Safety Rules in Oil &gas Industry

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REPUBLIC OF KAZAKSTAN
MINISTRY OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
MINISTRY OF GEOLOGY AND
PROTECTION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
SAFETY RULES
IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKSTAN
Aktyubinsk, 1995
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These Regulations have been elaborated by the State Enterprise Main Oil-Gas Inspection with consideration of
the opinions of oil and gas industry leading specialists, geologic exploration organisations, scientific-research
institutes specialists and with taking into account the operational experience of enterprises and organisations of
the Kazakh Republic.
The Regulations contain organisational, technical and technological requirements, implementation of which is
obligatory for assurance of safe execution of works.
The Regulations contain the requirements towards creation of new equipment and tool, development of
processing parameters, research works, which considerably influence the safety and prevention of accidents.
No norms regulating peculiarities of hydrogen-sulphide fields development, offshore operations as well as rules
of industrial sanitary science have been included.
Upon enactment of these Regulations the effective term of Safety Regulations in Oil-Gas Production
Industry, approved in 19741 and 19912 shall be terminated.
The Document is the property of the developer and is not subject to be recopied and distributed without a permit.
Compilers:
N.B.Utepov, A.V.Katavan, V.G.Kolesnykov
I.D.Marinov, K.Sh.Sarkulov, Zh.K.Ospanov
Editing Commission:
U.D.Biskaliev, Kim V.H., Nagovitsyn F.G., Utebaev I.Sh.,
Suyubaev M.P., Janseitov N.A., Balgymbaev N.K., Bol I.I.,
Jaksylykov J.J., Spirin N.V., Moskalenko B.N., Pangereev A.A.,
Baizakov M.B., Chernyi I.V., Romashevsky E.I., Manakov N.I.
Coordinated with:
RK Ecology and Bioresources Deputy Minister Mr.Kireev M.I. on October 10 1994.
RK Geology and Mineral Wealth Protection Deputy Minister Mr.Moskalenko B.N. on October 12 1994.
First Deputy of the RK Minister for Oil and Gas Industry Elemanov B.D. on November 10 1994.
Approved by:
Gosgortekhnadzor attached to the RK Cabinet of Ministers.
Resolution of Collegium N 34 as of November 17 1994.
Chairman of the Committee Mulkibaev O.M.
DB#0054
Probably DB#0001, but date differs.
1.GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1 Sphere of Operation and Range of the Regulations
1.1.1
These Regulations are valid for all enterprises and organisations, the activity of which is connected
with exploration and development of oil, gas and gas-condensate fields, thermal waters, subsurface gas
depositories in the porous environment; equipment, material and tools manufacturing for these
purposes, as well as for scientific-research, design-development and other organisations elaborating
technology, equipment, tools, training personnel for conducting these operations regardless of their
departmental subordination, type of economic activity and forms of property and they apply to each
employee of an enterprise as well as to personnel invited from aside regardless of their position and
speciality.
1.1.2
All technical specks, instructions and other normative and technical documents on safe conduct of
operations effective at enterprises shall adjusted in compliance with the Regulations within the dates,
co-ordinated with the bodies of state control.
1.1.3
The Regulations do not regulate operational procedures for control of open flows.
1.1.4
During conduct of works not provided with the Regulations, enterprises and organisations shall be
governed with appropriate instructions and other normative documents on technical safety.
1.1.5
In case if regulations and normative documents do not contain requirements whose observance is
necessary for providing safety conditions of labour during execution of works the administration of an
enterprise shall take measures, ensuring safety of works. In case of necessity appropriate proposals on
supplement, amendment of the Regulations and other normative documents are made.
1.1.6
An enterprise, an organisation shall bear full responsibility for ensuring reliability, technical and
ecological safety of a facility at the stages of its creation, operation, suspension and abandonment.
1.1.7
Amendments and supplements in the Regulations can be entered by the developer upon permit of the
bodies, co-ordinated and approved the Regulations.
1.1.8
Control over observance of the Regulations shall be imposed on the bodies of the state and
departmental supervision.
1.2. General Requirements

1.2.1
Upon introduction of the present Regulations all projects are to be adjusted in accordance with the
requirements of these Regulations within the dates, co-ordinated with the local bodies of state
supervision.
1.2.2
At enterprises Instructions On Safety Regulations for Professions And Work Types, which are to be
reviewed and re-approved every 5 years, are to be elaborated, co-ordinated with a local body of state
supervision and approved by the manager of an enterprise on the basis of the present Regulations in
consideration of their peculiarities. The Instructions are to also be reviewed upon introduction of new
regulations and norms, standard instructions, new technological processes, units, machines, equipment.
1.2.3
In work places, industrial facilities, rooms for warming and rest placards and warning signs on safe
conducting of works and operation of installed equipment are to be placed.
In all industrial facilities (drilling rig site, production and oil treatment areas, etc) safety instructions
for all types of executed work are to be available.
1.2.4
New and reconstructed facilities are to be put into operation under the procedure, established by the
Regulations of Acceptance of enterprises, facilities, shops and plants completed with construction. The
commission on acceptance of facilities under control of the state bodies is to include their
representatives.
The bodies of the state control are to be notified on coming acceptance of a facility not less than three
days prior to it. If they are absent the commission is entitled for independent acceptance of the facility
with subsequent submission of one copy of the Certificate to the appropriate body of state control.
1.2.5
The enterprise facilities are to be equipped with fire-extinguishing means as per the list, co-ordinated
with the local bodies of fire supervision.
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1.2.6
The Log of Examination of the Safety Status is to be kept in the sites (facilities) of an enterprise.
Managers, chief specialists and engineers-technicians of enterprises as well as engineers-technicians of
higher organisations are to record safety defects detected in the sites and term of their elimination in
the Log. Elimination of detected defects is to be controlled by the departmental service on labour
protection and enterprise administration.
1.2.7
Accidents and category failures, occurred at work are to be investigated under the procedure,
envisaged by the existing normative acts, determining organisation of record and investigation of these
incidents.
1.2.8
The list of increased hazardous works, whose execution is to be performed according to an access
permit, is to be drawn up at each enterprise.
The list of such works as well as lists of the persons, entitled to issue the access permit and to manage
such works, is to be approved by the manager or his deputy.
The procedure of organisation and conduct of increased hazard works and the form of access permit
for execution of such works are to be established by the special provision, elaborated by this
enterprise.
1.2.9
In explosive-fire hazardous facilities including drill sites the Program of possible accident elimination
is to be drawn up. The personnel operative actions on prevention of accidents and elimination of
emergency situations with consideration of specific conditions are to be envisaged in such Program.
1.2.10
The marginal values of outside temperature, wind velocity in the present climatic region, at which the
works have to be suspended or work breaks should be organised proceeding on the temperature regime
of equipment operation, are to be established by the enterprise administration upon co-ordination with
the trade-union bodies on the basis of the regional authority decision.
1.2.11
When an assignment for execution of the works, not requiring appointment of a responsible person out
of engineers-technicians, is given to a group of employees, the head of subdivision is to appoint an
experienced and qualified worker to be responsible for qualitative and safe implementation of works.
His instructions are to be obligatory for all members of the group.
1.2.12
An enterprise is obliged to organise conduct of periodical medical examinations in accordance with the
procedure, established by health protection bodies.
The employees, involved in the works, connected with special hazard are to undergo pre - shift medical
examination.
The list of professions, requiring pre-shift medical examination and its scope is to be determined by
labour protection services upon co-ordination with health protection bodies.
1.2.13
Each employee, noticed breach of safety regulations or danger, threatening to life and health of people
is to take elimination measures in his powers and inform his manager or enterprise dispatcher of it.
1.3. Requirements to the Personnel

