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    On March 25, 2012, a gas leak occurred on the Elgin G4 well located in the North Sea. Over the following months, specialists worked to regain control of the well through two main solutions - pumping heavy mud directly into the well, and drilling relief wells. On May 16, they were successful in killing the well by pumping over 500 cubic meters of mud into the tubing, filling the well and stopping the gas leak. Monitoring of the well and area continues as one relief well drilling continues as a contingency measure.

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    On March 25, 2012, a gas leak occurred on the Elgin G4 well located in the North Sea. Over the following months, specialists worked to regain control of the well through two main solutions - pumping heavy mud directly into the well, and drilling relief wells. On May 16, they were successful in killing the well by pumping over 500 cubic meters of mud into the tubing, filling the well and stopping the gas leak. Monitoring of the well and area continues as one relief well drilling continues as a contingency measure.

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    On March 25, 2012, a gas leak occurred on the Elgin G4 well located in the North Sea. Over the following months, specialists worked to regain control of the well through two main solutions - pumping heavy mud directly into the well, and drilling relief wells. On May 16, they were successful in killing the well by pumping over 500 cubic meters of mud into the tubing, filling the well and stopping the gas leak. Monitoring of the well and area continues as one relief well drilling continues as a contingency measure.

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    On March 25, 2012, a gas leak occurred on the Elgin G4 well located in the North Sea. Over the following months, specialists worked to regain control of the well through two main solutions - pumping heavy mud directly into the well, and drilling relief wells. On May 16, they were successful in killing the well by pumping over 500 cubic meters of mud into the tubing, filling the well and stopping the gas leak. Monitoring of the well and area continues as one relief well drilling continues as a contingency measure.

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    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK INCIDENT

    25 March 16 May 2012


    ELGIN: KEY FACTS & FIGURES
    Operated by Total for 8 x J V partners
    Elgin PUQ (Production Utilities Quarters)
    & wellhead platforms linked by 90m bridge
    High Temperature/High Pressure fields
    On stream since 2001
    Elgin produces 135k boe/d


    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012) 2
    ELGIN G4: WELL ARCHITECTURE
    Seabed @ 93m below
    platform
    Chalk HOD non-producing
    low permeability high
    pressure
    Fulmar producing high
    permeability lower
    pressure
    On Elgin A (wellhead)
    platform
    3 Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
    25 February: sudden decrease of A annulus pressure
    and rapid increase in B and then C annulus
    G4 Task Force established: well intervention program
    with Rowan Viking rig support
    15 March: tubing and A annulus contents displaced to
    1.2sg brine
    22 - 25 March: well intervention
    start pumping 2.05sg NABM down tubing & up A annulus
    B & C annuli pressure increase
    C annulus bled off through WHP process
    B annulus operating window increased
    after 172m
    3
    operation suspended as mud returns to the
    process via C annulus
    attempt to re-route C annulus returns line to surge tank
    sudden unsustainable C & B annuli pressure increase -
    leading to gas release at well head D annulus


    4
    = gas path to surface leak
    Specialist teams mobilised
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    12.20: gas & condensate leak confirmed at the
    wellhead on Elgins G4 well
    13.30: evacuation begins of Elgin and the
    adjacent Rowan Viking drilling rig
    16.40: 219 people have been evacuated,
    leaving 19 still on the complex
    01.45: Elgin OIM decides to fully abandon
    Platform, rig & wells shut down
    Export pipelines isolated
    02.30: the last 19 people are evacuated

    All 238 people safely and quickly
    evacuated
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: DAY ONE (25 MARCH)
    5 Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    Gas, condensate & mud released at deck level
    Visible gas plume formed
    Condensate & mud fall to sea
    Sheen covers a large area of sea surface
    Waxy paraffinic deposits on wellhead platform
    6
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: INITIAL IMPACTS
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: INITIAL IMPACTS
    7
    7 April
    surface sheen still
    visible, but less than
    1/10
    th
    micron thick
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    27 March
    gas plume and
    sheen visible,
    but not obvious

