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"To Give An Introduction To: Transocean and Our Operations in Ghana" "Introduce Managed Pressure Drilling"
"To Give An Introduction To: Transocean and Our Operations in Ghana" "Introduce Managed Pressure Drilling"
International
Association of
Drilling
Contractors
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Conventional
Surface Eq.
To
Driv
p
e
Shaker
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Conventional Drilling
Drilling fluid pumped down
string Returns back up
annulus to surface
Less than
Pore
Pressure =
We Influx to
Greater
Wellborethan
ll Fracture
Dept Fracture
Pressure
h Pressu = Breakdown
Drilli re of formation
Pore
ng
Windo ie Fluid
Pressure
w losses
Pressu 14
re
While drilling:
separator
Shaker
RCD
(Rotating Circulating
Device) Choke
Surface manifold
Flow Spool
Annular
Top of
Marine Riser
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MPD
Equipmen
t
Circulating Subs Next
Addition to Drill floor of
stand
Drill
mud manifold pipe
System is pressurized
below
RCD
Preven
ts
returns
fluid 22
passing
up the
MPD Equipment
Flow Spool, Surface Annular
Surfa
ce
annul
ar
Flow
Spool
Flow
• lines
Surface annular in place in case of emergency where
annulus pressure may exceed RCD pressure rating.
Top • Annular can be closed to work on RCD while
of maintaining pressurised system 23
Marin
e
MPD Equipment
Choke ManifoldCoriol
Downstre All returns fluid passes
am fluid is
through Choke Manifold
flow mete
r
Hydraulic chokes are where
surface back pressure
is
applied
Coriolis Mass flow meter
25
MPD Equipment
Control and Display system
Chok
Flow Back e
In Pressu positio
Flow re n
Out
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MPD equipment in moonpool
Rig Considerations
Non MPD moonpool
Choke
Manifold
Telescopic
Joint RCD
Surface
TAnnular
op of Marine
27
Flow
Riser Spool
Rig Considerations
• Each rig is unique with different designs and equipment
• MPD compatibility is a large scale engineering project
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Rig Considerations
Non standard operation
MPD rig up in moonpool
We introduce new
Operating procedures,
Testing regimes,
Maintenance plans and
Rig up procedures
Controls:
• Signature testing
provides expected
trends
• Close monitoring of
trends carried out by
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MPD operator
Risks of
MPD &
Controls in Surface Back
Drilling with
place Pressure
• Fluid Density
Loss of back pressure MPD
or circulation
• + Friction
• Well will • + back pressure
go
• underbalance
Influx may be taken
We
ll
Controls: Dept
• Redundancy
h of
circulating equipment
• Two chokes in choke
manifold
Pressu
•Static weight: Fluid density re
Risks of
MPD &
Controls in
Plugging of surface equipment
place Controls:
• Built in redundancy
• Flushing points
4”
Choke 6” lines
6”
Manifol back to
Flowlin
d shakers
18” es
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Marin
e
This is
Rewards of MPDEarly Kick Detection
to
Scale People
!!
Asse
ts
Environm
ent
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MPD History
Rig Name Rig Type Location Customer Year Application Status
High Island VII Jack Up Gabon Total 2007 CBHP, HPHT Completed
Deepwater Frontier DP Drillship India Reliance 2007 CBHP, Concentric Riser Completed
Actinia Semi Sub India Reliance 2008 CBHP, Concentric Riser Completed
Arctic III Semi Sub Libya ENI 2008 - 2009 ECD, HPHT, Reconfigurable Riser Completed
Harvey H. Ward Jack Up Malaysia Talisman 2009 CBHP Completed
Shelf Explorer Jack Up Malaysia Talisman 2009 CBHP Completed
Trident IX Jack Up Indonesia Pearl 2010 UBD (Low Head Drilling) Completed
Bending the
Curve in
Deepwater 35