Educational Visit Report Smith Bits (P.T.A.

S Sdn Bhd)

Executive Summary
An educational visit was held to Land Rig T-201 which at that point in time was situated
near BSP HQ. The main focus of this visit was for further education on land rig layout
and the equipment as well as the safety procedures of the drilling site. For this report,
only some equipment are explained and there were no pictures that we could take. A draft
of the rig layout have been made by our group, Alpha Synergy.

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Contents
Executive Summary...........................................................................................................1
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Site Visit Details.......................................................................................................4
1.2 Site Layout...............................................................................................................5
1.3 Visits Objective.......................................................................................................5
2 Visit Description.............................................................................................................. 5
2.1 HSE Briefing............................................................................................................5
2.2 Rig Tour Appendix A............................................................................................7
2.2.1 Storage Containers............................................................................................7
2.2.2 Open Storage Area............................................................................................7
2.2.3 Drill Pipe Rack..................................................................................................8
2.2.4 Mud Circulation System....................................................................................9
2.2.5 Rig Floor.........................................................................................................12
2.2.6 Power System..................................................................................................12
3 Drilling Plans Delay..................................................................................................12
4 Reflection / Observation............................................................................................13
APPENDIX A RIG LAYOUT...................................................................................14
APPENDIX B Rig Specification...............................................................................15

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1 Introduction
Land Rig T-201 which is owned by KCA Deutag and utilizes mast for fast assembly as
well disassembly has been operating in Brunei since 1950 under the contract of Brunei
Shell Petroleum. It was awarded with Best Fleet award by Shell worldwide within the
last few years. During the time of visit, T-201 was doing its second last operation in
Brunei before being deported and it was doing a well abandonment operation.

1.1 Site Visit Details

Name:
Site
Name
&
Address:
Date of Visit:
Duration of Visit
(h):
Visit Hosted By:
Coordinators:

Relevant Course:

Rig T-201
Near BSP HQ
19th March 2015
App. 4 hours
KCA Deutag
Hj Morni bin Madali
Hj Abd Muiz bin Hj Matali
Chai Soon Fu
EWE 2000 Health, Safety and Environment II
EWE 1201 Drill string and Hydraulics

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EWE 1202 Drill Bits and Corehead

1.2 Site Layout

Refer to Appendix A

1.3 Visits Objective

The Objective of the visit was to:
Experience firsthand the safety on rig
Familiarize students with real rig layout and equipment
Enhance knowledge on rig safety, layout, system and equipment.

2 Visit Description
The visit commenced with assembling at the security post where all individual were told
to sign in for personnel accountability and were instructed to leave electronic items along
with any accessory worn outside the rig area. This is followed by a safety briefing by the
operation manager and a descriptive tour divided into 4 separate groups of the entire rig
area.

2.1 HSE Briefing

Post signing in, all individuals were directed to a meeting room where Safety briefing
was conducted by the HSE officer describing the:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.

Importance of signing and signing out for personnel accountability

Primary Muster Point Location
Secondary Muster Point Location
The 2 different alarm sounds which are followed by announcement
a. Fire Alarm (2 short and 2 long blasts)
b. Abandon Location/ gas alarm (continuous blast with the rig horn)
Stop Work Procedure
Emergency Responds Procedure
a. Pre-shift briefing and handovers
b. Tool Box Talk
c. Site HSE Inspection
d. Lifting Operations
e. Safety auditing by supervisors
f. Incident reporting and investigation
g. Task Risk Assessments
h. Management of Risks
i. HSE Meeting (Weekly)
j. Manual Handling

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vii.

viii.

ix.

x.

xi.

xii.

xiii.
xiv.

k. Permit to Work
l. Emergency response
m. Contingency and crisis response
Red Zone Management System
a. Drop Zone
b. Danger Zone
c. No go zone Zone warden
d. Hearing Protection area
Helmet Color coding
a. White Supervisors and foreman
b. Yellow Derrickman
c. Orange Electrician
d. Green Visitors, trainee and new workers
Process Safety
a. Barriers
b. Well Control Equipment
c. Properly trained workers
d. Standard Procedures
e. Risk Assessment
f. Walk the line
g. Emergency Response
h. Lesson Learnt
i. Management of Change
BSP hand Free Zone
a. No hands on load
b. Hands on handle only
c. Permission to touch for equipments over 20 kg
d. Hands off Energy on!
e. Safe Cargo Loading
f. Impact Resistant gloves to be wor
Lifting Color code
a. Jan feb = Blue
b. Ma = Blue or white
c. April May = White
Drill and Exercise held regularly
a. Fire Evacuation
b. First aid
c. Spill
d. Muster
e. Well Control
ISO 14001 Waste Management System
Stop Card