1.3.1
The persons, entitled to conduct these works, confirmed by the appropriate document are to be
admitted to manage the works on rig-up and rig-down, drilling, testing, completion and well repair,
conduct of field-geophysical operations in wells as well as on production and treatment of oil and gas.
1.3.2
The vocational training of regular labour force is to be conducted in specialised educational

establishments, having a permission (licenses) of appropriate bodies.
Educational programs for the trades, to which the increased labour safety requirements are laid, are to
be co-ordinated with the bodies of the State Supervision.
1.3.3
After the relevant training, knowledge test and the medical examination for appropriate trade the
employees are to be admitted to independent work on maintenance of equipment and mechanisms
during construction of wells, geophysical works, oil and gas production treatment, conduct of
production processes.
1.3.4
In accordance with the requirements of the Regulations on Technical Operation and Safety Regulations
of Consumers the personnel, admitted to work with electrical technical units, electrified tool or dealing
with machines and mechanisms with power drive is to have qualification group on electric power
safety.
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The list of trades of workers and professions of officials, who are to receive the appropriate group of
electrical safety admission after examinations, is to be approved (or co-ordinated with) by
Gosenergonadzor (State Power Supervision).
1.3.5
The workers of complex crews, whose labour organisation envisages for combining of trades, are to
have the relevant qualification and admission to independent work by main and combined trade.
1.3.6
Drillers, their assistants and other workers are to be admitted to independent work in the drill site at the
age not less than 18 years and besides, the workers, involved in rig-up works, are obliged to undergo
special medical examination and have the length of rig-up works not less than one year.
The workers, admitted to rig-up works for the first time are to work within one year under direct
control of experienced workers, appointed by the order of the enterprise head.
Note:
The works, executed at height of more than 5 meters from the surface are considered as rig-up works.
1.3.7
The workers, being employed at an enterprise as well as transferred to work by other, new trade are to
pass a drill, which may include general issues on safety, referred to the present enterprise, and special
matters on safety regulations and environmental protection, connected with performance of separate
types of works as well as medical examination in accordance with the procedure, established by health
protection authorities.
The persons, failed to undergo the medical examination, are not admitted to work.
1.3.8
Instructions on general matters of safety regulations (introductory instructions) are to be conducted by

a worker of labour protection service and the ones for the issues of safe execution of works, which the
instructed person is directed for, are to be conducted by a foreman or the chief of production section in
the working place.
The appropriate specialists are to be involved in conduct of drills for rendering the first aid to injured
persons, fire safety regulations and other special issues.
1.3.9
The worker, passed the drill and industrial training (probation) can be admitted to independent work
only after his knowledge is examined by the commission under chairmanship of the enterprise
manager or one of chief specialists, appointed by administration and consisting of required specialists.
1.3.10
All workers must pass the periodical drills on safety regulations not rarer than one time within half
year and pass an annual commission examination of knowledge on safety regulations.
Workers are to undergo additional training and to pass knowledge examination during introduction of
new types of processing and labour methods, application of new types of equipment and mechanisms,
upon introduction of new regulations and instructions on safety as well as upon request of controlling
bodies.
1.3.11
The results of all types of instructions and knowledge examination of workers are to be entered in the
appropriate section of safety regulation instruction card if the mark is positive.
The persons, received unsatisfactory mark, are not admitted to independent work.
1.3.12
During change of shifts a head (foreman) is obliged to notify the next shift work head on failures of
equipment, apparatuses, tool, fences etc. immediately in the working place and enter the appropriate
records in the shift log.
1.3.13
Before commencement of work each employee is obliged to check the state of his working place,
running order of the equipment, purposed for the forthcoming work. During detection of defects
measures for their elimination are to be taken and in case it is impossible to eliminate them, the direct
chief is to be immediately informed of them.
1.3.14
During execution of their duties in the working place the workers as well as supervisors, engineerstechnicians, business travellers and other persons in the production facility are to wear overalls and
means of individual protection.
1.3.15
The next due examinations on safety regulation knowledge (not rarer than once per three years) and
extraordinary ones (upon request of representatives of the state control) of engineers-technicians are to
be conducted by the permanently acting examination commission under the chairmanship of the
enterprise head with participation of an employee of the labour protection service, subject chief
specialists and representative of the State Mine Technical Inspection (Gosgortechnadzor) (upon
agreement).
1.4. Requirements to Territories, Premises, Facilities, Working

