# International Well Control Forum

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC045842
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** July 27, 2015
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045842


## Contact

- **Address:** Inchbraoch House, South Quay, Montrose, Angus
- **Postcode:** DD10 9UA
- **Website:** www.iwcf.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** We are an independent body focused on oil and gas well control training and accreditation to minimise the risk to life, assets or the natural environment through well control incidents. We define, deliver and maintain the highest possible standards in well control training, accreditation and certification providing competency assurance and continuous development.

**Objectives:** To advance education within the oil and gas exploration and production industry, advance environmental protection through minimising the risk of pollution through oil or gas leakage or similar incidents, and minimise the incidence of death and injury among those working in the oil and gas exploration and production industry (in each case, in any part of the world) through  (a) improving competency globally to prevent the occurrence of major incidents by (i) promoting and promulgating well control knowledge, and (ii) establishing uniform training, assessment and certification programmes which are accepted globally by operators, contractors and regulatory bodies. (b) encouraging a continuous improvement globally in the competence and behaviours of personnel throughout the oil and gas exploration and production industry via developing enhanced practical well control training





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Angus
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas