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xv.
Vehicle moving on location
xvi. Drug and Alcohol Policy
xvii. Communication Gadget

2.2 Rig Tour Appendix A

2.2.1 Storage Containers

All Storage containers are earthed and marked with purple color as it is considered as
fixed fixture. The containers were filled with quite a few items however, only some were
highlighted.
Store
1
2

3
4

Highlighted Items
Paint, Pressure gauge, Fall arrester equipment and others
Used Slings and Shackles
- with tag system for monitoring
- engraving on slings and shackles just in case tag is lost
Mud Pumps, Relief valve
New Slings and shackles with tag and engraving
Table 1. Items mentioned during tour

2.2.2 Open Storage Area

Chemicals were stored at this area with protection underneath just in case of leaking.
Other than that, a few mud tanks for used muds were placed at this open storage area. At
the side of this open storage area, the waste bin for waste segregation are placed. The
secondary muster point is also located at the entry.

2.2.3 Drill Pipe Rack

The pipes were stored on racks in the forms of doubles due to the space constriction. 4
drill pipes were used. Estimated length for 1 stand of the drill pipes are approximately 27
meter.

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Figure 1. Sample Pipe Rack

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2.2.4 Mud Circulation System

Effective solids control can be attributed to the overall performance of all the components of the mud systems. Conditioning
the drilling fluid with the goal of dramatically lowering maintenance cost, avoiding excessive chemical treatment and
maintaining mud systems volume will decrease the chance of equipment failure, unnecessary high mud costs, hole and
drilling problems.
Equipment
Mud Pump
Emsco FB-1600
Triplex Mud Pump

Function
Function:
To pump the drilling fluid into the
mud circulating system

Each driven by two GE-752

traction motors
5000 psi
Fully Refurbished
American Made

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Shale Shaker
3 Pc BrandtVSM 300
.

Equipment
Shale Shaker Type
2-Deck, high-G linear motion

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Shale shaker is the first-phase

main solids control equipment in
drilling fluid processing system. It
is mainly used for removing large
solids from the drilling fluid
through vibrating the solids when
the drilling fluid flows to the
screen of the product
Function
Shale shaker is the first-phase
main solids control equipment in
drilling fluid processing system. It
is mainly used for removing large
solids from the drilling fluid
through vibrating the solids when
the drilling fluid flows to the
screen of the product

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Standpipe
Can withstand 5000 psi

Desander

Transport Drilling fluid to swivel

Desander removes the abrasive

solids from the drilling fluids
which cannot be removed by
shakers.

Equipment
Desilter
Poor Boy Degasser

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Function
Removes fine sand and silt
Oilfield drilling Poor boy degasser
that removes air or gases
(methane, H2S, CO2 and others)
from drilling liquids.
No flaring was done for T-201

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2.2.5 Rig Floor

2.2.5.1 Operators Unit
Drillers control unit where the brakes are being managed. There are the main brake that
uses the paddle as well as the auxiliary brake. Other than that, there were:
Video Monitoring system
Live feed system to the HQ for the general information such as total depth
2.2.5.2 Hydraulic Power Unit
Used to power the whole hydraulic system.
2.2.5.3 Draw works
The main break system for the rig
2.2.5.4 Iron Roughneck
Equipment for making and breaking of
2.2.5.5 Derrickman Escape Line
Line extending from the Mast to the ground so that the derrickman can escape in case of
emergency. This line is tested with a 70kg doll prior to usage to avoid any injury.

2.2.6 Power System

There were 3 generators used in order to support the rig operation. These engines were
not used to the full extend to avoid overload.

3 Drilling Plans Delay

Limited Operating Area
Shifting of rig from original plan tilted

Less stair (limited entrance/exit path)

Stair to rig floor placed on pipe and small metal stool

Drill Pipe stacked in doubles instead of in stands

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Parts of Mast broken

Near civilian area

Complain on truck passageway caused change in layout

Noise complain

Faulty saver sub due to inconsistency in thread

Incompatible iron roughneck

4 Reflection / Observation
It was a very interesting and informative visit that really helps better understanding of the
safety on rig as well as the equipment. Visualization of equipment could also be done
due to this visit. Other than that, being around the rig for half a day gave a sense of
feeling as to how it would be as a well engineer on site.

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APPENDIX A RIG LAYOUT

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APPENDIX B Rig Specification

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