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Shut-In Procedure while Tripping with a Subsea BOP Stack

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After we publish this article “Hard Shut-In Procedure while Drilling with a Subsea BOP Stack”, there are some people asking us about what about the shut-in procedure while tripping with a subsea stack. So today we will focus on this topic.

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For the shutting in procedure with subsea stack, there are 3 steps which are stab valve, space out, and shut in and the details for the procedure are below.

 1st step: stab valve

  • Stab the full opening safety valve into the string and then make it up to the drillstring. Close the valve.

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Shut-In Procedure while Drilling

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While drilling, a drilling team must be carefully check for well control indicators and if the positive kick indicator(s) indicated, crew must instantly know how to shut in the well in correct manner. The steps below, called “3S” shut-in procedures, demonstrate how to properly shut the well in while drilling.

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