Accident of Jack Up Rig Offshore Mexico – Results In 2 Fatality, At Least 10 Injured

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May 5 (Reuters) – Mexican oil company Pemex said an accident on Tuesday has left an offshore maintenance rig in the southern Bay of Campeche listing, killing two workers, but has not affected crude production.

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Pemex said the Troll Solution rig, which was contracted to operate in Pemex’s Abkatun-Pol-Chuc shallow water oil field, was positioning itself to carry out maintenance on wells linked to the Caan Alf platform.

It earlier reported that two workers had suffered minor injuries. Continue reading →

Stripping with Volumetric Control Steps and Example Calculations

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This example demonstrates the calculations and the steps of the stripping with volumetric control so it will help you understand about what calculations required are and how to perform the stripping with volumetric control.

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Gas kick at the bottom but the drillstring is out of bottom. The kick is introduced while pulling out of hole and the following information below is the well information. Continue reading →

Down Hole Video Camera – Amazing To See How Actual Oil & Gas Wells Look Like

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Have you ever imagined about the down hole conditions of oil and gas wells? 

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We initially think that they might look pretty smooth tubular with perforated holes and down hole tools. Until we’ve seen these footage, you will be amazed how the technology can help you to look into down hole. They are excellent VDOs because they demonstrate the well conditions in various situations. You can see down hole tools (packer, side pocket mandrel, etc), perforated holes, damaged casing, hole shape, tubular conditions, etc. What’s more, down hole camera can demonstrate how oil and gas wells produce. With this application, it will help oil companies to identify the well production issue more accurately. Continue reading →

Practical Considerations for Stripping Well Control Operation

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This section will discuss some practical stand points of the stripping operation with and without volumetric control. Additionally, this will summarize some key points for both methods of stripping for off bottom well control.

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General Practical Considerations

Stripping operation requires accurate measurement of fluid bled off therefore it is very critical to have a small trip tank or a stripping tank for the operation. Furthermore, when the drillstring is stripped deeper, you might need to fill the pipe. You need to ensure that the volume filled up will not create any confusion with the bleed of volume. There are some cases when personnel don’t track the volume properly and finally the kick is unintentionally introduced into the wellbore. Continue reading →