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Water Well Drilling – Old School

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I am not sure which country. This is how they actually drill a water well with very old school method.

Basically from what I’ve seen from the footage, it has the set up which is similar to a drilling rig. There is a circulating hose connected at the top. One man rotates the tubular and this represents a rotating system on the rig as a rotary table or top drive. Since there is no weight (I guess), one man stand on top of the tubular while being rotated in order to apply weight down hole in order to make a hole. The return is back from the annulus to surface and this is similar to mud circulating system.

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This is very interesting to learn how people use their tool to drill a water well. I think they don’t know how to drill like us but they know how the basic system should be.

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Open Hole Fishing VDO Training

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Open hole fishing is one of the most critical operations in drilling. It involves a lot of expertise and experience of the personnel. This VDO by Weatherford Fishing Services demonstrates you about the open hole fishing. This is highly recommended for you to watch it. Additionally, the full VDO transcript is provided.

 

 

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Loss of Concentration While Breaking Out Connection

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You need to watch this VDO. In just few seconds, the incident was occurred because the driller did not turn off a mud pump before breaking out the connection.

What Went Wrong?

– The driller did not pay attention to the operation.
– Stored energy of hydraulic pressure

How Can We Prevent This Situation?

– Raise awareness of people working on the rig
– Always check the pump status before starting any operation
– People working on the rig floor are required to check the pipe to see if the flow still continues
– Use a pneumatic mud bucket
– Watch out for each other

What Do You Think on How To Prevent This?

 

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Please feel free to give us any ideas.

Offshore Deepwater Drilling and Completion in 5 Minutes

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This is excellent oilfield footage about the overall process of offshore deepwater drilling and completion. It has about 5 minutes with good animation that will give you clearer picture of how the deepwater operation works from the beginning.

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