Workover Safety

David Calvert, True Oil Enterprises Inc

SAFETY..Safe operating practices and procedures are vital in the drilling business because the work is hazardous, involving massive machinery, heavy tools and great physical strength. Yesterday Today

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Workover Operations Safety

Squeezing Cement Acidizing Wireline Casing Running or Pulling Snubbing Operations

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Squeezing Cement
A remedial cementing operation designed to force cement into leak paths in wellbore tubular. The required squeeze pressure is achieved by Formation carefully controlling pump pressure. Casing Squeezing is performed to: 1. repair poor primary cement jobs 2. isolate perforations 3. repair damaged casing or liner
Mud Slurry

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Squeezing Cement Safety Concerns

Pressure is the main concern. Squeezing cement can require pressures that may supersede equipment used from the well service company. Care needs to be given to ensure all connections and equipment ratings are known and tested. Cement dust from the mixing process is an irritant. Proper PPE should be considered. Wet cement should be washed off of oneself ASAP. Wet cement in the eyes will cause serious if not permanent damage.

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Acidizing

The pumping of acid into the wellbore to remove near-well formation damage and other damaging substances. This procedure commonly enhances production by increasing the effective well radius. When performed at pressures above the pressure required to fracture the formation, the procedure is often referred to as acid fracturing.

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Acidizing Safety Concerns

Same as Cementing Job. Can be spotted in the well bore with no additional pressure required. Squeezing acids adds a whole new level of danger due to the risk from failure of equipment due to increased pressure. Also types of acid used can be very corrosive to the human body if contacted. Great degree of attention needs to be used in PPE selection

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Wireline
Wireline - a cable conveyance technology where a current is sent to downhole tools in oil well exploration and completions.

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Wireline
Many incidents were related to dropped tool strings resulting from pulling the tool string into the top sheave or stuffing box causing the wire to part and while laying tools down. When the dropped tool string is contained within the well bore/lubricator, there is little risk to personnel. However, when it is dropped prior to being inserted into the lubricator or well bore, there is the potential for serious or fatal injury to personnel. Significant underlying causes of the incidents were failures or inadequacies in: Risk Assessment Training and Competence Supervision Communication
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Wireline Safety Concerns

Perforating is the most dangerous wireline operation because of the use of explosives. Guns have gone off prematurely killing workers. High risk tool entrapment causing wireline parting. Well blow out after perforating due to inadequate/improper testing of or not using a lubricator Wireline operator dropping tool strings on floor when laying down or picking up

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Casing Running or Pulling

Steel pipe cemented in place during the construction process to stabilize the wellbore to: prevent the formation wall from caving into the wellbore isolate the different formations to prevent the flow or cross flow of formation fluid provide a means of maintaining control of formation fluids and pressure as the well is drilled.

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Casing Running or Pulling Safety Concerns

Odd pipe sizes make it an unusual operation on a workover rig. Cutting and pulling casing can subject the rig structure to high hook loads. Special care needs to taken to ensure weight indicators are properly calibrated Workers should not be on the floor during excessive pulling operations.

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Snubbing
The act of pushing drill pipe into the wellbore when the blowout preventers (BOPs) are closed and pressure is contained in the well. In ordinary operations, the pipe falls into the wellbore under its own weight, and no additional downward force or pushing is required. In snubbing operations, the pressure in the wellbore acting on the cross-sectional area of the tubular can exert sufficient force to overcome the weight of the drill string, so the string must be pushed (or "snubbed") back into the wellbore.

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Snubbing Safety Concerns

Snubbing Unit can be tall so the potential for falling parts or workers are possible issues. Operations are done with the well under pressure. Always need good supervision.

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We have come a long way from Yesterday

Torpedoes of dynamite used to extinguish a well December 4 -5, 2012

REMEMBER..

No job is so important

No service is so urgent

that we cannot take time to perform our work safely.

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Im ready to work safe. Hello.. Is anyone there?

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Questions?

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