Places
1.4.1
The territory of enterprises and its lay-out of buildings, structures and other industrial facilities are to
correspond to the design, elaborated in accordance with the requirements of construction norms and
regulations, standards of technological projecting.
The sites of an enterprise, separate industrial facilities are to be planned, to have the required
infrastructure and be built according to the general layout.
1.4.2
Roads and access roads to the well sites, pumping and compressor stations and to other industrial
facilities are to be constructed as well as the sites for unloading, placement of equipment and materials
are to be prepared.
When the facilities are at a considerable distance from the main roads, when the terrain is saturated or
flooded, the construction site is to be equipped with structures for receiving air transportation means.
1.4.3
The equipment in the facilities is to be located in accordance with the approved technological
planification of the design.
1.4.4
During equipping of wellhead with BOPs the drilling rig site is to have solid cover and accesses for
maintenance of BOPs; the site and accesses are to be kept clean.
1.4.5
The earthen containers, pits, sumps (cellars), foundation pits as well as tanks of various kinds,
projecting above the surface for less than 1 meter, are to be fenced or covered in order to avoid falling
of people into them.
Man-holes of underground service lines are to be closed with reliable covers, have braces or a stairway
for descent in them and equipped with a label on the stand with the man-hole code. During winter the
man-holes are to be equipped with clearly visible indicators.
1.4.6
Catwalks of 0.6 m width with parapets of height not less than 1 m are to be constructed in the places of
continuous pass of people above the pipes, laid down along the surface, as well as above ditches and
trenches.
1.4.7
To avoid burns of people hot surfaces of apparatuses, pipelines and exhaust pipes of combustion
engines are to be fenced or insulated with thermal insulation materials in the places of possible contact
with them.
1.4.8
At the enterprises, which have underground service lines (cable lines, gas pipelines etc.) the executive
diagrams of actual location of these service lines are to be drawn up and approved by the enterprise
administration.
The routes of underground service lines are to be designated with location signs.
1.4.9
The pipelines are to be highly durable and to be designated with danger warning sings in places of
crossing with automobile roads, passages and in the ones close to living settlements.
Construction of oil and gas occurrence areas with facilities, not connected with the field development,
is to be admitted upon permission of the enterprise - owner of the mineral allotment and if the
conclusion of the state control bodies is positive.
1.4.10
It is necessary to establish a sanitary protective zone, the sizes of which are to be determined according
to the effective sanitary norms. The sanitary protective zone is to be established from the outside row
of production wells as well as from each oil and gas field facility.
1.4.11
Heating and ventilation of industrial facilities, amenity buildings and premises are to correspond to the
construction norms and regulations, standards of technological designing.
Fire explosive and fire hazard category of buildings and areas are to be determined by the developer at
the stage of designing.
1.4.12
In accordance with the design gathering and draining of industrial, shower and melt waters from the
whole territory are to be organised as well as protection of structures from floodwaters is to be
provided in each field.
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Each industrial facility with continuous stay of service personnel, is be equipped with telephone
(radiotelephone) communication for contacting the control station or management of a section, shop,
enterprise.
1.4.13
Pending on the enterprise mode and conditions the content of harmful substances in air, levels of noise
and vibration, temperature, relative humidity and working places air motion speed are to be controlled.
These data are to be recorded in the sanitary-technical certificate of the facility. The working places
are to be certified.
1.4.14
The design envisages for the following measures on maximum reduction of explosion and fire hazard
level for each technological process:
1.4.15
prevention of explosions inside the equipment;
exclusion of explosions, fires in the premises/facilities and open areas;
reduction of combustible substance emissions into atmosphere during emergency depressurisation

of equipment and others.
The working places, facilities, passages and their accesses, passageways and crossings are to be lighted
during darkness.
Artificial lighting is to be performed in compliance with the requirements of the Electric Unit
Installation Regulations as well as construction norms and rules.
The intensity level of working place illumination is to correspond to the industrial branch design norms
for artificial lighting of facilities.
The electric lighting of facilities is to provide the illumination intensity not smaller than the one,
specified in the norms of Enclosure 1.
1.4.16
Emergency and evacuation lighting is to be envisaged in production facilities and in the working zones
of open sites.
The luminaries of operating and emergency lighting are to be fed from different sources.
Instead of stationary emergency and evacuation lighting hand lamps with batteries are allowed to be
used.
Selection of lighting type in industrial and auxiliary premises is to be performed in consideration of
maximum use of natural lighting.
1.4.17
Measurements of illumination level are to be conducted not rarer than once per year as well as they are
to be performed after reconstruction of premises, lighting systems.
1.5. Fencing of Moving Parts of Machine-Tools, Machines and

