CADE/CAODC2009AnnualDrillingConference

EvaluationofDrillingRig
PerformanceCharacteristics
QuintonT.Foulston,P.Eng. PrecisionDrilling

Iwill:
1. Exploresomeoftheambiguitiesaroundthe
traditionalRIGDEPTHRATING
2. Describefour(4)ALTERNATEdrillingrig
performanceCHARACTERISTICS
3. Concludewithabriefsummary

Metricscommonlyreferredtowhenselectinga
drillingrigintheUS&Internationalmarkets:
Drawworkshorsepower
Mastsize&hookload
Rigdepthrating(oftenbasedonmaxdepthof
depthrangeassignedbydrawworksOEM)

Metricscommonlyreferredtowhenselectinga
drillingrigintheUS&Internationalmarkets:
Drawworkshorsepower
Mastsize&hookload
Rigdepthrating(oftenbasedonmaxdepthof
depthrangeassignedbydrawworksOEM)
Metricscommonlyreferredtowhenselectinga
drillingrigintheCanadianmarket:
Rigdepthrating
Mastsize&hookload
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InordertoassignaRIGDEPTHRATING,aDrilling
ContractormustmakeAMBIGUOUSassumptions
aboutthefollowing:

wellprofile
mudweight
drillstringdesign
casingdesign
conditionofthehole

Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics:
WhatcantherigPULL?
1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing?
2. whenPOOHnearTD?
HowmuchpipecantherigRACK?
3. basedonthegeometryoftheselectedpipe?
4. basedontheweightoftheselectedpipe?

Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics:
WhatcantherigPULL?
1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing?
2. whenPOOHnearTD?
HowmuchpipecantherigRACK?
3. basedongeometry?
4. basedonweight?

Whatthedrillingrig*
canPULLisdetermined
bycomparing:
Mast
Drillingline
Drawworks

Consideration
oftheMASTwhen
determiningwhatthe
rigcanPULL

TypicalMASTplacardas
per3rdEditionofAPI4F
showingthemaximum
statichookloadcapacities

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ConsiderationoftheWIREROPE
whendetermining
whattherigcanPULL

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MinimumWIREROPEdesignfactors(select
valuestakenfromAPIRP9B12thEdition):
Rotarydrillingline
Rotarydrillinglinewhensettingcasing
Pullingonstuckpipe

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2
2

Typical6X19IWRC
drilllineconstruction
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ConsiderationoftheDRAWWORKSwhen
determiningwhattherigcanPULL

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Exampleof
DRAWWORKS
placardmaximum
hookloadcapacities

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ConsidertheACTUALDRAWWORKS
PRIMEMOVERwhendetermining
whattherigcanPULL
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Q1:
Whatcantherig
PULLwhenstuck,
orrunningcasing?

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Stuckpipeorcasingrunningoperations
typicallyrequiretheHIGHESTHOOKLOADSof
theplannedwell

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1. WhattherigcanPULLwhenstuckorrunning
casing,isthelesserof:
Maststatichookload
HLusing2:1SFonfastlinebreaking
strength
drawworksOEMmaxHLormaxSLP/HLcalc
fromactualinputtorque

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Q2:WhatcantherigPULLwhentripping?
Atwhatspeed?Withwhatoverpull?

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Trippingoperationstypically
requiretheHIGHESTHOISTINGSPEEDS.
TheHORSEPOWERofthedrawworksprime
moverdefinestherelationshipbetween
hookloadandhoistingspeed.
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*Percentages(%)ofmaximumcapacitiesinQ1:
Overpull

WireRope

ReducedDrilling Capacity

33%(SF=2:1)

66%(SF=3:1)

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Whenoverpullrequirementsarespecified:

Mast
Drawworks

specifiedOP
specifiedOP

(100%lessOP)
(100%lessOP)

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WhenoverpullrequirementsareNOTspecified,theDrilling
Contractorcanmakereductionstothemast&drawworks
capacitiesbasedonthesizeofthedrillingrig:

Singles
Doubles
Triples

15%
85%
20%
80%
25%(upto100kip) 75%

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*Percentages(%)ofmaximumcapacitiesinQ1:
Overpull

WireRope

ReducedDrilling Capacity

33%(SF=2:1)

66%(SF=3:1)

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Whenoverpullrequirementsarespecified:

Mast
Drawworks

specifiedOP
specifiedOP

(100%lessOP)
(100%lessOP)

