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A Snubbing System is basically a well servicing system capable of running and retrieving jointed pipe under live well conditions (but not necessarily high pressure). A snubbing unit or Hydraulic Workover (HWO) unit can be used for: drilling new wells (underbalanced if required) side-tracking existing wells (underbalanced if required) completion (underbalanced if required) fishing (underbalanced if required) gravel packing (underbalanced) perforating (underbalanced) clean-out (underbalanced) Advantage is that the well does not require killing. Can carry out some work as a rig as long as tubulars are less than 103/4 OD. HWO Unit useful for pulling CT completions
HWO Definitions
Snubbing
= process of tripping pipe in well which as a surface pressure great enough to eject the pipe from the well if no restraining force is applied. Stripping = relates to the same operation, but where the surface pressure and workstring combination would result in the workstring failing into the well under its own weight if unrestrained. Lubrication = process of inserting and removing BHA and toolstrings from the well. Hydraulic Workover (HWO) = Unit to run/pull tubulars in/out of well (with or without surface pressure), using hydraulic power to transmit the required forces to the pipe.
Snubbing - An Introduction
Snubbing is a live well workover process that uses standard jointed tubulars Rig (cable) assisted snubbers date from the 1930s Hydraulic snubbers a later addition.
Components
A pipe movement system - cable assisted or rig assisted A sealing stack of pipe rams that allows passage of tool joints and equipment into and out of a well under pressure.
A view of the pressure connection tube between the upper isolation chamber and the well.
0.072" Wire 0.092" Wire 0.108" Wire 0.125" Wire 3/16" Wire 5/16" Wire
0.108" Wire 3/16" Wire 1.5" CT 2-3/8" Tbg 2-7/8" Tbg 3-1/2" Tbg 4-1/2" Tbg
Stop tool joint immediately above top pipe ram on snubbing stack.
Open upper ram and pass tool joint into upper straddled area.
Traveling slips
Stationary slips
Rig assisted snubbing using rig draw works and snubbing stack below the table.
TCP guns 33/8 using DHSV TCP guns 33/8 w/auger system using DHSV TCP guns 41/2 w/ aligning knobs using DHSV Halliburton Deployment system TCP guns 41/2
Valhall/ N. Sea
250
Valhall/ N. Sea
12,467
2755
500
Valhall/ N. Sea
14,108
3190
850
Statfjord B
13,123
1957
1,100
450 600 2,800 1,800
Statfjord C
Gulfaks B Gulfaks C Statfjord B Sleipner
14,108
15,420 15,092 16,076 13,780
1812
1595 1740 3552 3045
3,200
1,400 950 1,100
Gulfaks B
Veslifrik Gulfaks C Gulfaks A
17,717
12,795 13,780 13,451
2755
2610 3190 2682