Pre-spud Checklist # 4

Drains clear to flow to rio negro

Ditches between pits to grout with old cement
42 pipe cut approx 0.3m above bottom of cellar and cellar cut where necessary to assist flow
Cellar clean, cellar jet installed & discharge line to shakers, sufficient slope for cutting removal
Mouse and rathole in place
Chicksans connected to stand pipe, at subbase
D-gasser hooked up
All stairs, walkways on mud tanks installed, level
Trip tank pump functional
Totco wire line unit rigged up and serviceable, barrel on wire line
Floor rigged up-tongs moving freely, subs racked, correct segments in slips etc
Totco geolograph recorder hooked up and functional
Drilling line spooler installed
Spud mud ready and extra water in other tanks
Casing cleaned, strapped, all casing running tools ready
Cementers ready, all lines rigged up, silos full
Mudloggers ready
Solids control ready, barytes recovery line hooked up
Barytes on location, silos full
Rubbish bins in place
Pick up & make up two stands of hwdp & rack back
Stab in tool checked, d/p centralisers on floor with nails
Timbers/false rotary readily available
Shoe made up on first joint to be run
Welding equipment ready & on stand by
Drilling tools laid out on matting
Spacer spool installed on the bottom of 21 BOPE
Primary check on BOPE
Wash down guns rigged up
Submersible pump installed in water pit, hooked up and tested
Water well generator still on independent power
Lay out, rabbit & strap BHA and tubulars to reach casing depth. Record stabilizer blade gauges.
Cable tray covers installed
Trip tank hose hooked up
Crown o matic installed and tested
Check position of drill line spooler skid
Spreader beams secured
Casing stabbing board installed and tested
Set 30 riser assembly in cellar area and secure
Check all chains and turnbuckles are functioning for holding down the 30 casing
30 casing laid out, cleaned and measured.
BOP platform in place for attaching stays to riser and connecting flow line
Geolograph hooked up
Weatherford-1 tong & power unit available and equipped with 18 5/8 jaws, spare jaws avail.
Koomey unit in position and lines laid out
Prior to acceptance pressure test the rig pumps against kelly to 3500psi each pump, just to check the integrity of the connections.
Cut a few of meters of formation to test the whole system (1x kelly down).