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WhenoverpullrequirementsareNOTspecified,theDrilling
Contractorcanmakereductionstothemast&drawworks
capacitiesbasedonthesizeofthedrillingrig:

Singles
Doubles
Triples

15%
85%
20%
80%
25%(upto100kip) 75%

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*Percentages(%)ofmaximumcapacitiesinQ1:
Overpull

WireRope

ReducedDrilling Capacity

33%(SF=2:1)

66%(SF=3:1)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Whenoverpullrequirementsarespecified:

Mast
Drawworks

specifiedOP
specifiedOP

(100%lessOP)
(100%lessOP)

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WhenoverpullrequirementsareNOTspecified,theDrilling
Contractorcouldmakereductionstothemast&drawworks
capacities,fordrilling,basedonthesizeoftherig:

Singles
Doubles
Triples

15%
85%
20%
80%
25%(upto100kip) 75%

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1. WhattherigcanPULLwhenstuckorrunning
casing,isthelesserof:
Maststatichookload
HLusing2:1SFonfastlinebreaking
strength
drawworksOEMmaxHLormaxSLP/HLcalc
fromactualinputtorque
2. WhattherigcanPOOHnearTDatadesired
blockspeedw/anoverpullcontingency,isthe
lesserof:
Maststatichookloadlessanoverpull
HLusing3:1SFonfastlinebreakingstrength
calcHLfromactualdrwksHP&desiredblock
speed,ordrawworksmaxHLlessanoverpull
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Howmuchpipe
cantherigRACK?

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Clarificationoftermdefinitions astheyrelate
tothispresentation:
RACKINGCAPACITY numberofstandsthatcan
bestoodonthefloorbasedonthegeometry
ofthemonkeyboardandrackingfloor
SETBACKCAPACITY maximumuniformweight
oftubularsthatcanbesupportedbythe
rackingfloor

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Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics:
WhatcantherigPULL?
1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing?
2. whenPOOHnearTD?
HowmuchpipecantherigRACK?
3. basedongeometry?
4. basedonweight?

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HowmuchpipetherigcanRACK
geometricallyisgenerallybased
on:
Sizeoftheselectedtubulars
GeometryoftheMB
Footprintoftherackingfloor

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Commondrillpipedimensions:

4 15.7#DPw/newNC405.25 ODTJ
4 16.6#DPw/newNC466.50 ODTJ
5 19.5#DPw/newNC506.625 ODTJ

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RACKINGCAPACITIESbasedonMBgeometry:
126triplestandsw/4 DP/HWDP(3570m)
108triplestandsw/4 or5 DP/HWDP(3060m)
10triplestandsof6 collars(280m)

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AspacebetweentheDS&ODSpipeisretainedto:
Laydowndirectionaltoolswhentripping
CreateclearpathforwirelinewhenloggingatTD
Runlongstringofcasingwhenonamultiwellpad
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Gatorbacks,commonlyusedintheCanadian
drillingindustrytopreventiceplugs,canlimit
thenumberofstandsthatcanbeRACKED
regardlessofpipesize
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Distinctmetricsthatwouldmoreclearly
definethegeometricalRACKINGcapabilityof
adrillingrig:

RACKINGCAPACITY(m)of4 DP/HWDP
RACKINGCAPACITY(m)of4 or5
DP/HWDP
RACKINGCAPACITY(m)ofCOLLARS
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Four(4)ALTERNATEmetrics:
WhatcantherigPULL?
1. whenstuck,orwhenrunningcasing?
2. whenPOOHnearTD?
HowmuchpipecantherigRACK?
3. basedongeometry?
4. basedonweight?

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Q4:Howmuchpipecantherig
RACK basedonweight?

TheSETBACKCAPACITYtypicallyreflectsauniform
loadingassumptionthatmaynotconsiderthe
localizedloadingofHWDP.
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Nomonkeyboard.Norackingfloor.

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NoRACKINGorSETBACKlimitations.

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ThispresentationencouragestheOperatorand
DrillingContractortocollaborativelydetermine
theloadsthatarespecifictotheplannedwell(s);
andcomparetheseestimatedloadstoamore
transparentsummaryofDRILLINGRIG
CAPABILITIES ratherthanrelyonanambiguous
rigdepthratingtoevaluatethesuitabilityofa
particularrigforaparticularwellprogram.
Doingsowillrefinetherigselectionprocess;and
mayultimatelyreducetheCOSTtodrillthe
plannedwell(s).
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EvaluationofDrillingRig
PerformanceCharacteristics
QuintonT.Foulston,P.Eng. Ph.4037164642

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