Drilling Rig-Site
Familiarization
By: Mohamed Elfateh
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Types of Drilling Rigs
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vDrilling Rig Components and Systems:
Hoisting System:
Draw Work.
Crown & Traveling Blocks.
Drill Line (Fast line).
Hook.
Dead line anchor.
supply Reel.
Circulating System:
Suction Tank.
Mud Pumps.
Standpipe.
Rotary Hose.
Drilling String.
Flow Line.
Solid Control Equipment.
Intermediate Tank. 3
• Rotating System:
• Rotary Table/Kelly.
• Top Drive System TDS.
• Down hole Motor.
• Power System:
• Generator Sets.
• S.C.R & VFD.
• Control Room.
• Well Control System:
• BOP Stack.
• Accumulator (Koomy) Unit.
• Gas Separator & Vacuum Degasser .
• Choke &Kill Manifold.
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Drilling Rig-Site Familiarization Well-Site Crew Organization
Client Representative
Drilling Supervisor Geological Supervisor
Mud logging
Rig Crew Crew
Drilling Fluid Wireline Crew
Crew
Cementing Coring Crew
Crew
Directional LWD
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Onshore Drilling Rig Crew
Drilling Rig Personnel:
q Rig Manager.
§ Rig Engineer.
§ HSE Engineer.
§ Mechanical Engineer.
§ Electrical Engineer.
§ Tool pusher.
Pre-Job Safety Meeting
§ Driller.
§ Assistant Driller.
§ Derrick man.
§ Floor man.
§ Roughneck.
§ Welder.
§ plumper.
§ Technicians.
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Drilling Operations Abbreviations
Abbreviation Operation Abbreviation Operation
R/U Rig UP M/U Make Up
R/M Rig Move LCM Lost Circulation Material
R/D Rig Down WOB Weight on bit
R/R Rig Releas WOC weight on cement
RIH Run In Hole TDS Top Drive System
POOH Pull Out Of Hole BHA Bottom Hole Assembly
CSG Casing W/T Wiper Trip
DP Drill Pipe W/L Wire Line Logging
OEDP Open End Drill Pipe O/P Over Pull / ton
B/O Break Out TD Total Depth
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Health Safety & Environment (HSE)
§ Rig safety equipment:
A drilling site is equipped with various safety features, including:
I. First aid kits.
II. Fire extinguishers.
III. Emergency air supplies.
IV. Warning sirens.
V. Gas monitors.
VI. Wind indicators (wind sock).
The location of this equipment and Muster Points should be noted prior to
an emergency since emergency conditions can be noisy and can be made
more dangerous by limited visibility and confusion.
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§ Personal Protecting Equipment: includes the following:
• Hard hat.
• Safety shoes.
• Safety glasses.
• Hearing protection.
Special Equipment:
• SCBA:
Self-Contained-Breathing-Apparatus.
• The following are recommended:
• Well-fitted, protective clothing
• CPR and first aid training.
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Heading to the Rig-Site:
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Arrival at the Rig-Site: Rig & Well name Signs:
Well Name
Rig Name
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Well-Site Construction:
Access Road:
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Well-Site Construction: Well Pad Preparations:
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Well-Site Construction:Security Trench:
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Well-Site Construction: Mud Pit and Liner:
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Cellar:
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Rig Move to the Well-site:
Crane Trucks
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Rig Move to the Well-site:
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Rigging Up at the Well-site and Dilling Spudding:
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Rig Entrance:
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Wellsite Geologist Office: Satellite:
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Rig Site Layout:
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Rig Site Layout:
Main Offices
Safety Engineer Fly Camp
Rig Engineer Clinic
Rig Manager
Drilling Super. Geological Super.
Operations Area
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The Main Camp:
v Camp Boss:
§ Chef:
ü Assistants.
ü Waiters.
§ Laundry Boy.
§ Clean Boy.
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Rig-Site Safety:
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Clinic
Doctor
Patient
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Operations-Area:
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Rig-Site Safety:
Scape Line
Wind Sock
Wind Sock
Scape Spillway
Siren
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30 Minutes Breathing Apparatus.
Artificial Breathing Apparatus:
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA).
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Fire Fighting System:
Fire Extinguishers
Water Pump Unit Foam/ Powder
Foam/ Powder
CO2 Sand
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Power System:
Fuel Tank
Engine-Set (CAT)
SCR
Air Compressor
(VOLVO)
SCR: Silicon Controlled
Rectifier: AC Current
to DC Current.
