CADE/CAODC2009AnnualDrillingConference

EvaluationofDrillingRig PerformanceCharacteristics
QuintonT.Foulston,P.Eng. PrecisionDrilling

Iwill: 1. Exploresomeoftheambiguitiesaroundthe traditionalRIGDEPTHRATING 2. Describefour(4)ALTERNATEdrillingrig performanceCHARACTERISTICS 3. Concludewithabriefsummary

Metricscommonlyreferredtowhenselectinga drillingrigintheUS&Internationalmarkets: Drawworkshorsepower Mastsize&hookload Rigdepthrating(oftenbasedonmaxdepthof depthrangeassignedbydrawworksOEM)

Metricscommonlyreferredtowhenselectinga drillingrigintheUS&Internationalmarkets: Drawworkshorsepower Mastsize&hookload Rigdepthrating(oftenbasedonmaxdepthof depthrangeassignedbydrawworksOEM) Metricscommonlyreferredtowhenselectinga drillingrigintheCanadianmarket: Rigdepthrating Mastsize&hookload
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InordertoassignaRIGDEPTHRATING,aDrilling ContractormustmakeAMBIGUOUSassumptions aboutthefollowing: wellprofile mudweight drillstringdesign casingdesign conditionofthehole

Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics: WhatcantherigPULL? 1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing? 2. whenPOOHnearTD? HowmuchpipecantherigRACK? 3. basedonthegeometryoftheselectedpipe? 4. basedontheweightoftheselectedpipe?

Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics: WhatcantherigPULL? 1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing? 2. whenPOOHnearTD? HowmuchpipecantherigRACK? 3. basedongeometry? 4. basedonweight?

Whatthedrillingrig* canPULLisdetermined bycomparing: Mast Drillingline Drawworks

Consideration oftheMASTwhen determiningwhatthe rigcanPULL

TypicalMASTplacardas per3rdEditionofAPI4F showingthemaximum statichookloadcapacities

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ConsiderationoftheWIREROPE whendetermining whattherigcanPULL

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MinimumWIREROPEdesignfactors(select valuestakenfromAPIRP9B12thEdition): Rotarydrillingline Rotarydrillinglinewhensettingcasing Pullingonstuckpipe 3 2 2

Typical6X19IWRC drilllineconstruction
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ConsiderationoftheDRAWWORKSwhen determiningwhattherigcanPULL

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Exampleof DRAWWORKS placardmaximum hookloadcapacities

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ConsidertheACTUALDRAWWORKS PRIMEMOVERwhendetermining whattherigcanPULL

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Q1: Whatcantherig PULLwhenstuck, orrunningcasing?

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Stuckpipeorcasingrunningoperations typicallyrequiretheHIGHESTHOOKLOADSof theplannedwell

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1. WhattherigcanPULLwhenstuckorrunning casing,isthelesserof: Maststatichookload HLusing2:1SFonfastlinebreaking strength drawworksOEMmaxHLormaxSLP/HLcalc fromactualinputtorque

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Q2:WhatcantherigPULLwhentripping? Atwhatspeed?Withwhatoverpull?

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Trippingoperationstypically requiretheHIGHESTHOISTINGSPEEDS. TheHORSEPOWERofthedrawworksprime moverdefinestherelationshipbetween hookloadandhoistingspeed.

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*Percentages(%)ofmaximumcapacitiesinQ1: Overpull ReducedDrilling Capacity

WireRope Mast Drawworks

33%(SF=2:1) specifiedOP specifiedOP

66%(SF=3:1) (100%lessOP) (100%lessOP)

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Whenoverpullrequirementsarespecified:

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WhenoverpullrequirementsareNOTspecified,theDrilling Contractorcanmakereductionstothemast&drawworks capacitiesbasedonthesizeofthedrillingrig:

Singles Doubles Triples

15% 85% 20% 80% 25%(upto100kip) 75%

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*Percentages(%)ofmaximumcapacitiesinQ1: Overpull ReducedDrilling Capacity

WireRope Mast Drawworks

33%(SF=2:1) specifiedOP specifiedOP

66%(SF=3:1) (100%lessOP) (100%lessOP)

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Whenoverpullrequirementsarespecified:

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WhenoverpullrequirementsareNOTspecified,theDrilling Contractorcanmakereductionstothemast&drawworks capacitiesbasedonthesizeofthedrillingrig:

Singles Doubles Triples

15% 85% 20% 80% 25%(upto100kip) 75%

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*Percentages(%)ofmaximumcapacitiesinQ1: Overpull ReducedDrilling Capacity

WireRope Mast Drawworks

33%(SF=2:1) specifiedOP specifiedOP

66%(SF=3:1) (100%lessOP) (100%lessOP)

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Whenoverpullrequirementsarespecified:

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WhenoverpullrequirementsareNOTspecified,theDrilling Contractorcouldmakereductionstothemast&drawworks capacities,fordrilling,basedonthesizeoftherig:

Singles Doubles Triples

15% 85% 20% 80% 25%(upto100kip) 75%

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1. WhattherigcanPULLwhenstuckorrunning casing,isthelesserof: Maststatichookload HLusing2:1SFonfastlinebreaking strength drawworksOEMmaxHLormaxSLP/HLcalc fromactualinputtorque 2. WhattherigcanPOOHnearTDatadesired blockspeedw/anoverpullcontingency,isthe lesserof: Maststatichookloadlessanoverpull HLusing3:1SFonfastlinebreakingstrength calcHLfromactualdrwksHP&desiredblock speed,ordrawworksmaxHLlessanoverpull
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Howmuchpipe cantherigRACK?

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Clarificationoftermdefinitions astheyrelate tothispresentation: RACKINGCAPACITY numberofstandsthatcan bestoodonthefloorbasedonthegeometry ofthemonkeyboardandrackingfloor SETBACKCAPACITY maximumuniformweight oftubularsthatcanbesupportedbythe rackingfloor

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Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics: WhatcantherigPULL? 1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing? 2. whenPOOHnearTD? HowmuchpipecantherigRACK? 3. basedongeometry? 4. basedonweight?

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HowmuchpipetherigcanRACK geometricallyisgenerallybased on: Sizeoftheselectedtubulars GeometryoftheMB Footprintoftherackingfloor

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Commondrillpipedimensions: 4 15.7#DPw/newNC405.25 ODTJ 4 16.6#DPw/newNC466.50 ODTJ 5 19.5#DPw/newNC506.625 ODTJ

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RACKINGCAPACITIESbasedonMBgeometry: 126triplestandsw/4 DP/HWDP(3570m) 108triplestandsw/4 or5 DP/HWDP(3060m) 10triplestandsof6 collars(280m)

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AspacebetweentheDS&ODSpipeisretainedto: Laydowndirectionaltoolswhentripping CreateclearpathforwirelinewhenloggingatTD Runlongstringofcasingwhenonamultiwellpad

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Gatorbacks,commonlyusedintheCanadian drillingindustrytopreventiceplugs,canlimit thenumberofstandsthatcanbeRACKED regardlessofpipesize

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Distinctmetricsthatwouldmoreclearly definethegeometricalRACKINGcapabilityof adrillingrig: RACKINGCAPACITY(m)of4 DP/HWDP RACKINGCAPACITY(m)of4 or5 DP/HWDP RACKINGCAPACITY(m)ofCOLLARS

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Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics: WhatcantherigPULL? 1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing? 2. whenPOOHnearTD? HowmuchpipecantherigRACK? 3. basedongeometry? 4. basedonweight?

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Q4:Howmuchpipecantherig RACK basedonweight?

TheSETBACKCAPACITYtypicallyreflectsauniform loadingassumptionthatmaynotconsiderthe localizedloadingofHWDP.

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Nomonkeyboard.Norackingfloor.

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NoRACKINGorSETBACKlimitations.

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ThispresentationencouragestheOperatorand DrillingContractortocollaborativelydetermine theloadsthatarespecifictotheplannedwell(s); andcomparetheseestimatedloadstoamore transparentsummaryofDRILLINGRIG CAPABILITIES ratherthanrelyonanambiguous rigdepthratingtoevaluatethesuitabilityofa particularrigforaparticularwellprogram. Doingsowillrefinetherigselectionprocess;and mayultimatelyreducetheCOSTtodrillthe plannedwell(s).
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EvaluationofDrillingRig PerformanceCharacteristics
QuintonT.Foulston,P.Eng. Ph.4037164642

Thankyouforyourinterestinthispresentation. Arethereanyquestions?
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