WELL CONTROL MANUAL

Foreword         This manual presents the well control policies and procedures of Transocean SedcoForex. It has been developed with input from Operations, Engineering, Well Construction and Training. This manual is to be kept on all rigs and in the Operations offices and it is to be used as the reference for all well control operations. It is the duty of all personnel involved in well control operations to read this...

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OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION HANDBOOK

    PREFACE This handbook is has been compiled to give readers with an interested in the oil and gas production industry an overview of the main processes and equipment. When I started to search for a suitable introduction to be used for new engineers, I discovered that much of this equipment is described in standards, equipment manuals and project documentation. But little material was found to quickly give the reader an overview...

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FORMULARS AND CALCULATIONS FOR DRILLING, PRODUCTION AND WORK-OVER

CONTENTS Chapter 1 Basic Formulas 1.      Pressure Gradient 2.      Hydrostatic Pressure 3.      Converting Pressure into Mud Weight 4.      Specific Gravity 5.      Equivalent Circulating Density 6.      Maximum Allowable Mud Weight 7.      Pump Output 8.      Annular Velocity 9.      Capacity Formula 10.   Control Drilling 11.   Buoyancy Factor...

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INTRODUCTION TO DEEPWATER WELL CONTROL (NEXT - NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING)

At the end of the lecture, you should be able to:  Describe the key aspects of well control in deepwater operations Deepwater well control Define Deepwater Well control?  When can it occur?  Why,how, can it occur?  What are the hazards, risks, probability and consequence of well control incidents?  What plans and processes will be used to manage and control well control incidents?  Are all aspects “fit for purpose”...

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DEEPWATER EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS (NEXT NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING)

At the end of the lecture,you will be able to:  Appreciate the various type of equipment systems used in deepwater operations Offshore Rig Equipment Work boats  Tubular and riser handling equipment  Compensation equipment  Elevating equipment or Station keeping  Mud system  Subsea equipment                    –  Remote operated vehicles (ROV’s)     ...

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