    Preferred solution: pumping in heavy mud
    a mobile pumping unit putting heavy mud directly into G4 from the wellhead
    technically feasible
    re-boarding of the Elgin wellhead platform necessary
    Wild Well Control already mobilised and suitably experienced
    no absolute guarantee of success
    timescale measured in weeks
    Back-up solution: drilling a relief well
    a contingency in the event the well pumping intervention is ineffective
    technically feasible
    start drilling two wells and use the one that reaches the interception point first
    two drilling rigs (Rowan Gorilla V & Sedco 714) to be mobilised rapidly
    timescale measured in months
    8
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: SOLUTIONS TO REGAIN WELL
    CONTROL
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    9
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: SOLUTIONS TO REGAIN WELL
    CONTROL
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: DIVERTER
    Specially designed & manufactured
    Fitted around the leaking G4 well head
    4 flexible hoses carry gas & condensates
    away from the well head
    Greatly improved frequency of helicopter
    flights and access to the wellhead
    G4 well head before diverter fitted... ... and after
    Two of the diverters four flexible hoses
    10
    back
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    29 March: OSRL flights reveal size of sheen has
    already diminished considerably
    30 March: flare is confirmed as extinguished
    2 April: pumping in heavy mud & relief well solutions
    announced
    5 April: first re-boarding of Elgin complex by Wild
    Well Control & Total E&P UK teams
    15 April: mobilisation of West Phoenix drilling rig &
    Skandi Aker as main well intervention support
    vessels
    18 April: Sedco 714 spuds first relief well
    26 April: special diverter fitted to G4 well head

    The Sedco 714 drilling rig
    The diverter on the G4 wellhead
    11
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: POST INCIDENT MILESTONES (1)
    Leak rate drops to about 33% of initial rate
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    April/May: ongoing preparatory works
    successful removal of waxy deposits
    laying of 230m of temporary rigid pipeline (chiksan)
    10 May: West Phoenix drilling rig alongside
    10/15 May: extensive equipment testing
    15 May: well intervention operation begins

    Regular cleaning operations on the Elgin well head platform
    The West Phoenix; the main well kill support vessel
    Chiksan temporary rigid pipeline
    12
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: POST INCIDENT MILESTONES (2)
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    SCANDI AKER
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J une 2012) 13
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J une 2012) 14
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: WELL INTERVENTION OPERATION
    15
    Rowan Viking
    Elgin wellhead
    platform
    Elgin PUQ
    West Phoenix
    Later following successful operation, the logistics resources deployed
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J une 2012) 16
    Pre-intervention testing, using flexible hose Coflex from West Phoenix to Elgin PUQ
    17
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: WELL INTERVENTION SET-UP
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    Dynamic well kill with 2.05sg mud
    Initially pumped water based mud (WBM)
    Pumped through G4 wellhead into tubing
    511m
    3
    pumped @ a rate of 10-4bbls/min
    Pumped via Coflex & chiksan from West Phoenix
    Pumping for 12 hours
    No diversion: pumped fluids exited to sea
    After 3 days, WBM replaced with NABM
    (Non Aqueous Based Mud)

    = mud path while pumping
    18
    G4 now stable and under observation
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: WELL INTERVENTION OPERATION
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    The well has been killed and is filled with oil based
    mud
    The well & gas leak path are under control
    Progressive re-manning of the Elgin complex & the
    Rowan Viking is underway
    The West Phoenix was demobilised once the
    Rowan Vikings pumps were made available
    As a contingency, drilling of a first relief is
    progressing
    But a decision taken not to drill a second relief well
    following the successful well kill
    Tubing & all annuli filled with NAB mud
    Other Elgin/Franklin wells being monitored
    ELGIN G4 GAS LEAK: CURRENT STATUS
    19 Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)
    THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
    20
    any questions?
    Elgin G4 gas leak incident, 25 March 16 May 2012 (J uly 2012)

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