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Nearly all of todays rigs are of the rotary type (other type is percussion
or cable tool type used only for shallow wells)
Rigs may be marine or land (offshore or onshore)
Marine (swamp)/offshore/deepwater rigs
Bottom supported - for water depth (WD) of ~350 ft
Platform, barge (20 - 40 ft WD), and jackup up to 350 ft WD)
Platform rigs may be self contained or tendered, water depth limited by
platform design, may be >1500 ft WD
Floating - semi-submersible (up to ~6000+ ft WD) and drillship (up to
13,000+ ft WD)
Land rigs - conventional or mobile
Mobile rig may be jacknife (cantilever) or portable mast
Description:
Transported by dismantling /
Reassembling in several parts.
When greater lift capacity is
needed.
Longer moving time.
Used for:
Deeper wells (>2500 m) on land.
Transporting time is not a
concern.
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Some Rig Requirements
Continued
Onland
Road load limits
Noise and illumination pollution
Cuttings and mud disposal requirements
Location size constraints
Rig floor to ground clearance for wellhead and well control equipment
Many designs criteria are used in selecting the proper marine rig. Major
criteria are as follows:
Water depth rating (first evaluation tool)
Derrick and substructure capacity
Physical rig size and weight
Deck load capacity
Stability in rough weather (wind)
Duration of drilling program
Rig rating features such as horsepower, pipe handling and mud
mixing capabilities
Exploratory versus development drilling
Availability and cost.
Rig mobilization costs must be considered when selecting marine rigs and
this is a function of number of wells to be drilled.
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Offshore/Bottom Supported: Submersible /Barge
Description:
Transported by floating, submerged on location for drilling.
Used for:
Shallow Waters ( < 30 m) rivers, swamps, coastal regions, and inland
bays.
Description:
Mobile offshore drilling structure
with tubular or derrick legs that
can be jacked up and positioned
on location to support the deck
and hull.
Used for:
Offshore drilling with water
depths 100-130 mts
Description:
Self-contained rigid, immobile
structure from which
development wells are drilled and
produced.
Used for:
Offshore drilling on existing
platforms essentially unlimited
water depths, limited by platform
design which may be floating and
tethered.
Description:
Drilling mast and drawworks
and a limited amount of
drilling support equipment is
placed on the platform.
The rest of the drilling
equipment (pumps,
generators, storage, and
living accommodations, etc.)
are on a barge like vessel
moored adjacent to the
platform.
Used for:
Platforms with limited size of
weight bearing capacity or
working area.
Tension Leg Platform (TLP) Concrete Gravity Platform (CGP) Guyed Tower Platform
Whether offshore or land based all rotary rigs have the same
basic drilling equipment, with the following major components
or systems:
Power system
Hoisting system
Fluid-circulating system
Rotary system
Well control system
Well monitoring system
Most rig power is consumed by the hoisting and fluid circulation systems.
Usually both systems are not used at the same time
Power requirements: 500 - 3,000+ HP (horse power)
Types of power prime movers
Steam engine (obsolete)
Internal combustion diesel engine
Diesel-electric
Direct-drive (uses gears, chains, belts etc.)
Mechanical HP requirement for prime movers must be modified for harsh
temperature environment & altitude
Power-system performance characterized by output HP, torque, fuel
consumption, and efficiency
The drawworks is the control center of the rig and it houses the drum
which spools the drilling line
Principal parts are: drum, brakes, the transmission, and the catheads
Its design depends on prime mover type and power transmission type
Rated by horse power & depth
Drawworks HP = (W x Vh)/(33000 x E); W is lbf and Vh is in ft/min, E is traveling
assembly (block and tackle) efficiency
These are components through which the fluid moves from the pump to
the rig floor
Surge chamber - located in the high pressure discharge line from the
pump to reduce vibration
4 - 6 heavy-walled pipe from pump to base of rig substructure
Stand pipe, attached to one of the legs
Flexible rotary hose
Swivel - rotates and allows fluid circulation under pressure
Kelly or Top drive (connects to drill string)
Advantages
Ability to move fluids with high solids content
Ability to pump large particles, for example, lost circulation materials,
(LCM)
Ability to operate over a wide range of pressures and volumes by
using different liners and pistons
Ease of operations and maintenance; and very reliable
Disadvantages
Discharge flow is pulsating and hence causes vibration on discharge
lines
Mud pits may be pits in the ground lined with an impermeable liner or
may be steel tanks. Offshore they of course are steel tanks.