VFD
VFD: Variable
Frequency Driver: AC Power Cables Tray
Current to Controlled
AC Current.
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Power System:
Gen-Set (CAT)
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Circulating System:
Mud Pumps
Mud Materials Suction Tank
Reserve Tank
Mixing Hopper
Mixing Tank
Agitator
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Circulating System:
Mud Pit Level Sensor
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Circulating System:
Release Lines
Dampeners
Mud Pumps
Kill Line
Choke Manifold
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Circulating System:
Rig Floor Mud Manifold Rotary Hose
Stand Pipe
Stand Pipe Pressure Sensor
Rig Floor Mud Manifold
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Mud Flow-Line Sensor
Mud Logging Gas Trap
Flow-Line
Shale Sakers Divider Box
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Circulating System:
SCE: Solid Control
Mud Pits Equipment
SCE: Solid Control Equipment
Mud Cleaners De-Gasser Shale Shakers Trip Tank Sand Trap (V Tank)
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Mud Cleaners Shale
Shakers
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Circulating System:
Emergency Shower Emergency Shower
Ditch Line
Ditch Line Ditch Line
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Rotation System: Top Drive System “TDS”.
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Rotation System:
Floor man Kelly
Slips Lifting Sub
Kelly Bushing
Rat Hole Bit & Bit-sub
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Rig Floor Equipment:
Safety Clamp Type T Safety Clamp Type C
Manual slips
Slip lifter Elevator spider web
Operational controls web
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Rig Floor:
Hydraulic Unit Hydraulic power Tong
air winch
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Rig Floor:
Manual Tong Manual Tong
Slip
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Drill String:
Bit-Sub
X-Over
BHA
Stabilizer
Spiral DC DP HWDP
DC Lifting Sub Drill Bit DP Lifting Sub
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Drill Pipe Box Drill Jar
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Spiral Drill Collar
Bit sub
Bell Nipple
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Hoisting System: Crown Block
Sheaves
Travelling Block
Monkey Board
Hook
Derrick
Dog house Draw work
Rig Floor
V-door
Rig Floor
Pipe Rack Cat Walk
Sub-structure
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Drill-Line Dead-Line
Dead-Line Anchor
DRUM
Draw work Draw work
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Driller Console:
Camera
Monitor
TRQ & RPM
Weight Indicator
SPP Pump Pres.
Communication System
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Well Control System:
BOP Stack
RIG FLOOR Control BOP ACCUMULATOR
Annular Preventer
Pipe Ram
Shear Ram
Drilling Spool
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Well Control System:
Rig Floor Mud Manifold
BOP Stack
Mud gas separator
(Poor Boy)
Choke & Kill Manifold
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Well Control System:
Flair Pit
Flair Line
Mud gas separator
(Poor Boy)
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Drilling Fluid:
Marsh Funnel to Test Mud Balance to Test
Mud Viscosity Mud Density Mw
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Drilling Fluid:
Drilling Mud Lab
Rotational Viscometer Filtration
Solid Content
Methylene Blue Test
Retort
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Single Shot Survey: TOTCO
Survey Unit Silk line
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Mud Logging: Service Data Logging:
Mud Logging Unit Mud Logging warehouse
Mud Logging Sensors and Power cables
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Mud Logging Crew:
Sample Catcher
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Mud Logging:
Mud Logger Data Engineer
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Mud Logging:
Samples Dispatch:
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Wireline Logging:
Logging Tools Logging Truck
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Wireline Logging:
Logging Source lead Shield
Logging Truck
Logging Source Box
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Wireline Logging:
Inside Logging Truck
Monitors
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Wireline Logging:
Control panels
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Fishing Tools:
Basket
& Spiral Taper Tap Milling Shoe Vernier Caliper
Grapple
Safety Joint Overshot Tool
Wash-Over Shoe Bumper Sub RPM & TRQ & Weight Indicator
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Casing:
Casing Rack
Float Collar Float Shoe
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Casing Accessories:
Bottom & Top Plug
Float shoe Casing Centralizer
Casing Centralizers
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Unloading Casing:
Truck
Fork Lift
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Cementing Equipment:
Warehouse
Water Tank Batcher Mixer Water Chemical Tank Silos Cutting Batcher Compressor Cement Head
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Backup Cement Unit
Cement Plug
Cement Unit
High Pressure Cement Line
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Cement Engineer
Cement unit Densimeter
Cement Density X Check
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Cement Head
Rig Released: Well Head
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Thank you for Your Time
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