Mechanisms. Stairways and Platforms.
1.5.1
Hazardous zones of equipment, machines and units, open moving and rotating parts, sources of
emission etc., which may cause injury or harmful impact on operating personnel are to be fenced or
screened.
The design of fencing is to correspond to the equipment purpose and design as well as to the
conditions of equipment operation and it is to ensure exclusion of opportunity of a workers random
contact with a fenced element.
1.5.2
The fences, placed at the distance of more than 35 cm from the moving parts of mechanisms can be
made in the form of rails.
If the fence is placed at the distance less than 35 cm from the moving parts of mechanisms, then it
must be solid or screened one in a metal frame.
1.5.3
The height of rail fence is to be determined by the sizes of mechanism moving parts, but it is to be not
less than 1.25 cm. The height of the fence lower zone is to amount to 20 cm, the intervals between the
rest of zones must amount to not more than 40 cm and the distance between the axes of adjacent stands
- not more than 2.5 m.
The height of screened fence is to be not less than 1.8 m. The mechanisms, having the height of less
than 1.8 m are to be completely fenced. The size of screen holes is to be not more than 30 x 30 mm.
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1.5.4
Rail fences for drive (transmission) belts are to be not less than 1.5 m height. From the external side of
both sheaves metal frontal boards are to be installed for protecting the belt from breakage.
1.5.5
The protruding parts of tools and machine moving parts (including shaft keys) and the ones of rotating
connections shall be covered with encasements all over the circle of rotation.
1.5.6
If servicing of facilities requires for a worker to mount to the height up to 0.75m then the facilities are
to be equipped with steps and for the height of more than 0.75m they are to be equipped with rail
stairways.
1.5.7
The stairways must have a slope of not more than 60 degrees (as for the ones of tanks - not more than
50 degrees). The width of stairways (pure distance between the stringers) is to be not less than 65cm
(the staircases where loads are planned to be carried have to be not less than 1m). The distance
between the steps at the height is to be not less than 25cm. The slopes are to have an inwards slope of
2-5 degrees. The staircase steps are to be equipped with side planks or side platting, excluding
possibility for a mans feet to slide to the side of the staircase stringers.
1.5.8
The tunnel-type ladders must be metal ones with width of not less than 60cm and they must have
protective arches of 35-40cm radius, fastened between themselves with strips. The arches must be
located at the distance of not more than 80cm from each other. The distance from the farthest arch
point to the staircase steps must not be less than 70cm and not more than 80cm. Intermediate
platforms, installed at the distance of not more than 6m from each other must be located all over the
staircase height.
1.5.9
The stairways must have double-side rails of 1.25m height with a middle plank. The distance between
two stands must be not more than 2m. From both sides the rails must connect with the stairway
stringer or with the landing platform stand.
The stringers of wooden stairways must be fixed with coupling bolts in every 2.5 meters.
1.5.10
Transit platforms must be located between the stairway flights. The width of platforms must be not
less than the width of stairways. The floors of transit platforms must be continuous ones,
manufactured of plate steel with riffled surface or of boards with thickness of not less than 40mm. The
platform is to be equipped with rails of 1.25m height and the side of not less than 20cm height.
1.5.11
The working platforms at the height are to be equipped with a riffled plating, manufactured of
expanded plate steel of not less than 4mm thickness or boards of not less than 40mm thickness, rails of
1.25m height with longitudinal planks (rods) located at the distance of not more than 40cm from each
other and with a side of not less than 20cm height closely contacting the plating.
1.5.12
The platforms and stairs are to be treated from snow, ice and dirt on a regular basis.
1.5.13
It is prohibited to leave foreign articles in the safety boards and working platforms of drilling rigs.
1.6. Requirements for Equipment and Tools

1.6.1
Equipment for construction and operation of oil and gas wells is to be of explosion-proof design.
1.6.2
The mechanisation and automation level of developed equipment and constructed facility shall be
determined by their fire and explosion hazard degree with consideration of labour accident prevention
1.6.3
Operation of newly manufactured equipment, tools and devices is to be executed in compliance with
the Operation Manual, where matters on its safe operation with consideration of the Regulations along
with the technical requirements are to be reflected.
Operation of imported equipment and tools is to be implemented in compliance with technical
documentation of firm-manufacturers.
Enterprises and organisations shall have a certificate (Experts opinion) or a copy of a certificate,
issued by the certification body for operation of foreign and newly modernised equipment,
mechanisms and devices.
1.6.4
Commissioning of newly manufactured or modernised equipment is to be implemented by a

Commission of an enterprise upon examination of its compliance to the design and to the requirements
of technical operation rules.
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Commissioning of equipment after its thorough repair (without modernisation or change of
disposition) is to be implemented by the management of a shop with participation of appropriate
specialists.
A change in the equipment design can be introduced only upon co-ordination with the organisation
developer of the equipment.
1.6.5
Application of equipment not corresponding to the climatic conditions according to its class is not to
be allowed.
1.6.6
Technological systems, their separate components, equipment are to be supplied with necessary means
of regulation, blockages, ensuring their safe operation.
1.6.7
Anticrash automation systems, preventing formation of explosively hazardous environment and other
accident situations when deviation from the process limited admissible parameters in all modes of
work occurs and the ones providing safe stoppage or the process conversion into safe condition should
be provided for explosion-protected processes.
1.6.8
For explosively hazardous processing systems where equipment and pipelines are exposed to vibration
during the process of operation there should be provided measures on its reduction and exclusion of
possibility of equipment emergency displacement, shift, destruction and depressurisation of systems.
1.6.9
In case if some disagreement of equipment with requirements on safety regulations, norms is detected
in the process of the equipment installation then it is to be withdrawn out of operation. The enterprise
is to forward a Reclamation Certificate on the equipment design defects or factory discard to the
manufacturer and to solve the matter on possibility of further operation of the equipment regarding its
technical safety together with the manufacturer.
1.6.10
The temperature of the equipment outside surfaces and thermal insulation encasements are not to
exceed the temperature of self-ignition of the most explosive and fire risky product and in the areas
accessible for servicing personnel there should not be more than 45C inside premises and 60C on
outside installations.
1.6.11
Designators of pipe valve positions are to be located on the valving (gate valves, cocks), installed on
pipelines.
The valving, located in pits, chambers or trenches (trays) is to be equipped with comfortable drives,
allowing for their opening (closing) without the servicing personnel descent in a pit or a trench (tray).
1.6.12
The valving, installed on delivery lines and suction pipelines of a pump or a compressor is to be
maximally approached to the pump (compressor) and located in a convenient and safe service zone.
1.6.13 The pipelines of explosive and fire hazardous technological systems are not to have flange or other
releasable connections at the exception of fittings installation or equipment connection places.
No flexible hoses are allowed to be applied in the explosive and fire hazardous technological systems.
1.6.14
Installation of a return valve or other device preventing relocation of transported substances in the
reverse direction and if necessary a safety device (valve) are to be provided for delivery line of
centrifugal pumps and compressors.
1.6.15
Installation of locking, cut-off and safety devices is to be provided for suction and delivery lines of
pumps and compressors, pumping over combustibles.
1.6.16
Injection pumps are to be equipped with blockages excluding start-up or stopping the pump operation
in case if there is no displaced fluid in its body or if the fluid levels in the receiving and service tanks
deviate from the limited admissible values; with alarm system of pump operational parameters
malfunction affecting safety.
1.6.17
Delivery lines, fittings and components of pipelines upon their assembly at the factory as well as upon
repair with application of welding are liable to pressurisation for trial pressure. The value of test
pressure shall be determined with Table 1.6.1.
Table 1.6.1.
Working pressure, kgf per 1 sq.cm.
Factor
Till 200
1.50
From 200 to 560
1.40
10
From 560 to 650
1.30
More than 650
1.25
1.6.18
Winches, cranes and other load-lifting equipment shall have catchers of admissible load lifting
capacity as well as reliable braking devices and fixatives not allowing for spontaneous motion of load
and equipment itself.
1.6.19
Special appliances or devices for replacement of quick-wearing replaceable components and

