Technical

Well Control Equipment and Procedures – Standards All BOP equipment and drillstring equipment shall be…

Well Control Safety It is the Company drilling supervisors’ responsibility to ensure that all drilling…

Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is one of the most toxic of all naturally…

Well Control Drills and Exercises Three types of drills are to be exercised, one while…

Communicating information Before commencing operations on a well, a planning meeting should be held to…

Well Control – Well Design This article descrobes the drilling program and other Well Design…

Checklist Tripping Operations   Pre – Trip Equipment Checks   The following are to be…

Blowout contingency planning Main features of a blowout contingency plan shall include: single phone call…

Differential Sticking – Best Practices To prevent diferential sticking, Strict attention should be paid to…

Shallow Gas – Planning Guidelines Shallow gas is defined as any hydrocarbon-bearing zone which may…