How to choose a drilling simulator
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Drilling Simulator Tutorials & Resources
Practical tutorials and guides for your training program.
Get started with the simulator, explore assessment tools, and choose a setup that fits your team.
FEATURED VIDEO • 42 MINUTES
Day 1: Controls and operation
Follow a narrated walkthrough of the Endeavor simulator HMI. Explore screen layout, drilling controls, pumps, charts, BOP and choke controls, and results export.
Introductory level · Five topic sections · Video and learning objectives
Watch the Day 1 tutorial →Start your drilling simulator training
Learn how to use a drilling simulator with a practical sequence: understand the interface, follow the controls walkthrough, practise in your training setup, then review the results. The free Day 1 video introduces the Endeavor HMI; hands-on exercises require access to a configured simulator.
1. Learn the interface and drilling controls
Begin with screen layout, shortcuts, pipe handling and position indicators. Continue through mud pumps, time scale, gain and loss alarms, trip tanks, top drive and autodriller displays.
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2. Explore well control simulator training
Use the BOP and choke controls overview to prepare for an instructor-led session. Match practical exercises and assessment to your training program.
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3. Choose online or desktop access
Compare streamed access for distributed learners with a dedicated workstation for local practice and instructor preparation.
Online drilling simulator: Endeavor.One · Desktop drilling simulator: Workstation
4. Review the exercise
Use drilling logs, charts and exported results to discuss decisions and identify what to practise next. The Day 1 walkthrough introduces debriefing and results export.
PLANNING YOUR TRAINING
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Competency assessment and autograding
Explore instructor grading, automated assessment and exercise debriefing for drilling and well control training.
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