DRL 336
Latent Cause Analysis
Latent Cause Analysis
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRL 336 | 6 – 10 Jul 2025 | Online | 1790 |
| DRL 336 | 8 – 11 Sep 2025 | Stavanger | 3990 |
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
COURSE OVERVIEW
The course discusses the fundamentals of drilling, types of rigs used, procedures and the people who make the drilling equipment work. It also provides an overview of the key issues involved in selecting drilling targets, well planning, evaluation and completion, while ensuring drilling safety and efficiency. Typical challenges in drilling operations are also examined, offering solutions to overcome the hazards and risk that can exist. Advanced drilling concepts, principles and latest technology are also covered.
COURSE OUTLINE
4 days
Day 1
o What is latent cause analysis (LCA)?
o Case Study: The challenger explosion
o Inculcate
o DW Geology and geoscience
Day 2
o Introducing ROOTS, an investigative Discipline
o How to RESPOND?
Day 3
o Firefighting Operations
o Capping Operations
o Snubbing operations
o Snub in
o How to RESPOND (continued)
o How to ORGANIZE a team of Stakeholders
o How to define the ORDER in the chaos?
o Deepwater Situational Problems Hazards, Risks
kill
Day 4
o How to define the ORDER in the chaos, (continued)
o Look at Latent Causes of Failure
o How to TRANSLATE Your Findings
o How to SUSTAIN the Latent Cause Effort in the Workplace
o Closing
Day 5
o Fixed installations (Operators standards, guidelines)
o Mobile offshore drilling units (Operators, industry documents)
o Deepwater Horizon (Macondo well blowout) review
o Subsea wells (Hazards, risks essential differences)
INSTRUCTOR
Peter Aird
Peter Aird C.Eng, CmarEng, FIMarEST, has 40 years’ experience as a drilling, well engineering and operations specialist. Peter worked in Shell International from 1980-1987 as a drilling supervisor, where he then worked in staff-based positions from 1987-1993 with Shell & BP. He then developed further knowledge and experience working in global consultancy positions from 1993-2005 in Deepwater, HPHT, Exploration and Appraisal Frontiers and Deepwater Horizontal development drilling and more complex well’s projects. Areas worked included: South East Asia (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, China), North Atlantic, West of Britain, Norway, Faeroes, Greenland, the Black Sea, South Atlantic, Europe Mediterranean, Red Sea and West Africa. From 2005 Peter was employed in senior staff, consultant and advisory based specialist drilling engineering leadership roles with operating companies including Kerr McGee, Maersk & Marathon Oil, Cairn Energy (UK), ONGC (India), Centrica (Norway), and Providence Resources (Ireland). Drilling specialties further refined on a variety of subsea, horizontal, platform in-fill, HPHT, deep and ultra-deep water drilling projects.
Peter Aird C.Eng, CmarEng, FIMarEST, has 40 years’ experience as a drilling, well engineering and operations specialist. Peter worked in Shell International from 1980-1987 as a drilling supervisor, where he then worked in staff-based positions from 1987-1993 with Shell & BP. He then developed further knowledge and experience working in global consultancy positions from 1993-2005 in Deepwater, HPHT, Exploration and Appraisal Frontiers and Deepwater Horizontal development drilling and more complex well’s projects. Areas worked included: South East Asia (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, China), North Atlantic, West of Britain, Norway, Faeroes, Greenland, the Black Sea, South Atlantic, Europe Mediterranean, Red Sea and West Africa. From 2005 Peter was employed in senior staff, consultant and advisory based specialist drilling engineering leadership roles with operating companies including Kerr McGee, Maersk & Marathon Oil, Cairn Energy (UK), ONGC (India), Centrica (Norway), and Providence Resources (Ireland). Drilling specialties further refined on a variety of subsea, horizontal, platform in-fill, HPHT, deep and ultra-deep water drilling projects.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
Any person or organization looking to change their culture through changing the way people think, can routinely host this seminar at their sites year after year.
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Any person or organization looking to change their culture through changing the way people think, can routinely host this seminar at their sites year after year.
REGISTER
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