OG-UK: Complexity assessment input data - checklist

Yes / No 1) Reservoir data estimated bottomhole pressure range; temperature profile; estimated reservoir fluid (i.e. gas, condensate, oil, or water); presence and concentration of H2S or CO2; estimated fluid PVT properties; and estimated worst case flow rates (from OPEP oil spill modelling analysis). 2) Well data well type (e.g. NPNT, HPHT, deepwater); planned casing setting depths and cement tops; planned casing weights and grades; wellhead details; drilling hazards from offset analysis; directional plan; close approach wells and collision risks; planned drilling fluid type and weight; estimated geological column pore pressure from seabed to total depth (TD); estimated formation type and strength from seabed to TD; planned completion details (including sandface completion type); and planned perforation intervals. 3) Additional well data: existing wells drilling hazards encountered when drilling the subject or offset wells; well integrity data; drilling and completion fluid types, weight and properties; completion details; and details of any fish, casing defects or sidetracks. 4) Well location - seabed & metocean related issue possible relief well seabed locations and minimum allowable distance from the blowout well; proximity to shipping lanes; proximity to existing infrastructure, including assets owned by others; proximity to shallow gas accumulations and subsurface hazards; and wind, wave, and metocean conditions. 5) Relief well directional plan potential intersect points with the blowout well; directional drilling complexity, including dogleg severity; and anti-collision considerations

6) Relief well design casing setting depths and sizes; mud weights and types; and potential drilling problems and mitigation strategies. 7) Equipment availability Rig availability - availablility of suitable relief well rigs? Rig status Casing availability - availability of csg sizes, weights, and grades? Wellhead availability - wellhead components readily available? Specialist equipment - e.g. ranging tools and pumping spreads?

Complexity Assessment - need to identify the degree of complexity assoc w/ relief well planning & execution Capable of natural flow: Reservoir formation fluids: Reservoir fluids contaminants: (H2S/CO2) Well locations: Weather: (potential weather impact & metocean conditions) Water depth: (Rig limitation) High bottomhole pressure and temperature: Offset well locations: (nearby wells - collision issues) Offset well analysis: (potential drilling related issues) Casing and wellhead design: (readily available?) Kill complexity: (pumping rate / properties of kill fluid / pumping arrangement)

Results of complexity assessment 1) Basic relief well - complexity associated with planning and / or executing relief well (Low to Medium) not necessary to generate a detailed relief well plan as long as:"- required long lead contigency equipment is in stock / readily sourced 2) Complex relief well - complexity associated with planning and / or executing relief well (High) necessary to generate a detailed relief well plan prior spud

Basic Relief Wells 1) Site survey Shallow seismic site survey at potential relief well location (for shallow gas identification) If jackup selected, need to consider jackup positioning site survey Seabed hazard & bathymetry survey during well rig mobilization period 2) Relief well seabed location selection Identify exclusion zone - based on current & wind patterns, volume & type of anticipated reservoir fluids Shallow gas hazards and bathymetry: - identify & avoid shallow gas hazard Seabed hazards and obstacles: - existing wells, manifolds, pipelines & other hazards Mooring plan: anchor location Gas hazard from blowout well: - to avoid high concentration of H2s / CO2 3) Intersection point a) Top of reservoir there's a drill string / Csg is across the intercept point most likely scenario for Completed wells If intersect point is opposite the casing, cemented section of casing should be selected b) deepest casing shoe there's a open hole and drill string is either out of hole or above csg shoe when blowout occurs ** for all relief wells, its essential that there's ferrous material (csg or drill string) at the intersection point 4) Relief well directional plan directional profile for relief well which demonstrate that it can reach the identified intersection point from 5) Relief well design High level of well design, identifying following issues:casing setting depths (csg string set directly above planned intersection point to reduce hole problems during csg sizes hole sizes wellhead size & rating Additional requirement for complex relief wells 1)Kill design Conduct blowout modelling scenario to determine the type of kill required. Conduct kill modelling (worst case a) identify the means for establishing communication between the relief and blowout well b) identify the necessary rig and pumping equipment requirements (pumping capacity & pressure rating, c) identify the volumes of kill fluids required at location, and means of storage and transfer (if required) d) conduct the relief well casing design and identify wellhead and casing material requirements 2) Seabed location selection a) Rig location - location of relief well rig will be outside of defined exclusion zones b) Re-spud location - respud location should be within the site survey boundries to allow quick access to c) ability to run & set anchors - ( if have to cross exclusion zone, consideration should be given or use

