Wellhead Types, Design, and Maintenance

Course details

Summary:
Wellhead and Xmas tree is the main equipment for oil production, water injection and down hole operation. It is installed on the casing head to seal the annular space between casing and tubing, control wellhead pressure, adjust well flow rate and transport oil to pipeline. This course is designed to provide an up-to date overview of x-mas tree, wellhead equipment, mechanical barriers, safety valves and wellhead operating control system. Participants will develop a better understanding of wellhead operating procedures and working under safe conditions.
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Course Outline:
Day One:
▪ Introduction to maintenance operations
▪ Wellhead Equipment
▪ Purpose of the wellhead
▪ Major components of the wellhead
▪ Purpose, design and operation of each wellhead component X-mas tree Tubing hanger
▪ Production packers & landing nipples Safety, health and environmental concerns
▪ Subsurface control valve packer setting and testing
▪ Difference between wellhead and Christmas trees.

Day Two:
▪ TYPES OF WELLHEAD AND ITS APPLICATIONS
▪ Normal Wellhead & X-mas Tree Water Injection Wellhead & X-mas Tree
▪ High Pressure and Anti-sulfide Wellhead & X-mas Tree
▪ Offshore Wellhead & X-mas Tree
▪ Types of tubing hangers

Day three:
▪ General wellhead site production equipment
▪ Wellhead control panel operations and maintenance
▪ Surface protection equipment.
▪ Christmas tree WHM, IOP and SRT
▪ Christmas tree testing and validation based on API. Updated on 14 April, 2025