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Collaborating Authors
Gibson, Michael
ABSTRACT This paper portrays the advantages of utilising an 18-month "Fast-track" or Accelerated Assistant Drilling's Program for young people new to the Industry employed by a major drilling company in South East Asia. The challenge was to educate young people of different backgrounds, nationalities (Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and Bruneian) whose practical and theoretical skill capabilities and language abilities in Tender Assist Drilling who have never come across such equipment before so that they clearly understood the design and functionality of their equipment on-board their specific rig. Given that Drilling is not an easy subject for people to understand (especially those who are new to the Industry) the task of writing material especially suited for such people is not as easy as it may seem, since the bulk of material available on the subject is at too high and too complex a level. Also, there are very few books written specifically on the subject of Tender Assist Drilling as there are several units, which have to be addressed: – 1) The Tender and Anchor Winches; 2) The Umbilicals and Lines and 3) The Drilling Equipment Set mounted on the platform. An 18-month E-Learning, Offshore and Classroom Training Program was considered the ideal solution for this training since, through being bespoke, it could be clearly and unambiguously written. It could also dove-tail perfectly with the new IADC "Wellsharp" and IWCF well control training programs and the OGP Report No.476, which recommends certain enhancements to well control training. That every trainee scored high marks in the various sections both onshore and offshore is testimony to the fact that such a program is indeed the perfect training aide for young people coming into the industry for the first time. As a result, it is seen as an ideal cost-effective method for future training courses.
Abstract This paper looks, rather uniquely, at an HPHT field in the UK Sector of the North Sea which was designed and developed during the mid 1990's and which, relatively recently, gave problems due to a gas leak from a well which was being worked on. The amount of gas emitted from the well caused full evacuation and the fact that the problem was solved with no injury gives full testimony to the high standard of the Operators Policies and Procedures. The well was "killed" from the top and a relief well was also drilled, designed to kill the well "from the bottom". Unfortunately, the cost of a) loss of production and b) remedial works ran into £billions and the Operator was fined £1,125 million by the Law Courts for contravening the Health & Safety at work act. Sometimes, during the early design phases of a project company departments make decisions which turn out to be less than optimal simply because certain information wasn't known. This can be unfortunate and very costly. The field, Elgin, was named after a relatively nearby Scottish town. The field forms a part of the Central Graben and there were essentially two reservoir columns (the Jurassic overlying the Pentland). The paper tries to portray the excellence of planning, management and operations exhibited by the current world class / first rate Operator.
- North America > United States (1.00)
- Europe > United Kingdom > North Sea > Central North Sea (0.88)
- Europe > United Kingdom > North Sea > Central North Sea > Central Graben > Block 29/5b > Elgin Franklin Field > Fulmar Formation > G4 Well (0.99)
- Europe > United Kingdom > North Sea > Central North Sea > Central Graben > Block 22/30c > Elgin Franklin Field > Fulmar Formation > G4 Well (0.99)
- Europe > United Kingdom > North Sea > Central North Sea > Central Graben > Block 22/30b > Elgin Franklin Field > Fulmar Formation > G4 Well (0.99)
- Europe > United Kingdom > North Sea > Central North Sea > Central Graben > Block 23/26 > Erskine Field (0.98)
Abstract With most of the world’s ‘easy play’ oil and gas fields having been found and now being produced, Operators have little choice in many cases but to drill in more and more difficult conditions in order to produce the oil and gas which the world demands. This increase in difficulty is further compounded by a very low oil price these past 18 months (2014 – 2016) which means that every effort must be made to reduce not only the cost of drilling itself but also to ensure that no untoward event occurs such as a blowout. This paper describes a very significant drilling success story completed in Europe (UK North Sea) which has direct applicability to South East Asian Operators & Drilling Contractors. By carrying-out effective Risk Analysis this difficult well was drilled successfully & economically.
- Europe > Norway (0.90)
- Europe > United Kingdom > North Sea (0.55)