LESSON •PRELIMINARY INFORMATION:-

•LOCATION CONSTRUCTION STARTED ON 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020,

LEARNED FROM •EARTHWORKS COMPLETED ON 27TH OCTOBER 2020.

RIG-74 •CONCRETE WORKS IN THE CELLAR WERE COMPLETED ON 27TH DECEMBER2020.

•RE-COMPACTION DONE BEFORE RIG MAT INSTALLATION, FDT TEST TAKEN AFTER COMPACTION ON 8TH OCT
BURHAAN- 2021.

CORE NEW 135

•RIG 74 ADVANCE LOAD STARTED ON 9TH NOVEMBER 2021 TO BRNNW-CORE NEW 135 LOCATION AND THE
WIDE LOAD REACH ON 13TH NOV AND WHILE SPOTTING RIG SUBSTRUCTURE TIRE, RIG TEAM NOTICED SOIL
SETTLEMENT AROUND 15-20 CM IN ONE SIDE CELLAR WALL (OFFICE SIDE) RESULTED IN CELLAR CRACKS.

•ON 13TH NOVEMBER 2021, RIG TEAM INFORMED (PDO AND CONTRACTOR SAROOJ) ABOUT THE ISSUE AND
REQUESTED FOR JOINT SITE VISIT TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION.

• SOIL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN RIG MAT AND RIG OFFICE AREA

• RIG MAT SETTLEMENT ON THE SUB-BASE AREA (RIGHT SIDE)

• CONCRETE CRACK ON THE CELLAR WALL &BASE

• During the investigation, two main concerns observed:
• Concrete Crack on the cellar walls.
• Soil settlement beside the cellar wall on rig mat opposite to the rig office side.
Root cause:-

Location constructed one year back and this duration contribute Soil moisture content
increased due to frequent rain fall.

Location designed with no consideration given to potential rain, water drainage (topside
or subsurface side). The location design is flat, which restricts any top side runoff for
stagnant water.
The other natural cause identified where landscape wadi surrounding the location
(closest wadi, few meters away from pad) contributed to soil dampness,

The major cause we noticed while spotti ng to align Sub-Base, sub-base Tire moving very
close to the cellar wall and resting directly on Non-Structural Concrete which was done
to fill the gap in between cellar wall and rig mat, Due to higher moisture content
thereby transferring the load to cellar wall leading to cracks
SITE IMAGES CAPTURED OF INCIDENT
SITE IMAGES CAPTURED DURING THE
INVESTIGATION
WELL PAD LOCATED
TO NEAR WADI
 • Agreed Action rectification:-

• Demolish cellar & Construct new cellar

• Material to be replaced with approved imported material

AGREED • Hardstand concrete proposed around cellar pit.

• Work completed on 28-11-2021 and handover to rig.

ACTION FOR • Rig sub-base spotted on 01-12-2021:-

RECTIFICATION: • After spotting the sub-base notice soil level difference on hard stand and rig mat.

• It was agreed with concern team to grind the hard stand top surface to match the level within the
- tolerance.

• Rig sub-base again spotted on 05-12-2021: -

• Unfortunately, not succeeded to fix the level issue. grinding operation didn’t work

• Final decision was taken on 05/12/2021 to Rig move out from cellar, rig mat area.

• Demolish hard stand and relace with mega deck rig mat, existing type c soil remove beneath the
rig mat and replace with Imported Material (Type A two layer)

• Rig sub-base spotted on 08-12-2021: Successfully


RECOMMENDATION: -
Final layer backfilling beneath rig
mat area should avoid during the
earth work preparation and to be
carried out prior to install rig mat
at the final stage
Ongoing and future rig location
construction to be reviewed,
whether location free from Wadi
or other unsuitability.
Designer/TA2 consultation
required if rig location falls in the
Wadi region.
While rig up to be increased the
span length of Tire to avoid direct
load on the cellar
Lesson learned for buffer location
which constructed long time back
Possibilities for location wise
and near Wadi to be prepared and
design need to be verified
list shared with PDO Trail Pit
according to the general soil
Excavation to be carried out to see
condition
the ground stability condition for
all old constructed locations.
Rig Mat area top layer soil to be Rig team to be advised the
back filled & compacted with Subbase tyre to be wider in
Type B1 or Type B soil -( STQ to position to avoid direct load on the
be Propose to TA) close cellar wall and lean concrete
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