d) Suitablity for jackup rigs - if using jackup rig, should consider the aspects of positioning the rig at relief site. 3) Wellhead position uncertainty minimize the relative positional uncertainty between blowout wellhead and relief well wellhead 4) Relief well intersection strategy Planning & identification of search tool/instruments to be used for homing in on blowout well - magnetostatic search instruments (passive ranging) - electromegnetic search instruments (active ranging) Typical intersection plan is to make a pass-by of the target within 5 to 15m and at a relative angle between the Generally, the target should have casing or drillpipe extending for at least 300m below the crossover point Relief well directional plan should be design to:a) compatible with selected search tools b) allow ranging to be conducted at low relative angle between relief well & blowout well Once the well is intercepted, communication needs to be established with the blowout well. In open hole, this communication will most likely occur by means of a breakthrough when the well bores are between 0.2 and 1m apart. In this case, the communication link should establish itself very quickly. If communication is to a cased hole, the options available for establishing communication are perforating or The relief well plan should specify the preferred method for establishing communication. 5) Relief well directional plan Directional profile for relief well:a) identify the depth at which the wellbore interception should occur; b) maintain as simple a trajectory as possible, minimising dogleg severity; c) attempt to maintain inclination below 60o to allow the use of wireline ranging tools d) identify the desired approach angle and direction in converging to the target, taking into consideration e) kill point approach angle. 6) Borehole position uncertainty The relief well surveying programme must be designed to minimise survey inaccuracy and should, as a minimum, contain a combination of both measurement while drilling (MWD) and gyro surveys 7) Relief well drilling fluid selection selection of relief well mud systems should be based on the avoidance of hole problems and on ensuring 8) Hole size and casing design Design the kill casing string inner diameter to ensure that the kill fluids can be pumped at the required rate Consider at least one contingency intermediate casing string in the design, to ensure that the required kill Ensure the casing design allows for burst and collapse forces during kill pumping, well control or complete loss Ensure the casing design takes into account the impact of casing wear if multiple sidetracks are required prior High thermal loading due to pumping ambient temperature kill fluids at high rates should be included. The selected hole sizes should accommodate the required casing strings, while allowing full strength couplings

Equipment availability and supply 1) Relief well rig availability a) Rating of rig well control equipment: The rigs being considered for the relief well must have well control equipment suitable for the predicted pressures. b) Water depth: The rigs being considered for the relief well must be rated for the water depth at the relief well location c) Well location: Remote well locations will have an impact on the speed at which a suitable rig can be moved to the relief well location. d) Industry support: Access to a suitable rig from OCES 2011 participants may be considered. 2) Relief well long-lead equipment Long-lead equipment for relief well drilling includes the following key items: wellhead; conductor; and casing. Contingency stocking levels should be identified. These stocks may be held in either: operator controlled inventory; or vendor controlled inventories Means of gaining access to these items should be stated in the relief well plan. 3) Emergency well control equipment The specialist well control and relief well directional drilling contractors have an inventory of specialised tools and equipment ready for immediate mobilisation

Project plan and schedule Should include project schedule which identifies the critical time path from the start of the blowout to the completion of the blowout well kill As minimum: estimated time to source, mobilise, and locate a rig at the relief well site; personnel and equipment mobilisation; identification of the critical path activities to spud; and estimated time to drill the relief well, intercept the blowout well and complete the kill. Note: Reference to capping contingency plans may also be included in the project plan and schedule.

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Specialist relief well planning contracts

The scope of services covered by these framework agreements may include, but not be limited to: 1) emergency response services involving all activities necessary to establish control over a blowout well; 2) well control management services involving the integration of the well control contractor into the blowout response team for effective and harmonised levels of communication and control; 3) routine engineering services and contingency planning; 4) training of personnel; 5) developing well intervention methods; 6) modelling the reservoir including inflow performance and kill rate requirements; 7) firefighting, including well capping, snubbing, freezing, hot tapping and valve drilling; 8) relief well planning and drilling; 9) pumping services; 10) environmental cleanup services.