Cost Efficient Drilling Operations

From Rig to Vessel in Exploration Drilling

FFU Seminar 2010
Per Lund
Executive Vice President

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From Rig to Vessel in Exploration Drilling SPECIALIST

• Prelay mooring
~5-10 • Preinstallation ~1
of wellheads and
MNOK/day conductors
• Rig chase
MNOK/day
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Who is Norse Cutting & Abandonment? SPECIALIST

• Norwegian owned oilfield service company with head office in Tananger

• 500MNOK/yr revenue – 220 employees
• Global operation – offices in Aberdeen, Houston, New Orleans and Dubai
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From Rig to Vessel in Exploration Drilling SPECIALIST

POSI
POSITION
OSI
SITI
T ON
TIME (days) MOVE
M
MO
0
MOVE IN5 / PO 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
VE 45OFF 50
0

Pre rig activities

Benefits Post rig activities
500
50
00

• •Install
Reduced •Remove
prelay rig time -> more time available prelay
for drilling
mooring spread
Seabed
d
mooring spread
1000
0
Activities
• •CAN moved from a ~5-10 mill NOK/day
installation* •Conductor spread
rigcutting

e
Hole
•Conductor *

DEPTH (m)
D
to a ~1 mill NOK/day vessel spread •Wellhead / CAN
1500
0

36” Hole

ED DEPTH
OT
removal

OLE
PILOT
PILO
HOLE
HOLE
WH CSG at 1900 m

Drill 36”
• installation
Work moved from critical path to flexible timing

E
2000
200
00

MEASURED
Drill 12 1/4"

Open
O
hole
All activities done to core point
All activities done
B P,
BO

2500

Running
BOP
from a vessel off from a vessel off
er BOP,
H

ŸReduced cost
WH
covve
co
ut W

critical path critical path

Recover
Re
Cut
Cu
C

3000
300
00
ŸReduced risk (schedule and cost)
ŸEconomies of scale by bundling pre and post rig
12 ¼ "
HOLE

3500

* activities (multiwells and multi client campaigns)

4000
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Pre Rig Activities from Vessel SPECIALIST

• Prelay of Mooring Spread • Installation of well foundation and conductor

– Complete mooring spread installed prior to – CAN (Conductor Anchor Node) installation -
rig arrival a more solid foundation for the wellhead
– Rig is hooked up to prelay mooring instead of – Conductor driving with hydraulic hammer
using its own mooring equipment
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Post Rig Activities from Vessel SPECIALIST

• Removal of Prelay Mooring Spread • Removal of CAN & multistring conductor

– Recovery of chain, buoys, fibers and – Cutting of multistring conductor
anchors – Subsea wellhead removal
– Reinstallation on new location – Recovery of CAN/subsea wellhead – reinstallation
on new location
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Case Studies SPECIALIST

Case Study 1 Case study 2 Case study 3

Gjøa prelay Peon CAN & Trolla rig chase
conductor installation
Prelay of Temporary Mooring System

Case 1
Gjøa Prelay Project

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Gjøa Prelay Mooring Project SPECIALIST

• Prelay mooring spreads for 6 different well locations on the

Gjøa field in 2009
• 8 x Rig 1000m chain on BCD location
• 16 x 1000m chain on E&F location
• 8 x 800m Fiber
• 16 x 15Te Vryhof Mk 6 anchors
• Saved approx 3 rig spread days per location
• Reduces loads on the AHTS – safer + can use lower spec
and fewer AHTSs
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Prelay of Rig Mooring (video) SPECIALIST
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Summary - Prelay of Temporary Mooring System SPECIALIST

• Proven concept from several projects over the last years

• Prelay = approx 3 rig spread days saved per well

• Savings: 20-30MNOK/well less cost for vessel and mooring spread

• Reduced risk of weather delays

• Can install the mooring system with fewer and lower spec AHTSs

• Additional HSE benefits: Reduces loads on the AHTS (ref Bourbon Dolphin)

• Moves activities from critical path for the rig to flexible timing for a vessel
Wellhead and Conductor Installation

Case 2
Peon CAN and Conductor Installation

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Peon CAN and Conductor Installation SPECIALIST

• Pre-installation of CAN and conductor on the Peon field in 2009

• Vessel: Island Constructor
• The Peon CAN
• Dimensions: Ø: 6m x H: 12m
• Weight: 80 ton (dry) – 72 ton (wet)
• Penetration: 11m
• Deployed by crane over the side and installed within 12 hours
• The Peon conductor
• Dimension: Ø: 30” x 1”wt x L: 33m (in one length)
• Driven by subsea hammer (toe drive) to 30m in approx 6 hours