assemblies, ensuring convenience and safety of operation are to be provided in the set of equipment
and mechanisms.
1.6.20
Fasteners and connection elements of machines and equipment are to be protected from spontaneous
backing-off and disconnection during operation (with lock-nuts, splints, wedges etc.).
1.6.21
Operation of faulty equipment, mechanisms, tools in faulty condition or when safety devices are out of
order (blocking, fixing and signalling appliances and devices) and also when loads and pressures are
above the passport ones is prohibited.
1.6.22
Repair of equipment shall be conducted only after its outage, pressure release, stoppage of moving
parts and engagement of blockages against their occasional setting in motion by means of force of
gravity or other factors with obligatory hanging out of placard on the start-up device saying Not to be
turned on! People are working.
1.6.23
Designations and letterings of marginal load capacity, pressure, temperature and dates of conducted
and the next technical examination as well as the ones of hydraulic tests must be placed on hoisting
machines and mechanisms, steam boilers and vessels, operating under pressure.
1.7. Requirements To Electric Power Equipment Of Drilling Rigs

And Oil Field Installations
1.7.1
The design of oil and gas production field electric equipment is to correspond to Regulations Of
Electric Equipment Design, and their operation to Regulations Of Consumers Electric Unit
Technical Operation Safety Rules during Consumers Electric Equipment Operation 3.
1.7.2
No electric unit without explosion-proof marking or the one, which has been manufactured at
unspecialised enterprises or repaired with change of assemblies and components, ensuring explosion
protection is allowed to be installed in explosive areas without written permission of controlling
organisation.
1.7.3
As for imported explosion proof electric equipment it is to be provided with a certificate on

admissibility of its operation in an explosive area and designed environment, the certificate, issued by
the organisation, conducted tests for explosion protection.
1.7.4
Operation of electric equipment with faulty explosion protection means, interlocking, faults of control
and protection circuits are not allowable.
1.7.5
The height from conductor parts of air transmission line lead-ins and distribution units of voltage up
to/less than 10 kV must not be less than 4.5 m from the surface (floor/boarding). If the height up to
lines is less than 4.5 n (less 3.5 m) then the territory of the present section is to be surrounded with
fence of 1.5 m height. The height from the surface up to lines in the fence plane is to be not less than
4.5 m or lead-in is to be designed with the cable.
1.7.6
The drilling rig cubicles of 6 kV voltage is to be equipped with the blocking, excluding possibility of
the following:
1.7.6.1
Conducting operations with the isolator when the oil switch or high voltage contactor is turned on.
1.7.6.2
Isolator turn on when the cubicle back door is opened.
1.7.6.3
Opening of the back door when the isolator is turned on.
1.7.7
The distance along the horizontal/contour line from the outside line of air transmission line of 6-10 kV
voltage (at its bigger inclination) up to pump house area, dog house and other structures of the drilling
rig is to be not less than 2 m and for air lines of voltage up to 1 kV not less than 1.5 m.
PAF DB# 4278
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1.7.8
The distance from the derrick substructure, mast of any unit (drilling, mobile unit and etc.) up to the
protective zone of air transmission lines is to be not less than the derrick height, mast height + 10 m.
The requirement of the present clause does not relate to the section of air transmission line, along
which power supply of the present unit is immediately performed.
1.7.9
The metal parts of electric units, housings of electric equipment and driven equipment are to be
grounded for providing safety of people in compliance with the Electric Unit Design Regulations.
1.7.10
The cellar pit, surface, rat-hole pipes, rotary, draw-works, transformer as well as drilling rig (all legs of
the rig) and by-derrick structures as well as processing equipment and pipelines are to be connected to
the grounding device by means of two steel conductors of section not less than 120 mm2 each or large
quantity of uniform/equal steel conductors of general section not less than 240 mm2.
1.7.11
The well surface or casing string is to be used as a grounder for electric equipment of deep-well
pumping unit and submersible electric pump. The surface (string) is to be connected with the pumping
unit frame with not less than two grounding conductors. The section of each conductor is to be not less
than 48 mm2.
1.7.12
Connection of grounding conductors to the grounder and to grounding structures is to be performed by

means of welding or bolt joints (not less than two places). The places of grounding conductor
connection are to be accessible for examination. The series connection of grounding conductors is
prohibited.
1.7.13
The following is to be performed for determining the technical condition of the grounding device:
1.7.13.1 External examination of visible part of the grounding device;

