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Sequence of
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Schedule
Time frame managing

Exploration introduction

THE Drilling SITE

Drilling Rig

Running CSG

Casing CMT

Basic logging

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Exploration and
Geophysics

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Let the Story Begin

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Once the location for the site has been established, the area is prepared for
drilling, with the following steps:

1. Site Preparation

2.Conductor-rathole-mousehole

3. Transporting Equipment

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1. Leveling & site preparation

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2. Cellar digging

• A dug-out area,

• located below the rig.

• The cellar serves as a cavity in

which the casing spool and casing
head reside.

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2. Cellar digging

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3. Mud pit digging

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3. Mud pit digging

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4. Conductor pipe hammering

Conductor Hole
A large diameter hole bored to facilitate steel pipe. May be cemented in place to allow
conventional oil and gas well drilling operations ,and also allows fluid returns to a mud
system when drilling surface hole.

CONDUCTOR PIPE INSTALLATION

30” OD x 1”. wall thickness has been selected and Affiliate’s standard for world-wide
exploration and development drilling activities

Pile Hammers
• Diesel pile hammers are used for surface driving operations of conductor pipe.
• The driving depth of the conductor pipe is a function of the sediments in the ground.
• The most common used system is a hammer weight of 18t

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4. Conductor pipe hammering

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4. Conductor pipe hammering Drive Shoe Technology

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5. Rathole drilling

Rat-hole Conductor mouth hole

pipe

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5. Rathole drilling

• Rathole
A shallow bored hole under the derrick substructure in which the Kelly is
temporarily stored during tripping operations.

• Mouse Hole
A shallow bored hole under the derrick substructure in which a single drill
pipe joint is temporarily set to facilitate easier connections.

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4. Conductor pipe hammering

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4. Conductor pipe hammering

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1. Rig Move

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1. Rig Move

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1. Rig Move

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2. Rig up

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2. Rig up

a. Mast Raising

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2. Rig up

b. substructure Raising

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2. Rig up

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2. Rig up

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2. Rig up

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3. Conductor connection

Shaker line

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4. Rig Acceptance

Rig acceptance checklist Rig accept

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5. Pipe rack

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6. Drill Pipe Inspection

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6. Drill Pipe Inspection Thread cleaning

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6. Drill Pipe Inspection Thread cleaning

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7. Stands make up

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7. Stands make up

• Single pipe
• Stand “ 3 singles “

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7. Stands make up

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7. Stands make up

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8. Rack back stands

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9. BHA preparation Drill pipe

Heavyweight
BHA

• Run a 26" bit + 3 x 9" DC + HW-DP Drill Collers

• Run a 26" bit + float valve + 36" Hole

Hole Opener
Opener + 1 x 9" Monel DC + 1 x 9"
Spiral DC + 5" HWDP + 5" DPs
Bit sub

Drill Bit

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9. BHA preparation

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1. Preparing spud mud

• Spud mud MUD SYSTEM SEAWATER & SPUD MUD

Mud used to drill a well from
surface to a shallow depth. Guar Mud Density 8.9 – 12.0 ppg
gum or salt gel are commonly used
offshore as spud mud. Onshore Rheology @ 120°F/49°C
spud mud is usually a water-base PV 13 – 15 cps
mud containing bentonite clay that
YP 24 – 32 lb/100 sqft
is flocculated with lime.
Gels 11/15- 10/20 lb/100 sqft

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1. Preparing spud mud

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1. Preparing spud mud

Mixing

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1. Preparing spud mud

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2. Spud In

A large diameter hole is

drilled using a large
diameter drill bit. Drilling is
conducted by heavy duty
industrial strength drill bits.
The drill bits come in
different sizes according to
the diameter of the hole
being drilled.

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2. Spud In

• First, a large drill

bit is used to drill a
short interval of
hole.

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2. Spud In

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2. Spud In

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2. Spud In

1. Mud pumping

Mud return line

2. Mud cleaning

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2. Spud In

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2. Spud In

Drill to the depth of the first two joints using high viscosity mud (80-120 seconds Funnel
viscosity) and at a very slow pump rate,

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2. Mud Cleaning

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3. Continue drilling

36” conductor pipe 30” pit diameter

26” conductor pipe 20” pit diameter

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4. Hole Cleaning
1. Mud pumping

Mud return line

2. Mud cleaning

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5. Wiper trip for hole cleaning

At TD circulate the hole clean, displace the hole with gel mud

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6. POOH

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7. surface Casing Running

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7. surface Casing Running

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7. surface Casing Running Float show and float coaller

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7. surface Casing Running

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7. surface Casing Running

Surface casing

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8. Casing Cementing

Cement functions

1 Provides zonal isolation.

2 Supports axial load of casing.

Protects casing against corrosion and erosion

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4 Provides support to borehole in

plastic or unconsolidated formations

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8. Casing Cementing

Top Plug

Top Plug
Released
Cement

Bottom Plug Displacement

Fluid
Spacer Fluid

Drilling
Fluid Plug
Bottom Plug Bumped
Float Ruptured
Shoe Joint Collar
Float Shoe

A B C
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9. Wait on cement

To suspend drilling operations while

allowing Cement slurries to solidify,
harden and develop compressive
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10. Cement Job completion

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3.9.Connection
Wait on cement
casing head

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