How to move the oil drilling rig onto location

A basic understanding of how to move the oil drilling rig onto location and maintain position during Drilling Operations will be required for the Drill Crew. It will also require the DP Operator to have an understanding of Drilling Operations and Limitations.

Pre-planning also plays a large part of the drilling operations and the more equipment which can be loaded or built and racked in the derrick before moving onto location the more efficient the drilling operations can be performed. One of the main limitations for the rig move can be attributed to deck loading and stability. This is an area which is controlled by the Marine Department and sometimes called a "black art" by the Drilling Department, the proposal is for both Marine and Drilling to have a basic understanding of each other duties and how the three "C"s mentioned above can assist each other during the day to day operations. The drilling operations will be broken into the following sections;
1. Preparing for rig move; Drilling tubulars, well consumables required, storage area required, third party personnel. Move the rig onto location. Future weather which may create limitations, planning operations around weather windows.
2. Bottom Hole Assemblies and what they contain and required to do. Abbreviations used and what they mean. Safety during "Top Hole" drilling, what is "Shallow Gas" and how would it effect the rig.
3. Spud In and set conductor. The importance to get the first casing set and cemented and how it could affect the rest of the well. What could happen when the drill string is attached to the casing and station / positioning of the rig is compromised by power failure.
4. 36" & 20" casing sections why are they required. Possible hole problems. The importance of a good cement operation for both sections. Standing Instructions in place do we understand them? Rig procedures do we follow them.
5. BOP and its components. Why is it required? How does it work? What do we need to know about it?
6. The importance of station keeping and the possible effect of being off location whilst drilling.
7. Drill string components being run down thru the riser / BOP and what does the Driller mean by "Non - Shearable".
8. Possible down hole problems; Stuck Pipe - Well Control - Deviation
9. Well Control Procedures
10. Wireline Logging and the equipment used.
11. Well Testing and what effect it has on the rig.
12. Plug and Abandon Operation