Three basic types of mud tanks: settling, suction, and reserve
Settling: allows time for setting of cuttings and release of entrained gas
Suction: the pump sucks cleaned fluid from it
Reserve: to contain contaminated fluid, cuttings, and any sometimes
produced formation fluid
Tanks are usually equipped with motor-driven agitators (mixers)
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Rig Rotary System Top Drive
Top drive
Has built-in tongs to make and
breakout pipes.
Uses a hydraulic or electric motor to
achieve rotation.
Safer and easier for crew members to
handle the drill pipe.
Saves time as connections are made
very fast and safer. The crew uses
the units built-in tongs.
Connections only need to be made
every ~90 feet or every 3 joints of
pipe improving drilling efficiency.
Provides other operational
advantages.
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Well Control System
One of the most important systems on the rig. Its functions are:
To detect a kick and to close the well on surface
To circulate well under pressure and permit increasing the fluid density at the
same time
To move pipe under pressure
To divert flow from the rig
Kick is the uncontrolled flow of formation fluid into the well and occurs
when hydrostatic pressure (Ph) is less than the formation pressure (Pf)
If the well control system fails, a BLOWOUT occurs - this is perhaps the
worst disaster while drilling.
A blowout is an uncontrolled flow of fluid from a well
Effects of blowouts may cause: loss of life, loss of equipment, loss of
the well, loss of natural resources, and damage to the environment.
These are accumulators, casing head, control panel, kelly cock, inside BOP, and high
pressure circulation device
Accumulator
Used to close hydraulically the BOP and located away from the rig
Its characteristics: most be able to close all the BOP units at least once; has
its own power source; its oil must be compatible with elastomers used in the
BOP.
Casing head - connects BOP stack to top of casing.
Control panel - on the rig floor and easily accessible to the driller.
Kelly cock/inside BOP - stop flows from inside the drill pipe.
High pressure circulating device (pump) - used to circulate the kick out of the hole.
Back pressure device used to maintain additional pressure on the well while
circulating drilling fluid. This is done with an adjustable choke (an adjustable valve or
throttling device suitable for high velocity solids laden fluid).
These are special pack-off devices used to stop fluid flow from a well. A
multiple of the pack-of devices is called BOP stack. Stack arrangement
is dependent on many factors including formation pressure & operator
policies
Purpose of BOP
Stops flow from the annulus with or without the drill string in the hole
To determine if flow from the well may occur
To allow pipe movement under pressure
To allow fluid circulation
To control pressure in the well
A = annular preventer,
R = ram preventer,
S = drilling spool
G = rotating head
Drill pipes
Transmit rotational power to the bit.
Transmit drilling fluid to the bit.
Drill collars
Provide weight on bit.
Prevent buckling of the drill string.
Provide pendulum effects to cause the
bit to drill a more nearly vertical hole.
Support and stabilize the bit to drill
new hole aligned with the already
drilled hole.
Drill collars can be round (most),
spiral, or square
Spiral used in small diameter holes or
deviated wells to prevent or reduce
differential pipe sticking.
Square used in straight hole (vertical)
drilling.
Drill pipe Drill collar
Safety meetings
Must be conducted often to discuss procedures
Must provide manuals for new employees
Must conduct regular drills
Special conditions
Drilling in H2S environment needs special precautions
Derrick/Mast Capacities
Load Capacities
Floor Space
Height
V-door clearance, etc
Rig floor auxiliary hoists
Elevating/Assembling/Transportation Mechanism
Sub-Structure
Load Capacities
Dimensions
KB to Ground Clearance
Assembling / Transportation Mechanism
Breaks down into small packages for moving (~8000 lb for medium lift
choppers to 20,000 lb for military type choppers)
Can deploy in locations not otherwise useable without very high cost
(jungle, mountain tops, inaccessible locations)
From the previous table, the density, , for diesel is 7.2 lbm/gal and the heating value, H, is
19,000 Btu/lbm. Thus, the fuel consumption rate wf is:
1hour
w f 31.5 gal / hr 7.2 lbm / gal 3.78 lbm / min
60 minutes
The total heat energy consumed by the engine is given as:
Qi w f H
3.78 lbm / min 19,000 Btu / lbm 779 ft lbf / Btu
Qi
33,000 ft lbf / min/ hp
Qi 1,695.4 hp
Example: A drilling rig is working in an arid climate (85F) at an elevation of 3,600 ft.
