Course 001 · Onshore Drilling

Drilling Rig
Equipment Inspection

An intensive, four-day course with a hands-on approach, covering drilling equipment inspection practices, well control equipment, and land rig systems with daily review sessions to reinforce content covered.

Price: $2,000 USD / person
Duration: 4 days
Format: On-site, instructor-led
Level: Advanced
Cohort: 22 max.

4-Day Programme

Enhance Onsite Safety

Identify Critical Defects

Real-World Case Studies

/ On-site Delivery

We come to you.

Training is delivered at your chosen venue: your offices, a hotel conference room, or another suitable space. Our instructors travel to you, and the package includes all course materials, learning aids, and proprietary photo libraries. We coordinate AV requirements and venue-side refreshments as part of the booking process.

Your offices

Hotel conference room

Custom training venue

Instructor travel and on-site delivery
Course materials, learning aids, and case-study libraries
AV setup and classroom requirements coordinated with your venue
Refreshments and catering arranged through the venue

/ Course Objective

Inspect with confidence. Pass with certainty.

This intensive, four-day Drilling Rig Equipment Inspection Course is designed to equip candidates, engineers and rig personnel with the advanced knowledge and practical skills necessary to ensure the integrity and safe operation of drilling rigs.

Participants will master the application of industry standards and regulatory requirements to conduct thorough inspections, identify critical defects, and verify equipment condition. The ultimate goal is to significantly enhance onsite safety, prevent costly downtime, and help eliminate accidents through robust maintenance and inspection protocols.

/ Key Learning Outcomes

Apply relevant API standards, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements with confidence
Recognise common and high-risk deficiencies across major rig equipment systems
Understand how critical drilling equipment functions to better assess condition and performance
Learn from real industry case studies of failures, deficiencies, and best practice solutions
Provide practical, actionable recommendations for improved safety performance, asset reliability, and maintenance culture

/ Course Methodology

Active learning, not lectures.

Delivered through an interactive, instructor-led training format, the course promotes active learning. The course is built around group discussions, collaborative problem-solving, and analysis of real-world examples drawn from our proprietary technical database.

Training combines presentation materials with hands-on interactions focused on building required knowledge, situational awareness, and technical competence. Each day concludes with a review of the content covered.

/ What's Included

Course inclusions.

Real-world case studies

Curated library of photographs demonstrating standard and deficient equipment conditions.

“What Do You See?” sessions

Interactive defect-spotting exercises to hone observational and analytical skills.

Technical briefings

Latest equipment improvements, innovations, and design enhancements.

Daily Q&A + final exam

Daily Q&A sessions and a final 50-question examination via online assessment.

/ Four-Day Syllabus

What you'll cover, day by day.

Day01

Land Rig Systems Overview

Land rig architecture and major equipment systems
Inspection philosophy and equipment criticality
Applicable industry standards and regulatory framework

Day02

Drilling Equipment Systems

Drawworks and hoisting systems
Top drives and rotary systems
Mud pumps and circulating systems
Inspection focus areas and common deficiencies

Day03

Rig Safety & Support Systems

Well control equipment (surface BOP stacks)
Pipe handling systems (manual & mechanised)
Power generation and distribution systems
Mechanical integrity and safety systems (interlocks/zones)

Day04

Inspection Techniques & Course Completion

Inspection methodology and reporting practices
Case studies from real inspection findings
Equipment failure analysis and reporting
Equipment reliability and risk-based inspection
Best practice recommendations and improvement strategies
Final 50-question examination and course closure

/ Training Focus Areas

Every system you'll inspect.

The training focuses on standard drilling rig survey inspection points and general review from a compliance aspect, including API requirements and industry guidelines.

DOM.01

Drilling Equipment

Mast and substructure, drawworks, top drive, mud pumps, rotary table, iron roughneck, crown and travelling block, pipe handling systems.

DOM.02

Well Control Equipment

Ram and annular BOPs, diverter systems, choke and kill manifolds, mud-gas separators, BOP control units.

DOM.03

Power Management

Engines and generators, transformers, SCRs and VFDs, switchboards, MCCs, emergency power systems, pressure vessels.

DOM.04

Mud Processing Equipment

Shale shakers, desander and desilter systems, vacuum degasser, mud agitators, mud hopper system, mud pits and trip tank.

DOM.05

Maintenance & Condition Monitoring

Spares management, IR thermography, vibration analysis, current injection testing, dropped objects prevention.

DOM.06

Safety Systems

Gas detection and monitoring, portable and fixed fire-fighting systems, hazardous area equipment, life-saving appliances.

/ Who It's For

Audience.

01Drillers and Asst. Drillers
02Rig Managers and Tool Pushers
03Company Men
04Drilling Engineers
05New Hires
06Maintenance Personnel
07Mechanics and Electricians
08HSE Advisors

/ Compliance Reference

Standards.

Course material aligns with leading industry standards and regulatory references:

API STD 53API 16AAPI 16CAPI 16DAPI RP 13CAPI RP 54API RP 8AAPI 9AIADC DrillingIADC HSESPEIEC

/ Certification

Earn your Certificate of Training.

Pass the final 50-question examination and receive a Certificate of Training for the Drilling Rig Equipment Inspection Course, issued by OES Academy.

Certificate of Training