NORSOK STANDARD

DESIGN PRINCIPLES
DRILLING FACILITIES

D-DP-001
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CONTENTS

1 FOREWORD 2
2 SCOPE 2
3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES 2
4 DEFINITIONS AND ABREVIATIONS 2
4.1. Definitions 2
4.2. Abbreviations 2
5 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 3
5.1. General 3
5.2. The Principle of Removable Drilling Facilities 3
5.3. Operational Requirements 3
5.4. Drilling Systems 4
5.5. Utility Systems 4
5.6. Layout Requirements 5
5.7. Interfaces 6

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1 FOREWORD
This standard has been developed by the NORSOK Standardisation Work Group.

2 SCOPE
This standard describes the overall design principles for the drilling facilities on a
production platform. This standard does not cover specific down hole drilling
operations.

3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
NORSOK Standards:
D-SR-001 - Derrick/Mast and Hoisting Equipment
D-SR-002 - Rotary Equipment
D-SR-003 - Pipehandling System
D-SR-004 - Drillfloor and Substructure w/Equipment
D-SR-011 - Bulk System
D-SR-012 - Mud Mixing and Storage System
D-SR-013 - High Pressure Mud System
D-SR-014 - Mud Treatment System
D-SR-015 - Cementing System
D-SR-021 - Kill and Choke Manifold System
D-SR-022 - BOB, Diverter and Drilling Riser System
S-DP-001 - Technical Safety
S-DP-002 - Working Environment
S-DP-003 - Environmental Care

4 DEFINITIONS AND ABREVIATIONS

4.1 Definitions

Drilling Facilities: Defined to be structures located on a platform

containing systems and equipment required for drilling oilwells.

4.2 Abbreviations

DDA: Drilling data acquisition system.

BOP: Blow out preventer.

MWD: Measurement while drilling.

TSV: Tender support vessel

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5 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 General

The main objectives are to optimise the design and operations of drilling facilities with
respect to utilisation, operational efficiency, life cycle cost and acceptable safety levels.

5.2 The Principle of Removable Drilling Facilities

The drilling facilities shall be removable and provide efficient

mobilization/demobilization onto production/wellhead platforms in order to obtain a
high degree of utilisation.

Two classes of drilling facilities has been defined; class I for wells up to appr. 6500m
and class II for wells up to appr. 10.000m.

The intention of defining two classes is to optimise between the two principal
requirements of:
a) drilling all ranges of wells, and
b) having a standardised design.

5.3 Operational Requirements

5.3.1 General
The drilling facilities shall be designed to be operated and maintained with minimum
manning levels.

Complexity of the systems and equipment, and the amount of equipment, shall
therefore be kept low.

5.3.2 Regularity
The operation of the drilling facilities shall obtain a regularity of 98% with respect to
equipment and maintenance down time.

5.3.3 Simultaneous operations

The design shall allow for optimum simultaneous drilling and production operations.

It shall be possible to perform well intervention operations through the drill floor
during the drilling phase, if the well-bay design does not allow for direct access.

5.3.4 Back-up power for drilling

In case of platform main power failure back-up power for drilling is required to secure
well and equipment.

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The back-up power source shall supply minimum 500kW. It shall at least be possible to

• circulate at reduced rate

• mix and transfer mud
• lift/rotate drill rating
• complete cement job

5.3.5 Drilling instrumentation

A Drilling Data Acquisition system (DDA) shall be supplied to allow for the operator
to monitor drilling trends and store historical data.

A permanent, common arrangement for signal collection shall be utilized by drilling

contractor, MWD, mud logger and other third party to assist in performing efficient and
safe drilling operations.

5.3.6 Health, safety and environment

The facilities shall be designed to minimise operational risks for fires, blowouts, gas
leaks and serious personnel injuries.

5.4 Drilling Systems

The drilling facilities shall include all systems that are required to successfully drill the
platform wells. These systems shall include:

• Derrick (mast) and hoisting equipment

• Rotary equipment
• Pipehandling system and storage
• Drillfloor and substructure w/equipment
• Bulk system
• Mud mixing and storage system
• High pressure mud system
• Mud treatment system
• Cementing system
• Kill & Choke manifold system
• BOP, diverter and drilling riser system
• Drilling data acquisition system

Functional requirements to the above systems are described in the NORSOK Standard
System and Service Data Sheets.

