All BOP equipment and drillstring equipment shall be in a serviceable and fully tested condition. BOP is to be tested as per API every 2 weeks as a minimum. All Stripping drill requirements must be understood by rig personnel and shall be implemented at suitable convenient points during drilling operations. (The procedure shall be written … Well Control Equipment and Procedures – Standards
In order to train the drill crew in the procedures that apply in connection with well control, or reinstatement of lost well control barriers, drills shall be conducted. The drills shall be conducted regularly, and initially very frequent to ensure that the drilling unit equipment and procedures are known to the crew, and that the … Well Control Drills
On both Company and Contractor-owned drilling and workover rigs (regardless of the type of contract) it is the responsibility of the Company representative to ensure that drilling operations are conducted in a manner to provide for complete well control. The responsibilities of the Company representative in no way reduce those of the Contractor with regard … Well Control Responsibilities
General recommendations on maintenance, inspection and testing of BOP and associated equipment are presented below: All BOP equipment will be certified as “fit for use” by a relevant certifying authority. Maintenance and inspection will be carried out as per manufacturer’s specifications as a minimum. A BOP body pressure test shall be carried out once a … Maintenance and inspection of BOP equipment
The following recommendations refer to the application and maintenance of various types of other well control equipment: chole manifold, Inside pipe shut-off tools, Mud-gas separator and trip tank, Mud pit level indicator and recorder,c High pressure mud and cement system, Storm chokes. 1 Choke manifold For working pressure ratings over 13,800 kPa (2000 psi), the … Application and maintenance of secondary well control equipment
All pressure tests shall be recorded on pressure recorder charts. A record shall be kept of the volumes required to obtain the test pressure, and of the volumes returned when bleeding off. … Casing, wellhead and BOP equipment tests
The BOP equipment installation shall conform to the following … Wellhead equipment should withstand anticipated pressures and allow for future remedial operations. Ram type preventers should be installed the correct way up. All connections, valves, fittings, piping, etc., subject to well pressure, must be flanged, clamped or welded and have a minimum working pressure equal … Installation requirements for wellhead and BOP equipment
The diverter is installed on top of the wellhead to enable flow from shallow formations to be diverted away from the work area in case of a shallow gas kick. However, current diverter equipment is not yet designed to withstand an erosive shallow gas kick for a prolonged period. The diverter system is still seen … Diverter equipment
The subsea BOP equipment may comprise either a single stack or a two-stack system. The single stack system is preferred. The single stack system consists of one large bore BOP stack (generally 18 3/4″) with a working pressure classification of 10,000 psi or 15,000 psi. The two-stack system consists of a 2000 psi WP large … Subsea blowout prevention (BOP) equipment
Surface blowout prevention equipment (BOP) is that equipment used in land operations and operations where the wellhead is above the water level. Given in this article are the MINIMUM requirements for each working pressure classification. 1. 2000 psi WP classification Where equipment of this classification will suffice, the BOP stack will consist of: One annular … Surface BOP equipment