1.7.13.2 Examination with check-out by means of circuit between grounder and grounding elements (lack of
breakage/disconnection and insufficient contacts in the conductor, connecting the unit with the
grounding device) as well as examination of film cut-out transformers.
1.7.13.3 Measurement of the grounding device resistance (with drawn up of the Certificate).
1.7.13.4 Check-out of the phase-zero circuit.
1.7.13.5 Check-out of reliability of natural grounder connections.
1.7.13.6 Optional penetration of soil for examination of elements of the grounding device, placed underground.
1.7.14
Maintenance of an equipment with the drive from the electric engine can be performed only when
voltage is removed, after execution of organisation and technical measures, providing operation safety.
1.7.15
For emergency stoppage of the drilling pumps the button of Stop is to be installed on the electric
driven drilling rigs at the drillers station.
1.7.16
Each drilling rig is to be provided with emergency lighting (accumulator lamp) and portable lamp of
voltage not more than 12 V of explosion-proof design.
1.7.17
The lightning protection is to be installed for providing safety of people and buildings and other
structures as well as equipment and materials, located in them, against destruction, burning and
explosions at direct strokes of lightning.
During thunderstorm it is prohibited to execute drilling rig works as well as to stay at the distance
closer than 10 meters from the grounding devices of the electric units.
1.7.18
The processing equipment and pipelines, containing combustible steams and gases are to be grounded
for controlling secondary affects of lightning as well as statistic electricity. Using of power unit
grounding devices is allowable.
Requirements to steel cables

1.8.1
The steel cables, applied as cargo, carrying, hauling and slings, for hoisting machines, tackle system of
drilling rigs, wells repair units should meet the requirements of standards. For cables is necessary to
have certificate ( license ) or copy of cable manufacturer about their test.
1.8.2
Connection of cables shall be made by means of thimbles and not less than by three screw clamps. In
this case the distance between clamps should be not less than 6 diameters of the cable.
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1.8.3
1.8.4
It is necessary to set a control over the condition of cable. Frequency of a cable examination depends
on type and conditions of the work. The cable is considered faulty and should be replaced, if:
one of its plies is torn off or pressed;
it is deformed ( drawn or flattened ) and its original diameter has decreased to 25% and more;.
number of torn off wires on a pitch of 20mm lay cable amounts to 5%, and on a cable with
diameter over 20mm - more10 %;
the cable has a twisting (jumper );
as a result of deterioration the diameter of wire decreased to 40 % and more;
it has traces of its sojourn in conditions of high temperature (colour of tarnish, scale) or electrical
short circuit (flash-off from power arc).
It is not acceptable to apply spliced cables for string-up tackle system of drilling rig, exploration and
wells repair units, and also for derrick and mast lifting. It is possible to apply spliced cables for
derricks and masts guys on condition of keeping the safety requirements during splicing (by method of
entwine a thread in rope socket, performed by specially trained technicians or by means of eyes of
cables and screw clamps in quantity not less than 3 on each spliced end.
1.9. Drilling and well service rigs.

1.9.1
Derrick and mast weight carrying capacity and permissible wind load (according to the certificate) are
to correspond to the maximum load expected during the work.
1.9.2
Rig is to be secured by steel guy lines. Calculations determine number, diameter, place and way of
their anchoring. Guy lines are arranged in diagonal plains the way to avoid crossings with highways,
electrical transmission lines, stairways and service platforms.
Guy lines ends are to be entwined in or secured with not less than three clamps. It is allowed to
tighten guy lines only with screw couplings. Attachment of two derrick guy lines to one anchor is
forbidden.
1.9.3In order to ease erecting work metal cradle designed in shop is to be on top of derrick. It is
forbidden to use cradle for lifting and running-in weights exceeding the one of crown block.
1.9.4
Derricks should have upper platform (crown platform) with pigpens not lower than 1,25 m,
longitudinal beams, and boarder 20 cm high is to be at the bottom. The distance between longitudinal
planks should not be more than 40 cm. Pass ways around crown block are not to be narrower than 70
cm. Room between crown platform and crown block is to be covered with securely fixed boards.
1.9.5
Working platforms of derrick should not be narrower than 70 cm. Outside they are to be covered with
closed coating, and inside they should have rails conforming the demands of the clause 1.5.11. of the
present Rules.
Platforms are to have exit to stairways.
1.9.6Metal fingers with hinged heads and steel cable protection support are to be assembled. Number
of fingers is to provide possibility of installation of all drill stands required for drilling of given well.
Fingers are to be fixed with cable to prevent their dropping, if they get broken.
1.9.7
Derrick man stationary cradle is to have fast, plane wooden floor without any steps and gaps, floor is
to be made from boards of not less than 50 mm width and blindly covered rails should be 1 m high.
Cradle foundation and rails are to be fixed outside with steel hoops or cables with diameter of not less
than 15mm. Hoops (cable) ends are to be securely attached to derrick. Covering boards of derrick
man cradle are to have safety bracing like steel cable with diameter 4-6mm, attached to boards with
clamps, their ends are to be lapped on reverse side of boards.
Note:
If cradle floor is metal, heat-insulating covering should be designed.
1.9.8
Both stationary and mobile cradles are to have deflectors thus cradle will not mesh travelling block.
Hemp rope for drill stands capture is to have attenuated cross section at its foundation to prevent cradle
breakdown in case if hemp rope is caught by travelling block.
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1.9.9
In order to enter the rig from catwalk, stairways are installed there and their slope should not exceed
60.
1.9.10
Catwalk with pipe racks should be installed on side of drilling rig gates. The catwalk length is to be at
least 14 m, width-not less than 2 m., catwalk boards should be 70 mm thick, (if their thickness is 60
mm on the way of cargo movement, the catwalk is to be made of two layers of boards).
Catwalk is to be horizontal or with slope not more than 1:25. Planks of 30 mm width and of 50 cm
length are to be nailed every 25 cm on the passes from the rig to the catwalk and from the catwalk to
the ground.
Passes are to have rails on one side (on the external side from catwalk). Passes slope should not
exceed 20.
1.9.11
Drilling rig pipe racks are to provide possibility to lay pipes out, there should not be more than four
vertical layers, height of the pile is up to 1,25 m and weight carrying capacity is to be calculated for
them.
Pipe racks are to have hinged metal poles or other mechanisms protecting pipes from unrolling, and
there should not be less than three passes to catwalk from both sides.
1.9.12
Lower part of drilling derrick is to be encased, height of encasement is to be at least 6 m.
Note 1: In summer time it is allowed not encase derrick. Duration of summer period is determined in every
region by Head of Company in co-ordination with Trade Union leaders.
Note 2: It is required to install special sun-and-rain protective shields (aprons) above drillers stand for
summer period in southern regions.
1.9.13
By-derrick facilities of drilling rigs are to have closed encasement and at least two doors opening
outside.
Note:
During summer time by-derrick facilities can be erected without encasement.
1.9.14
Floor inside the derrick is to be even, without steps, gaps and it is to be made from sheet steel with
corrugated surface of not less than 4 mm thickness, or as an exception, the floor can be made of boards
of not less than 70 mm width.
Drillers stand is to have even horizontal floor of not less than 1m width with a heater for wintertime.
1.9.15
There should be installed safety roller in gates of the derrick, and it would prevent from subs catching,
when pipes are taken inside the derrick or they are laid out on the catwalk.
1.9.16
All derrick and mast bolt connections are to have lock nuts.
1.9.17
Metal centring cups are to be installed at the legs joints of pipe derricks
1.9.18
Derricks and stationary masts are to be equipped with metal stairways. Their strings are to be securely
attached to structural components of the rig.
Note:
In some regions it is allowed to install wooden stairways upon co-ordination with local authorities of
State Mine Technical Control.
1.9.19
It is allowed to use tunnel-type ladders instead of stairways on the derricks equipped with elevators to
lift workers up to monkey board.
1.9.20
On full-view mast derricks stairways are to go from floor up to monkey board, on one leg of derrick
upper section tunnel-type ladders are to be installed and on the other leg ladder is to be installed.
Distance between steps of tunnel-type ladder and ladder is to be 35cm.
If hoisting unit is installed on one derrick leg, then there should be reserve tunnel-type ladder on
another one.
1.9.21
Full-view masts are to have safety devices in case of drill pipes falling towards by-derrick shed and
catwalk.
1.9.22
Floor of dimensions not less than 7070 cm with rails 1,25m high is to be installed for maintenance of
washing hose attachment fitting to mud pump discharge riser. The rails are to be located underneath
flange of riser upper discharge and are to be attached by steel cable.
The floor is to have exit to stairways.
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1.10. Loading & Offloading Operations, Equipment Move and

