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The document discusses shut-in procedures during drilling operations. It covers reasons for shut-in procedures, types of shut-in including hard, soft, and modified shut-in. It also discusses shut-in procedures for different situations like tripping, running casing, wireline operations, and more. Crew responsibilities are outlined.
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The document discusses shut-in procedures during drilling operations. It covers reasons for shut-in procedures, types of shut-in including hard, soft, and modified shut-in. It also discusses shut-in procedures for different situations like tripping, running casing, wireline operations, and more. Crew responsibilities are outlined.
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Lecture# 06
Procedures
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Reasons for
Shut-in Procedures
o Protect crew & rig
o Stop influx of formation fluid into wellbore
o Allow shut-in pressures to be determined
o Provide opportunity to organize kill procedure
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Shut-in
Procedures
o Vary considerably, depending on company policy,
the type of rig and the size of the crew
o Basics of shutting in do not change mean preventer
must be closed to stop flow
o Hard or soft shut in, or modification of either
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Flow Check
Procedures
o Consist of observing well with pumps shut off to
determine whether it is flowing
o Performed by direct observation, flow sensor
equipment or volumetrically
o If well is flowing, shut-in procedures should begin
immediately
o Depth, fluid type, formation permeability and degree
of underbalance affect how long to observe well
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General Flow Check
Procedures
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Shut-In Procedures
(with pipe on bottom)
o Hard Shut-in
o Modified Shut-in
o Soft Shut-in
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Hard Shut-in
(choke closed)
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Modified Shut-in
(choke closed)
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Soft Shut-in
(choke open)
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Shut-In Procedures
(while tripping)
o Hard Shut-in
o Modified Shut-in
o Soft Shut-in
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Hard Shut-in
(choke close)
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Modified Shut-in
(choke closed)
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Soft Shut-in
(choke open)
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Shut-in on Trip with Top Drive
o Top drive systems employ remotely operated FOSV
which is always made up on top drive
o If kick is suspected, pipe can be set in slips, the top
drive lowered and spun up on string
o FOSV is then closed
o At shallow depths, where time is critical, this technique
offers great advantages over kelly systems
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Spacing Out
o Not desirable to close ram around tool joint
o Need knowing distance from RKB to components in
BOP stack
o Average length of pipe in use should also be known
o For Subsea, water depth, tidal changes and sea
conditions can complicate spacing out
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Shut-in on Collars
o One of more critical shut-in is when collars are pulled
through rotary
o Use annular preventer
o Need to consider complicated situations such as spiral
collars or lack of float valve
o If pressure on shut in acting upwards is greater than
weight of collars acting downward, well may try to
eject collars when shut in is attempted
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Kicks while out of Hole
1. If blind rams are closed & choke open: monitor
choke for flow
2. If blind rams & choke are closed: monitor casing
(annulus) pressure gauge for pressure build-up
o Most operators will use stripping techniques to run
pipe to bottom
o Under no circumstances should pipe be run into an
open well if significant flow is present
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Shut-in while
Running Casing
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Shut-in while Running Casing
o Prior to running casing, BOPs should be equipped with
casing rams and pressure tested.
o Circulating swage with high pressure/low torque valve
must be made up & positioned near rotary table
o Install immediately after BOPs have closed, in case
float equipment fails during well control event
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Shut-in with Braided Wireline
o Wireline operations typically employ
Lubricator
o Lubricator Ass. consist of stuffing box, grease
injectors, lubricator joints (tube bodies),
blowout preventers and bleed valve
o Equipment may be:
❖ Flanged up to an annular preventer
❖ Secured inside annular preventer or rams
❖ Made up to gauge flange on X-tree
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Shut-in with Braided Wireline
Procedure
1. Notify wireline operator to cease operations
2. Driller close bleed (pump in) valve
3. Wireline BOPs are closed manually or by hydraulic
hand pump
4. Notify supervisors that well is shut in
5. There must be a means to cut wireline if needed
(accomplished with wireline shear rams & hydraulic
hand pump or set of shear or blind/shear rams in BOPs
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Bleed (pump in)
Valve
o Allow for bleeding off well fluids
& gasses
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Divertor Procedure
while Drilling
o Diverters are BOPs (usually of annular type)
o Design to protect rig from shallow blowouts by closing
off well under rig, while allowing influx to evacuate
safely through the blooey line(s) below preventer
o Diverter procedures must be applied quickly due to
minimal time from kick detection to reach surface
Review: Divertor System
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Divertor Procedure
while Drilling
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Signs of
Shallow Gas Kick
1. An increase in flow (usually quite dramatic)
2. Mud coming over bell nipple and/or rig floor
3. Loss of standpipe pressure & increase in pump strokes
Note: Remember that all of signs will happen rapidly, so
diverter procedure must be known & undertaken quickly
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Divertor Procedure
while Drilling
1. Do not shut pump(s) down
2. Chain down the brake
3. Open downwind diverter line
4. Close diverter packer
5. Pump at Max. rate with drilling fluid, seawater or
heavy mud from reserve pits
6. Set a watch for signs of broaching around rig
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Divertor Procedure
while Tripping
1. Open downwind diverter line
2. Install FOSV in open position, close valve
3. Close preventer. (A ram may be used instead of the
annular to prevent pipe from traveling upwards.)
4. Install kelly or top drive
5. Open safety valve
6. Pump at Max. with mud, or switch to seawater,
heavy mud or reserve pit
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Rotating Head
Procedure
o Allow to drill or circulate while flaring gas &returning
mud to pits
o Procedure to divert the well might be:
1. Increase closing pressure (depend on type of well)
2. Speed up pumps to increase ECD, but use caution
not to produce too much back-pressure which
could exceed pressure limitations of system
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Rotating Head
Components
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Crew
Responsibilities
o Each crew member must know station & duties for well
control activities and keep lines of communication open
o Driller
o Toolpusher/Rig Manager
o Company Representative (supervisor)
o Mud Engineer
o…
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Driller
o Primary responsibility is kick detection and verification
o Shut in the well
o Notify supervisor
o Organize crew for kill operation
o Remains at drilling console to run rig and rig pump
during kill operation
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Toolpusher/Rig Manager
o Responsible for rig & personnel
o May be responsible for operating choke or to
designate choke operator
o Coordinates kill operation with company
representative
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Company
Representative (supervisor)
o Organizes kill operation
o Has overall responsibility
o Brief crew, oversees operations and makes sure crew
knows their responsibilities
o Notify and keep communications open with office
o May be responsible for operating choke or designating
a choke operator
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Mud Engineer
o Goes to pits
o Supervise weighting operations
o Maintain constant properties & fluid density
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Communications
Risk analysis & good communications minimize
problems and increase safety. Work as a team!
o Before the job
o During the job
o Changeover & Documentation
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