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12 - WellSharp Subsea Study Guide

This document provides information on various subsea well control topics: 1) It describes two methods for starting up the pumps during a kill operation and discusses the impact of choke line friction on casing pressure readings and bottomhole pressure. 2) It defines hydrates as a frozen mixture of water and gas that forms under certain temperature and pressure conditions. 3) It notes that gas in the riser can cause flow after shut-in and can unload and collapse the riser. 4) It provides guidance on running tools through the BOP and responding to kicks with non-shearable elements across the BOP.

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12 - WellSharp Subsea Study Guide

This document provides information on various subsea well control topics: 1) It describes two methods for starting up the pumps during a kill operation and discusses the impact of choke line friction on casing pressure readings and bottomhole pressure. 2) It defines hydrates as a frozen mixture of water and gas that forms under certain temperature and pressure conditions. 3) It notes that gas in the riser can cause flow after shut-in and can unload and collapse the riser. 4) It provides guidance on running tools through the BOP and responding to kicks with non-shearable elements across the BOP.

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IADC WellSharp L3/ L4 Day 1

Subsea Study Guide


Kill Start-up:

Two acceptable methods for start-up:


a. Bring pumps up to kill speed adjusting casing pressure to dynamic (adjusted) casing pressure.
b. Bring pumps up to kill speed holding static kill line constant.

Choke Line Friction (CLF):

CLF > SICP:


a. After start-up casing gauge will read zero
b. After start-up BHP will increase due to not allowing casing to drop below zero
Taking CLF by circulating down the choke line and up the Riser minimizes ECD and BHP
Why take CLF? To help determine possible pressure increase at the final stages of a well kill
Circulating down the drillpipe and taking returns up the choke line creates the highest BHP
Re-take CLF:
a. When change in pump output
b. When mud properties change
Flow rate for taking CLF is the same as the Slow Circulating Rate (SCR)
CLF should be recorded from the drillpipe gauge on the choke panel which is the same gauge used to
take the SCRs.
Most common method for taking CLF is to circulate down the drillpipe and up the Riser and record
pressure. Close BOP and circulate down the drillpipe up the choke line. Record that pressure and the
difference in the two is the CLF.

Hydrates:

Frozen mixture of water and gas


Needs water, gas, temperature, and pressure to form

Gas in Riser:

Can cause flow after shut-in


Can unload the Riser leading to collapse

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IADC WellSharp L3/ L4 Day 1

Non-Shearables & BOPs:

Before running through BOP:


a. Notify Dynamic Positioning Operator (DPO)
b. Flow check the well to verify it is dead
Kick with non-shearables across BOP- should strip in or out to locate a shearable across the BOP and
hang-off if possible.
Emergency Disconnect Sequence (EDS) will be unsuccessful with non-shearable across the BOP.

Subsea Accumulator System:

If no response from flow meters when functioning annulars or rams, change pods and try again.
After functioning annulars or rams if fluid flow continues to register, put that element into block and
call the subsea engineer.
While drilling if alarm and rapid loss of accumulator pressure with flow meter registering fluid
movement, stop drilling and put all functions into block and call subsea engineer.
Pilot fluid operates the Sub-Plate Mounted (SPM) valves.
Shuttle valves isolate the selected pressurized pod from the redundant vented pod

SICP & MASP:

Colder, denser, mud in choke line and kill lines could cause shut-in surface pressures to read lower
than what they actually are.
Changing to a lighter fluid in the choke line will cause SICP or MASP to be higher.
Changing to a heavier fluid in the choke line will cause SICP or MASP to be lower.
If you are concerned about low casing and kill line pressures, you should flush the choke and kill line
with clean mud

Gas in Riser:

Can cause flow after shut-in


Can unload the Riser leading to collapse

Riser Margin:

It is the mud weight increase to compensate for the loss of the Riser.

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