Transportation.
1.10.1
Loading and offloading operations with the use of load lifting equipment must be provided in
accordance with the established Safety Regulations for the Load Lifting Crane Operations.
1.10.2
Loading and offloading operations must be provided by the qualified personnel under the supervision of
the person in charge of safe performance of these operations.
1.10.3
During the crane operations the supervisor in charge for the safe performance of the loading and
offloading operations must be located at such point of the work site so that he would have full visibility
of the site and be seen by the crane operator.
1.10.4
It is strictly prohibited to stay under the crane boom with lifted cargo on it during the crane operations.
1.10.5
In case the cargo is being moved or offloaded in a sloping way in order to prevent unauthorised cargo
slip down, the appropriate precautions must be undertaken.
1.10.6
The oversized cargo transportation must be provided on road prepared in advance and under the
supervision of the person in charge of this operation implementation.
1.10.7
If the loading and offloading operations are to be provided during the night time the work site must be
lit by the floodlights or other electrical lights; for manual offloading operations the lighting capacity
must be not less than 5 LK, and for the crane operations it must be not less than 10 LK.
1.10.8
The work site of the loading and offloading operations must be flat and wide enough enabling to
provide sufficient space for the offloading equipment move, and marshalling.
1.10.9
During loading and offloading operations of pipes, logs and other long-sized cargo in order to prevent
the unauthorised cargo rolling down the piles or rail pad the appropriate precautions must be
undertaken.
1.10.10 During loading and offloading of pipes, logs and other long-sized materials its prohibited to remove
bars and wedges supporting the cargo from the side opposite the offloading.
1.10.11 During transportation of the concise and liquefied gas bottles or glassed materials in order to prevent
cargo from unwanted pushes or strikes the appropriate precautions must be taken into consideration.
1.10.12 The transportation of the oxygen and other concise gas bottles must be provided on the specialised
vehicles geared with the racks walled with felt, rubber or fibre rope and the bottles taps must be
directed to one side. The bottle taps must be equipped with the safety valves.
1.10.13 It is prohibited to provide joint transportation of the gas bottles together with flammable materials.
As an exception, it is allowed to transport the gas welding equipment, acetylene generator together with
combustible gas or oxygen bottles (not more than 2 bottles) safely secured on the truck body or trailer.
1.10.14 The concise or liquefied gas bottles or their reducer must be secured from the sun heat, oil and
flammable material pollution.
1.10.15 The storage area and utilisation of the oxygen, acetylene or other gas bottles must be handled in
accordance with the present safety regulations.
Any move operations of the concise or liquefied gas bottles must be provided only with the help of the
specialised hand-barrows or carriages.
1.10.16 The bottles containing the flammable liquids must be stored and moved in the solid wattle baskets or
wooden crates fixed with the handles.
1.10.17 It is prohibited to carry on the human body the bottles containing concise, liquefied gas or flammable
liquids. Any movement of these materials to the higher located place can be done only in the
specialised containers.
1.10.18 As a rule, the loading and offloading operations must be provided in a mechanised manner with the use
of minor load lifting equipment cranes and forklifts. The mechanised manner of the loading and
offloading operations is obligatory for any cargo weighing over 50 kg and lifting it higher than to 3 m.
During cargo transportation the following regulations must be followed:
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1.10.18.1 The cargo lifting and horizontal move operations must be provided in accordance with the established
regulations.
1.10.18.2 The minor age persons labour can be used during the loading and offloading operations only if these
persons are entitled to this work as to the main activity and it doesnt engage 1/3 of their work time.
1.10.18.3 The cargo horizontal move on the hand-barrows for the distance longer than 50 m is only allowed in
the exceptional cases. It is prohibited to move the materials up the stair ladder with the use of handbarrows.
1.10.18.4 The maximum load capacity of the manual cargo loading or offloading provided by one person on the
flat surface must not exceed the following limitations:
10 kg- for female minor age persons of the age from 16 to 18 years old;
16 kg- for male minor age persons of the age from 16 to 18 years old;
20 kg- for women above 18 years old;
50 kg- for men above 18 years old.
1.10.19 The loading and offloading of beams, rails, pipes with the diameter of and above 100 m and other long
sized materials must be provided with the use of cranes or tractor vehicles.
In case of unavailability of above mentioned equipment its allowed to provide these operations using
the specialised gear such as tongs, forklifts, etc.
1.10.20 If the cargo to be moved across the rail spur this activity should be provided with the use of planking
of the width not less than 1.5m covering the rail spur surface.
1.10.21 The loading, offloading and piling operations of pipes and logs must be provided with the use of load
lifting or pipe sloping equipment.
1.10.22 During the pipe sloping equipment utilisation the following precautions must be undertaken:
1.10.22.1 The sloping equipment must be metal corresponding to the cargo weight and fixed with the shackles
enabling the fastening of the equipment to the transportation means or pipe racks.
