Mark Denkowski

International Association of Drilling Contractors

EVP Operational Integrity

A Pathway to Safe Operations

Through Collaboration

IADC - 77 Years Strong

Advocacy Championing better regulation

Accreditation & Credentialing Enhancing workforce competence

Chapters Connecting the global industry

Committees Collaborating and shaping the industry

Conferences Networking and sharing best practices

Industry News Communicating critical information

Technical Resources Providing print, electronic and multimedia tools

A Pathway to

Safe Operations through

Collaboration

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What keeps all of us up at

night?

Challenges

•Prepare for new people entering the industry

•Close the knowledge gap

•Promotion of sensible regulation through

collaboration

How Should the Industry Cope

Collaboration

State Oil & Gas

Commissions

State Oil & Gas

Associations IADC

Collaboration

IADC Producers

Drilling

Contractors

Associates

Committees

Well

Control

Workforce

Development Advanced Rig

Technology

HSE

Maintenance

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Competence

Competence is not just…

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…TRAINING.

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…a CREDENTIAL.

Competence is not just…

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…EXPERIENCE or TIME IN POSITION.

Competence is not just…

Competence is…

An individual’s

knowledge, skills,

abilities, and behavioral

attributes that

enable him or her to

perform his or

her work consistently,

precisely, and reliably.

Competence is …

“Doing the right thing in the

right way,

at the right time.”

EVERYTIME!

IADC ACCREDITATIONS

Why Accredited Industry Supported

Training

• Standardization

• Quality Control

• Ensures compliance

• Creates a differentiation between those meeting industry

standards and those not

• Created and supported by industry

• Its the right thing to do

• Standardized certification process

• Centralized and verifiable training

IADC WellSharp Accreditation

• Curricula developed by member SMEs

• Centralized electronic testing and instant

certificate verification to ensure integrity and

international uniformity

• Immediate test results with missed question

learning objective guidance provided to each

student.

IADC WellSharp® Program

Currently Scheduled Classes

WellSharp Metrics

IADC WellSharp Accreditation

In the drilling permit process, should

there be a requirement for rig crews and

other 3rd party service providers to

possess minimum accredited training

certifications? … Why?