Drilling & Completion Practices Manual Drilling for Conductor Casing

Practices Nr: DC01 Date: 20 Dec 13 Prior to Spud: Follow the recommendations as detailed in BP PS01, Pre-Spud Operations

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!ig up riser and "low line# $nsure a riser %al%e is installed, so that returns can &e ta'en at cellar le%el in case o" losses# (" the possi&ilit) o" losses is high or i" the section length is limited *+100 m,, then consider not running the riser# Function test -ellar Pump# .a%e at least /0 m0 o" high %iscous mud *1P 2 30, read) either to maintain the acti%e, "or sweeps or "or 4-5 pills# P6 and 56 B.7 as per recommendations &elow# $nsure that all OD, (D , and "ishing nec's are measured and recorded# $sta&lish circulation with &oth pumps wor'ing, chec' "or sur"ace lea's# *riser, "lowline, &ell nipple, sha'ers, etc,#

BHAs: 8here are 0 recommended B.7s "or this section# 8he choice o" B.7 should &e &ased on the well o&9ecti%es, e:pected litholog) and o""set anal)ses# Pendulum B.7: 8his assem&l) should &e run where it is re;uired to 'eep the well as %ertical as possi&le, especiall) were well spacing is less than <0 m# 8he pendulum B.7 is &est suited "or the so"t sands and clastics where =OB re;uirements are not high# (t should &e run with low weight on &it and at the high side o" the recommended rpm range# 8he more weight added to this assem&l), the higher the rotations re;uired so as not to create the opposite e""ect and thus increase well inclination especiall) in harder "ormations# <> .=DP to Sur"ace ?O @ A D- *@: "or 1B A hole, 1/: "or /C hole, ?O 3 : D A DFE S8 Sta& 1 : D A DFE S8 Sta& 1 : D A DShoc' Su& wF 8O8-O Bit

4oc'ed B.7: 8his assem&l) is to &e used to minimise ledging# 8he loc'ed assem&l) can ta'e more weight than the pendulum and as such would &e &etter suited to the medium to hard "ormations# (t can also help to ma:imise !OP and &it li"e &) loading all cones e%enl) due to its centre line a:is o" rotation# 8his B.7 should there"ore &e used where shallow car&onates are e:pected, when hole %erticalit) is not critical and in case ledging can &e e:pected#

Drilling & Completion Practices Manual Drilling for Conductor Casing

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<> .=DP to Sur"ace ?O @ A D- *@: "or 1B A hole, 1/: "or /C hole, ?O C : D A DFE S8 Sta& Shoc' Su& FE NB Sta& wF 8O8-O Bit

Steera&le B.7: this assem&l) can &e used to nudge a well "rom o""sets# 8his can &e necessar) with well spacing o" D m# (t can also &e needed when e:cess tophole de%iation could 9eopardise the wellpath at a later stage in the well# !ecommended motor &ends are 0#B@ 0 "or &oth 1B A and /C hole# 8his &end setting still allows string rotations &etween the recommended range o" B0 to D0 rpm# 8he motor applications will re;uire high "low rates and should &e reconsidered in wells where losses are li'el)# <> .=DP to Sur"ace ?O @ A D- *C: "or 1B A hole, 10: "or /C hole, ?O < : D A D1 : D A N5D- *wF 5=D, D <F@ PD5 wF 1B G slee%e sta& Bit

Bits: 8he &it selection is to &e made &ased on o""set wells and lithological prognosis# 8he /C &it is t)picall) (7D- 111, whilst the 1B A %aries &etween (7D- 10< or 31< *so"t "ormation, and 30< *car&onates,# 8he critical "actor "or &it h)draulics shall &e pumping o" 4-5# 8)picall), the minimum noHHle siHes should &e 1@# 8he range o" 4-5 concentration managea&le with this siHe is "rom 1<0 -/00'gFm0# Drilling Fluid: $ither a new Bentonite s)stem or re-used drilling "luid o" the pre%ious drain section will &e used# Ieep mud weight as low as possi&le to pre%ent losses# 6se the mud cleaner and use the dumpFdilute techni;ue *run the desander and desilter, do not run the centri"uge, to pre%ent the solids &uild-up# 8he mud weight in and out should &e monitored "or indications o" annular loading# 8)picall) PJ "or the mud should &e around 10-1<, with a 1P o" /<-00# !aise the 1P to 0< in the e%ent that the "lowrate is reduced !ecommended sha'er screen siHes are 3< to C0 microns depending on "low rate and sha'er capacit) to handle the "low# Drilling o" "ine sands will dictate the use o" "iner screens#

Drilling & Completion Practices Manual Drilling for Conductor Casing

Practices Nr: DC01 Date: 20 Dec 13 For mud properties See D-O5 section /B31 Drilling Parameters: 5a: =OB !P5 Flow-rates 1B A : /D 'daN */< 'daN with motor B.7, /C : 0<#< 'daN *01 'daN with motor B.7, B0 K D0 rpm /@00 - 0/00 lpm *su&9ect to conditions, see &elow,

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=OB is &ased on the B.7s recomended a&o%e# Neutral point is @<L o" collar length# Drilling String D)namics so"tware must &e used to esta&lish the optimum rotational speed and there"ore minimise &it &ounce, lateral %i&rational loads and critical &uc'ling# 8he so"tware should &e %alidated &) comparing predicted optimum rotational speeds against ph)sical e%idence o" string %i&ration and &) closel) monitoring rates o" penetration# 8he well should &e spuded with B0 rpm and 1000 K 1<00 lpm when inside the sto%e pipe until at least <0 m outside the sto%e pipe# =atch out "or cuttings loading in the annulus# (" the well dictates *&) 5= out, o%erpull on connections, use a high %iscous pill *<-10 m0, 1<-/0 PJ, 30-<0 1P, to sweep the hole *initiall) e%er) / stands,# !educe !OP to a ma:imum M /< mFhr &) reducing =OB *do not reduce !P5 &elow B0 to pre%ent &it %i&rations,# Survey and Sampling Re uirements: Sur%e)Ns to &e ta'en on slic' line at: 8O8-O sur%e) at sto%e pipe shoe, i" not alread) ta'en during conductor dri%ing operations, and 8D when drilling "rom a new location or when the nearest well is more than <0 m awa)# E1!O sur%e) at sto%e pipe shoe and e%er) stand there a"ter to monitor and pre%ent collision with the e:isting well*s, when these are less than <0 m awa)# 7d9ust "re;uenc) depending on well seperation# 5ud loggers are to ta'e samples e%er) 10 m# Section !D: 8D should &e called in a hard "ormation, in order to ha%e a competent shoe# 7t section 8D, pump a 10 m 0 high %iscous pill *1<-/0 PJ, 30-<0 1P, and circulate until the sha'ers are clean# Spot a 10 m0 high %iscous pill on &ottom &e"ore POO.# 5onitor hole conditions when POO. to determine i" a wiper trip is re;uired# !eam an) section o" o%erpull# 8D is &ased on the casing length plus a 0 meter poc'et# Reference D-O5 section ///1 D-O5 section /B31