• Saved approx 3 rig spread days + made drilling on Peon

possible (due to soil and reservoir conditions)
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CAN Installation on Peon SPECIALIST

Peon CAN deployment:

• CAN weight, air: 80t
• CAN weight, sea: 72t
• Crane Cap. (AHC): 140t
• Crane ops. time: 1 ½ hrs
=> Safe & efficient CAN
deployment demonstrated!
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Peon Conductor Installation on Island Constructor SPECIALIST
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Peon Conductor Installation w/ToeDrive hammer SPECIALIST
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Summary - Wellhead and Conductor Installation SPECIALIST

• Proven concept from Peon and other projects

• Technically as good or better compared to conventional methods

• Vessel based CAN and conductor installation saves approx 3 rig days per well for moderate water
depth
• Significantly higher time savings on deeper water (10-15 days)
• Total cost savings: 15-75MNOK/well less cost for vessel, CAN and conductor driving services

• Moves activities from critical path for the rig to flexible timing for a vessel

• The CAN offers a significantly better foundation for the wellhead than conventional methods
• Can make drilling possible and more reliable on certain fields (soil and reservoir)
• Can make drilling possible and more reliable from certain rigs (heavy BOPs)
“Rig Chase” - Subsea Wellhead Removal

Case 3
Trolla Rig Chase

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Trolla Rig Chase SPECIALIST

• Subsea wellhead located on the Trolla field

• The well permanently abandoned (cemented) by the rig
• The wellhead was left behind for future removal from a vessel
• Wellhead removed by use of the Olympic Zeus in Nov 2009
• NCA’s patented Subsea Wellhead Picker
• Well data:
– Casing configuration: 9 5/8”-20”-30”
– Water depth: 270m
– Net guard installed above the wellhead

• Saved 2 rig spread days per well

• Moves activities from critical path for the rig to flexible timing
for a vessel
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Trolla Rig Chase (video) SPECIALIST
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Summary – Subsea Wellhead Removal SPECIALIST

• Proven concept from 12 subsea wells in the North Sea

• Technically as good or better compared to conventional methods (mechanical cutting from rig)

• Vessel based wellhead removal saves approx 2 rig days per well for moderate water depth
• Total cost savings: 5-10MNOK/well less cost for vessel and cutting services

• Moves activities from critical path for the rig to flexible timing for a vessel
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Overall Summary - Cost Efficient Exploration Drilling SPECIALIST

POSITION
TIION
T O
TIME (days) MOVE
M
MO
0
MOVE IN5 / POSI 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
VE 45OFF 50
0

Pre rig activities

Benefits Post rig activities
500
50
00

• Reduced •Remove
•Install prelayrig time -> more time available prelay
for drilling
mooring spread
Seabed
d
mooring spread
1000
0
• Activities moved from a ~5-10 mill NOK/day
•CAN installation* •Conductor spread
rigcutting

e
Hole
•Conductor

DEPTH (m)
D
to a ~1 mill * NOK/day vessel spread •Wellhead / CAN
1500
0

36” Hole

ED DEPTH
OT
installation removal

OLE
PILOT
PILO
HOLE
HOLE
WH CSG at 1900 m

Drill 36”
• Work moved from critical path to flexible timing

E
2000
200
00

en

MEASURED
le
ole
Drill 12 1/4"

Open
Op
hole
h
ho
All activities done All activities done
to core point
B P,
BO

2500

Running
BOP
from a vessel off
er BOP,
H

from a vessel off in

ŸReductions cost (total 35-55MNOK/well for mod. WD)
WH
covve
co
ut W

critical path critical path

Recover
Re
Cut
Cu
C

3000
300
00
ŸReductions in risk (schedule and cost)
ŸEconomies of scale by bundling pre and post rig
12 ¼ "
HOLE

3500

* activities
4000
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Where do we go from here? SPECIALIST

POSIT
TIIO
ON N
TIME (days) MOVE
M
MO
0
MOVE IN5 / POSITION
10 15 20 25 30 35 40
VE 45OFF 50
0

Pre rig activities Post rig activities

500
50
00
•Install prelay •Remove prelay
mooring spread
pread
pre
p
Seabed
d
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ea
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moor
m oo
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pre e
1000
0

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to
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EPTH (m)
Hol
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W elllllh
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DEP
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1500
0

6” Hole
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36

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HCCSG
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2000
200
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d e to core point
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es
B P,,
BO

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2500
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from a vesselsel
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rrom vessel
om a vvess
veess
es sse off
er BOP,
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covve
co
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critical path critical path

Recover
Rec
Cut
Cu
C

3000
300
00
12 ¼ "
HOLE

3500

4000
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