STANDARD OPERATING PRACTICE

WEATHERFORD RIG 829 SOP # 829-015

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NIPPLE DOWN OPS Date: 28 October 2010 Peo!"e# Driller, AD, floor men, TP, crane and forklift operators E$%i!&en'# BOP handlers, hammer, hammer wrenches, forklift, air hoist, slin in , crane, snorkelift, safet! harness" Lo()'ion# #ellar and front of the s$b* P+)('i(e# 1" %a! down the mo$sehole" 2" TP s$per&ises sh$ttin down the acc$m$lator" Bleed all press$re off for the ri mo&e, and then close all &al&es to the bottles" %ea&e the bleed off &al&e on the manifold open" '" (emo&e all the hoses from the BOP end and fold the hoses back onto the s$itcase" Disconnect all the hoses from the acc$m$lator end and fold them back onto that s$itcase" )ec$re these lines prior to the mo&e" *" Disconnect and remo&e the emer enc! lines to the catwalk" +se the forklift to assist" ," (emo&e the t$rnb$ckles" -" (emo&e the bell nipple" +se the air hoist to lower it and a lon slin to the forklift to p$ll it awa! from the BOP" %a! it down, remo&e the slin s and take it awa! with the forklift" ." Disconnect the choke line at the &al&e end" 8" Disconnect the kill line to the standpipe between the &al&es and the s$b" +se the air hoist to lower them" /" )lin the BOP handler to the liftin e!es on the top set of rams" 10" Break and remo&e all the st$ds and n$ts between the bottom of the do$ble ate and the drillin spool" 11" )et a mattin board near the end of the BOP handler rails" 12" %ift the do$ble ate with the h!dril and dri&e it o&er to the mattin and set it down" Disconnect the handlers from the do$ble ate" 1'" (emo&e the h!dril 0 do$ble ate with the crane" 1*" )lin the BOP handler to the sin le ate" 1," Break and remo&e the bottom of the sin le ate if the adapter flan e needs to be chan ed for ne1t nipple $p otherwise break the st$ds at the bottom of the adapter flan e" 1-" Pick $p the sin le ate rams with drillin spool and dri&e it o&er to the mat" )et it on the mat" 1." (emo&e the bottom section with the crane" 18" (emo&e the adapter from the well head if it was left on" 1/" 2OT3: 4f the BOPs need to be completel! disassembled, lea&e the adapter on the wellhead, mo&e the BOPs o&er the mat, set down" Break off the sin le ate, pick $p the BOP and back into the s$b" (emo&e the sin le ate with the crane or 1

STANDARD OPERATING PRACTICE

WEATHERFORD RIG 829 SOP # 829-015
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forklift" (epeat this process $ntil all sections are apart" 2e&er $se the e!es on the h!dril for an!thin b$t liftin the h!dril" Do connect the h!dril to the crane or the BOP handler $nless it is b! itself"