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Well Control Principles & Procedures Model Answer

The document discusses well control principles and procedures. It covers key concepts like hydrostatic pressure, maintaining pressure balance in the wellbore, primary barriers during well control, and addressing pressure changes when removing or inserting drill pipe. It also briefly outlines steps to safely kill a well, including using a choke manifold to control bottom hole pressure during circulating kill operations.

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Well Control Principles & Procedures Model Answer

The document discusses well control principles and procedures. It covers key concepts like hydrostatic pressure, maintaining pressure balance in the wellbore, primary barriers during well control, and addressing pressure changes when removing or inserting drill pipe. It also briefly outlines steps to safely kill a well, including using a choke manifold to control bottom hole pressure during circulating kill operations.

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Akol Majook
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Well Control

Principle and Procedures


1- Hydrostatic pressure refers to
o The fluid pressure within the pore space
o The exerted pressure by the column of fluid
o The pressure loss in the pumping system
o The bottom hole pressure during pumping

2- In normal drilling operations, the drilling fluid is designed to


keep the hydrostatic pressure in the well bore
o Underbalanced
o Balanced
o Overbalanced
o Equalized

3- “Well control” may also be referred to as which of the


following
o Hole control
o Pressure control
o Rig control
o Drill control

4- In well control, what does the “Primary Barrier” refer to?


o The column of drilling fluid
o The formation fluid
o The drill bit
o The BOP’s

5- When drill pipe is removed from the well


o It must be cleaned
o It must be removed as fast as possible
o The well must be kept full of drilling fluid
o The drilling fluid in the drill pipe is returned to the mud pits
6- “Swabbing” is what happens when a reduction in bottom hole
pressure is caused by
o Pulling drill pipe from a well
o Running drill pipe into a well
o Pumping fluid too fast
o Drill rotation

7- Once a well has been made safe, steps are taken to


o Remove the drill string from the well
o Empty the mud pits
o Recommence drilling
o All of the above

8- What is the kill method of two circulations?


o The driller method
o The wait and weight method
o The heavy cement method
o The volumetric method

9- What is used to control and maintain a constant bottom hole


pressure during a well kill circulating operations?
o The correct drill string weight always being maintained by the draw work
o Rotation of the drill pipe
o A choke manifold
o Blowout preventers

10- Which of the following best describes empowerment?


o Giving someone the authority or power to do something, regardless of
their job roles
o Awarding someone the authority or power to do something through
promotion at work
o Providing someone with training to enable them to do carry out their
duties successfully
o None of the above

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