Quenching the Well after an Aquathermal Event

Practise responding to a geothermal well-control emergency using the Sim2Meta simulator. In the scenario, a downhole aquathermal event evacuates the annulus during a bit change. Participants plan the response, check manifold alignment and execute an annular quench, then respond to steam collapse and the resulting pressure changes. Each operational challenge takes 15–20 minutes and concludes with a defence of the recovery and mitigation plan.

19 November; groups at 09:00–10:30 and 10:45–12:15, Europe/Copenhagen (CET, UTC+01:00). This in-person workshop is free; advance booking is by email to europe@iadc.org. The later committee meeting has separate IADC-member restrictions.