standard PE-2POC-01115, Version B. We guarantee excellence and total alignment with the standards required for boost your success in the sector!

MPD Consulting

Based on the collaboration of highly qualified professionals in the area of Managed Pressure Drilling, Ultimate Oilfield Solutions Powered by AFG has developed a consultancy and technical support portfolio aimed at optimizing customer processes.

Experiences lived and lessons learned by our employees, together with the use of cutting-edge software, make UOS a unique technical support provider on the market. Our portfolio includes:

GAP analysis; (identify whether an asset is meeting a technical specification of a client or operation).

FMECA; (Failure mode, effect and criticality analysis, in order to create more robust barriers and maintenance plans).

HAZID and HAZOP; (Qualitative survey of hazards to minimize the chances of accidents and incidents occurring).

Preparation of operational APRIs (Preliminary analysis of operational risks and impacts).

Development of specific projects for installing MPD systems on rigs, from choosing the best equipment for your active to the final interconnection project on the probe;
Assessment and development of operational procedures;
Assessment and development of maintenance plans for flow diversion equipment;
Internalization of replacement items and definitions of operational stocks;
Support in commissioning and acceptance tests of MPD packages with operators;
Equipment troubleshooting support.

Solution Development

Operational analyzes and understanding of case studies demonstrate that there are several limitations in MPD equipment, requiring the implementation of continuous improvement processes so that the industry adapts to the increasingly specific demands of the market. The Ultimate Oilfield Solutions team has developed a portfolio of projects and solutions for problems that were previously impossible to correct. Furthermore, equipment previously considered obsolete can undergo upgrades, making it fully capable of meeting any requirements required by operators.

Suggested projects and solutions include:

Development of solutions and upgrades for equipment on demand;
Maintenance of surface systems (flow diversion);
Solutions for handling and installing Integrated Joints;
Development of test units for Integrated Joints (Acceptance and BWM);
Solutions for bleed-off lines, flowspools, hoses and goosenecks;
Solutions for stabbing plates, umbilicals and hydraulic lines of the MPD system.