DXBRig · Well Academy
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BrandDXBRig · Well Academy
TitleWell engineering field course for new engineers
BasisAPI · IADC · IWCF practice
Unitsm · psi · ppg · bbl (ft option)
Rev1.0
Field course · 14 chapters

Learn the well the way the rig floor works it

A short, practical course for fresh well engineers. Read a chapter, run the numbers on a working calculator, see it drawn, then test yourself. Calculators take depths in metres and pressures in psi; switch to feet any time with the m / ft button at the top.

14chapters
17calculators
40glossary terms
30exam questions
Your progress 0 of 14 chapters
Course map

Fourteen chapters, from units to the rig safety case

Open a chapter for the plain-language summary, the five things you must know on site, and the tools that go with it. Mark it done when you are happy with it.

Field tools

Calculators with live drawings

Change any input and the result, the drawing and the calculation sheet update together. Each tool loads with a worked example you can check by hand.

Visual lab

Click the equipment, see how it works

Generic drawings of typical equipment, made for learning. Always follow the actual stack drawing and BHA sheet for your rig.

Surface BOP stack

Typical 5-component surface stack. Click any part.

BHA: build, drop or hold

Reading a density–neutron log

Kick to kill: the two circulations

Glossary

Words you will hear on the rig

Final exam

30 questions across all chapters

Pick an answer to see the explanation. 24 or more (80%) is a pass.

DXBRig.com · Well Academy · Rev 1.0 Standard field relationships per API RP 7G / 9B / 53, IADC and IWCF practice. Results are only as good as the inputs and must be checked and approved by the responsible engineer to your company standard.