Stripping Procedure with Volumetric Control For Migrating Kick

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With gas kick in the well, the conventional stripping method is not application because it won’t account for the gas migration and expansion; therefore, the special stripping procedure, Stripping with Volumetric Control, will be utilized for this case. This procedure is designed to strip the drill string back into the well with gas influx while the bottom hold pressure is maintained nearly constant.

Figure 1 - Stripping With Volumetric Control

 Figure 1 – Stripping With Volumetric Control

 

The Stripping with Volumetric Control procedures are as follows;

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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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Stripping Procedure without Volumetric Control for Non-Migrating Influx

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This article will teach you about the stripping procedure for non-migrating kick. This procedure is used to strip to desired depth but it won’t account for volumetric bleed therefore it is mainly applicable for stripping with non-migrating kicks as water or oil.

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GOM Offshore Oil Platform Rig Explosion – Alfa Platform Pemex Oil – 300 Evacuated

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It was a very sad oilfield incident and these are NEWS from two sources, AP and reuter.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire erupted Wednesday at an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing four workers, injuring 16 and forcing the evacuation of 300, Mexico’s state-owned oil company said.

A survivor of the blaze on the Abkatun Permanente platform in the Campeche Sound said workers “jumped into the sea out of desperation and panic.”

“There was nothing you could do but run,” said Roger Arias Sanchez, an employee of Petroleos Mexicanos’ contractor Cotemar who escaped the burning platform in an evacuation boat. He spoke in Ciudad del Carmen in Campeche state, where most of the injured and evacuated workers were taken.

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