Space requirements for a cuttings disposal (e.g. injection) system shall be considered.

5.5 Utility Systems

The following utility systems shall support the drilling facilities:

• Back up power supply

• Plant and bulk air
• Contaminated drains (mud)

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• HVAC
• Hydraulic power
• Hot water, high pressure washdown system

5.6 Layout Requirements

5.6.1 General
All work areas in connection with drilling activities shall be arranged so as to ensure
totally adequate safety for personnel and operations, working environment and
pollution control, in accordance with NORSOK technical safety, environmental care,
working environment and project safety goals.

The layout of the drilling facilities shall take due consideration to areas that may be
critical to dropped objects, especially in connection with materials handling.

The layout shall ensure that maintenance and service can be carried out in an
ergonomically efficient way.

5.6.2 Materials handling

The layout and design of the drilling facilities shall place emphasis on achieving an
efficient and safe method of transporting and handling of materials from one place to
another. This is especially relevant for drilling tubular handling, but is equally
important for chemicals and equipment transport to/from workshops etc.

5.6.3 Workshops, stores and offices

Workshops for welders, electricians, instrument engineers, hydraulic engineers and
mechanics with necessary equipment shall be available.

There shall be sufficient dry and heated stores for drilling equipment and spare parts.
Relevant transportation/handling facilities shall be provided.

The drilling offices shall be classified a safe area with optimum access to all areas of
the drilling facilities, especially the drill floor. The following office facilities shall as a
minimum be available for the drilling personnel:

Operators drilling supervisor/drilling engineer - 2 desks

Geologist/reservoir engineer - 1 desk
Drilling contractor - 4 desks
Service contractors - 3 desks
The mud loggers office (unit) shall be located close to the drillfloor and the mud
treatment plant.

A combined mud lab. including a work desk shall be located close to the mud pits.

A coffee shop shall be available.

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5.6.4 Completion and intervention equipment

Sufficient space shall be provided for equipment and operations for completion and
intervention equipment (electric logging/wireline, coil tubing, snubbing, well
completion and well testing).

All necessary utilities shall be available close to the specific equipment, including
temporary communications equipment.

5.7 Interfaces

5.7.1 Utility interfaces

All utilities between the drilling facilities and the platform shall have termination
points outside the drilling facilities. Platform systems shall be routed outside the
dedicated area for the drilling facilities.
• The following utilities shall be supplied by the platform facilities to support the
drilling facilities:
• Main electrical power (special consideration if a TSV)
• Emergency power
• Fire and gas control systems
• Fire water
• Emergency shutdown system
• Sea, fresh and potable water (special consideration if a TSV)
• Mud base fluids (not applicated if a TSV)
• Drains
• Uninterruptable electrical power supply
• Instrument air
• Diesel (special consideration if a TSV)
• Telecommunications

For a Wellhead platform concept the supply of utilities, safety and communication
systems shall be given considerations.

5.7.2 Layout interface

The skidable part of the drilling facilities shall be installed on platform integrated
skidbeams, extending to at least one platform edge to facilitate on/off loading of
modules. The skidbeams shall be designed to suit all relevant load conditions. The
remaining parts of the drilling facilities shall be located adjacent to the skidable
structures.
The following dimensions shall be used as a guideline to define the minimum deck area
for the drilling facilities:

14m between main lower skid beams (platform integrated), center-center

30m x 16m available area for mud module/piperack

The lower skidding structure shall adapt to the main skid beams that are 600-1000mm
wide and raised 200-500mm above the deck level.

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All drains from the drillfloor and substructures shall be discharged to drain points that
are located in the main platform structure as shown on the principal sketch below:

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Drilled cuttings shall be discharged to a cuttings chute which is located in the platform structure
as shown on the principal sketch.

Platform cranes shall give combined coverage of all areas for material movement, to and
between the various drilling facility laydown areas, the piperack and the drill floor. The cranes
shall also be capable of providing adequate lifting and reach capacity over all well slots.

5.7.3 Workshops
The workshops for welders, electricians etc. shall be part of the platform facilities (i.e. share the
use of platform workshops).

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