During the day, the peak temp. is 105oF. The min. temperature (prior to dawn) is 45F.
The rig has three 1,000 HP prime movers. Determine the min. and max. HP available
during the 24-hr period.
Solution
The total available HP from the prime movers is 3 x 1000 HP = 3,000 HP
The loss in HP due to altitude =3% loss/1000 ft x 3600 ft x3000 HP= 324 HP
Hence, available HP at an altitude of 3,600 ft = 3,000 HP-324 HP = 2676 HP
Minimum HP will occur at the max. temp. = 2676 HP - loss to increase in temp.= 2676
HP - 1% loss/10oF x (105-85) F x 2676
= 2676 HP - 53.5 HP = 2622 HP
Maximum horsepower will occur at the minimum temp.
= 2676 HP + increase due to decrease in temp.
= 2676 HP + 1% gain/10F x (85-45)F x 2676 =2676 HP+107 HP
= 2783 HP
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Example: A rig must hoist a load of 300,000 lbf. The drawworks can provide an input power
to the block and tackle system of 500 hp. Eight lines are strung between the crown block
and traveling block. Calculate (1) the static tension in the fast line when upward motion is
impending, (2) the maximum hook horsepower available, (3) the maximum hoisting speed,
(4) the actual derrick load, (5) the maximum equivalent derrick load, and (6) the derrick
efficiency factor. Assume that the rig floor is arranged as shown previously.
90 ft
Time to pull a 90-ft stand would require t 1.9 min
46.3 ft / min
1 E E n 1 0.841 0.8418
Fd W 300,000 382,090 lbf
En 0.8418
1. Comprised of crown
block, traveling block,
and drilling line.
2. Provides a mechanical
advantage, which
permits easier handling
of large loads.
3. Generally mechanical
advantage is less than
n (i.e. less than 100%)
due to friction.
4. As n increases, the
mechanical advantage
increases.
The drilling line is subjected to fatigue and wear when in service during
normal tripping operation.
Failure of the line may result in injury to personnel, damage to the rig,
and loss of the drilling string.
Hence, drilling line tension is always maintained less than the yield strength of the
line.
The greatest wear occurs at pickup points on the traveling and crown
blocks and the drawworks.
These wear locations must be changed regularly by following a
preventative maintenance program called a SLIP and CUT Program
(similar to oil change for your car).
Solution:
The pump factor for a duplex pump can be determined as follows using
the equation for duplex-double-acting pump
Fp
2
2
Ls E 2dl2 d r2 180.9 26.52 2.52
F p 1,991.2 in 3 / stroke
Recall that there are 231 in3 in a U.S. gallon and 42 U.S. gallons in a U.S.
barrel. Thus, converting to the desired field units yields
in 3 gal bbl
1,991.2 0.2052 bbl / stroke
stroke 231 in 3 42 gal
Hopper
Returns
from Well
Main Shaker
Sand Trap
Desilter or
Mud Cleaner Hopper
Desander
Hopper
Returns
from Well
Main Shaker
Sand Trap
Desilter or
Mud Cleaner Hopper
Desander
Mud flow indicator - detects a kick more quickly, sees the kick first
Pit volume indicator - indicates the active pit volume and presets at
high & low levels; an alarm turns a light or a horn on when the levels
are below or above set levels
Gain in pit volume = kick volume !!!
Hole fill-up indicator - used while tripping to measure accurately the
fluid required to fill the hole
Trip tanks - usually very small (10 - 15 bbl capacity) and provide the
best way to monitor hole fill-up volumes
When the trip tanks are not available, use pump strokes
Never use active tanks as hole fill-up volume indicator