1- Objective:

- Well control assessment is measuring the 4man leadership &

commitment while acting with well control problems.

2- Pre-job check list.

- Pre-commence operations Safety meeting to show 4man leadership &
commitment while acting with well control issues.
- Choke manifold line up.
- Stand pipe manifold Line up.
- BOPE pressures check & adjusting as required.
- Flow monitoring system adjusting as required.

3- Well control Assessment from A to Z:

A- Solve kill sheet as required noting that Tabular capacity will give to you as ID.
 Tabular capacity in BBL/FT = (ID^2/1029.4).
B- After Completing kill sheet enter to Simulator room & start pre-commence
safety meeting emphasizing on :
1- Driller should record SCR just start operations
 SCR should be taken by two pumps.
 SCR pressure should take from adjustable choke gauges because this gauges
reading will be used while killing operations.
2- Driller have full authority to make flow check if he have any signs of kick
(ROP increase, cutting shape different, SPP decrease, SPM increase)
3- Driller have full authority & Must shut in the well in case of detecting any
flow signs (PVT alarm due to increase of flow rate, pit volume increase)
without taking any permission from any guys.
4- Driller should keep parameter constant especially flow rate to be easy to
detect flow.
5- Driller Should start pump & Shut in the pump slowly to give choke operator
chance to keep SICP constant while acting with unscheduled events .
6- Explain to driller ARAMCO procedure for well shut in while drilling in case of
kick (position string/ shut off pump / close pipe ram / open HCR / record
pressures)
C- Start line up for choke manifold
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  Check SELECTOR in adjustable choke panel.
D- Line up stand pipe manifold.
E- Check BOP configuration & adjust pressure as API ( Air : 120 psi / Accumulator :
3000 psi/ manifold : 1500 psi / Annular preventer : 750 – 1500 psi)
F- Check & adjust flow alarm system (PVT) to be as minimum as you can (+2/-2
bbls with maximum 5 bbls) & don’t forget to put alarm button in ON position.
G- Line up adjustable choke to be ready for hard shut in (Both HCR & Adjustable
choke are closed).
H- Minimize adjustable choke closing – open speed from regulator.
I- Now you are ready to commence operations as follow:
1- Record SCR for two pumps & pressures should take from adjustable remote
choke gauges.
2- Continue drilling with selected drilling parameters.
3- In case of have ROP increased, ask driller to perform Flow check:
 if positive >>>> Shut in the well hardly (position string/ shut off pump / close
pipe ram / open HCR / record pressures)
 if –ve >>>>continue drilling .
4- Just flow alarm sound activated (flow rate increase or pit volume increase),
driller immediately shut in the well & wait for pressure stabilization to
record pressure>>>RECORD SICP from adjustable choke.
5- Record SIDPP :
 As SAUDI ARAMCO use float valve in string , after pressure stabilization we
only can record SICP , the way to record SIDPP is to switch pump on slowly
monitoring the SICP , when the SICP start change , this meaning that float valve
opened & in this case Record drill pipe pressure as SIDPP then switch off pump.
6- Now ask the driller to monitor well pressures mean while you as foreman
complete kill sheet:
 You have now ( SCR / SICP / SIDPP/ Pit gain)
 KMWT = Original mud wt + SIDPP / 0.052 X TVD >>>>>>>Round to closed
one decimal up.
* Example: K.mwt = 19.95433 ppg >>take as 20 ppg
* K.mwt = 19.000000000000000000000000001 ppg >>>>> take as 19.1 ppg
 Initial circulating pressure (ICP) = SIDPP + SCR >>>round to one (1) psi up
* Example: ICP = 901.00000000000001 >>> take as 902 psi.
 Final circulating pressure (FCP) = SCR X (K.wt / original mud wt)>>>>round to
one (1) psi up.
* Example: FCP = 500.00000001 >>>>Record as 501 psi.
 Down step reduction value (Pressure drop per every 100 stroke) = (ICP – FCP)/
Strg capacity in stroke >>>>round to one psi (1) down.

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 * Example: reduction value = 38.255 psi/ 100 stroke >>>> record as 38 psi/100
stroke.

 Fill down step chart :

7- Start well killing operations as per selected killing method (Driller or Wait &
Weight method), taking in your consideration that operator have to give
clear instruction to driller to bring pump slowly while switch on or switch
off pump to give operator chance keep SICP constant (While switch off or
switch on pump the only way to keep Bottom hole pressure constant is to
maintain SICP constant).

4- Unscheduled Events while killing operations

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* If plugged nozzles happened while K.wt already out of bit
>> You will continue with the new FCP (IF PLUGGED NOZZLES LED TO INCREASE IN
DPP 300 PSI >> YOU WILL CONTINUE WITH NEW FCP = CALCULATED FCP + 300
PSI)
* If lost nozzles happened while K.wt already out of bit
>> You will continue with the new FCP (IF LOST NOZZLES LED TO DECREASE IN DPP
300 PSI >> YOU WILL CONTINUE WITH NEW FCP = CALCULATED FCP - 300 PSI)
* If plugged nozzles or lost nozzles happened before kill mud
wt arrive to bit you have to make to bring new SCR ,ICP &
FCP then make new down step chart & resume killing
operations.

Best wishes for all with great success

SAH

Work over foreman / Div#1

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