1.10.22.2 An inclination angle of the sloping equipment must not exceed 30.
1.10.22.3 The distance between each unit of the sloping equipment must be sufficient so that the ends of the
pipes or logs exceed them no longer than to 1.5m.
1.10.22.4 The sloping equipment must be fixed with the devices preventing the cargo reverse movement.
1.10.22.5 Prior each operation the sloping equipment must be tested by the authorised specialist.
1.10.22.6 The labourers must not stand in between the units of the sloping equipment.
1.10.23 The roller used in the sling operations must be metal manufactured from the even pipes of the similar
diameter with the length not less than the width of the operated cargo. The number of the rollers must
not less than 3.
1.10.24 During non-operational time and work breaks the load lifting equipment must be shut down and
stabilised in the secure position preventing unauthorised usage of the equipment. The crane boom
must be released from cargo and disassembled.
1.10.25 During mechanised loading and offloading operations the crane operators must proceed to move the
cargo only under the directions of the slinger (labourer).
1.10.26 The setting and work activity of the load lifting equipment closer than 30m from the nearest overhead
power line or electrical network with voltage above 36V can only be performed if this activity has
been authorised by the appropriate organisation in the Work Permit that indicates the safety
instructions recognised for such work performance. The Work Permit must be approved (signed) by
the director of the Operating Company or other authorised supervisor of the Company acting on the
directors behalf.
The Work Permit for mechanised loading and offloading operations to be performed in the restricted
area of the overhead power lines where the power fracturing procedure has to be followed according to
the established Regulations for the High Voltage Network Protection can only be issued after the
authorisation given by the Company in charge of the power line operation provision.
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The setting and work activity of the load lifting equipment mentioned above can only be performed
under the supervision of the person in charge of the provision of safety regulations established for the
crane operations.
1.10.27 The packaged cargo must be lashed together with slings in order to prevent its falling down during
loading or offloading.
1.10.28 It is prohibited to hold and turn around the moving cargo with hands when loading or offloading
operations are in process. These operations have to be provided with the use of hooks or rope fastened
to the cargo.
1.10.29 When the cargo is moving in the air its prohibited making any adjustments to it or changing the set
position of the slings and lifting equipment.
1.10.30 It is prohibited to utilise the load lifting cranes for moving the materials under the crane boom, pulling
the cargo out to the surface if its squeezed in between two objects, frozen or deepened in the ground.
1.10.31 During mechanised loading and offloading operations the long-sized cargo must be fastened with the
use of slings and spreader bars.
1.10.32 The slings and other loading equipment must provide the operated cargo with secure fastening and
lashing.
1.10.33 In order to prevent stored cargo from demolition or deterioration the appropriate precautions must be
undertaken.
1.10.34 The pipes must be piled as follows:
1.10.34.1 Pipes (diameter below 300mm) on the racks height till 3m with the tie plate or gasket with the stops
at the ends.
1.10.34.2 Pipes (diameter above 300mm) - on the racks height till 3m into the saddles with no gaskets. The
bottom ranks of the pipes must be put into the tie plates and fastened with the metal shoe or ending
stops securely adjusted to the tie plates.
1.10.35 It is prohibited to stay on the way of the load lifting equipment when it is approaching the cargo or
trailers.
1.10.36 The cargo must be placed into the truck body according to the following regulations:
1.10.36.1 The break- bulk cargo must be evenly dispersed around the truck body not exceeding the truck
boarding limitations.
1.10.36.2 Single pieces of the break-bulk cargo sticking out the truck body must be securely fastened on it.
1.10.36.3 The height of the cargo packed on the truck must not exceed the overall size of the bridges, tunnels,
and gates to be passed by during the cargo transportation.
1.10.37 During the towing transportation of the sledges, caterpillar trailer or other vehicles with the defected
brake system the length of the tug-truck must exceed 4m. The red signalling flag must be placed on
top of the tug-truck.
1.10.38 The transportation of pipes, logs or other long- sized cargo must be provided on trailers. This cargo is
to be fastened with the chains, clutches or other lashing equipment. During transportation of such
cargo the use of wire rope and fibre rope is prohibited.
1.10.39 Turbo-drills, power drills, cable cylinders, power engines of the electrical submersible pumps and
protectors must be transported on the specially equipped vehicles. In addition to it, these materials
must be provided with secure fastening during transportation.
1.10.40 It is allowed for personnel to stay between the truck and loaded trailer only when the vehicle is shut
down.
The trailers must be equipped with the removable legs enabling the driver to adjust the trailers height.
1.10.41 The vehicles designated for cargo transportation including escorting service provision should be
equipped with the separated seats for the escorting personnel as its required by the Safety Regulations.
1.10.42 It is prohibited to transport people on the non-equipped for this purpose vehicles such as truck bodies,
rail pads and sledges, dump truck bodies, tanks of the fuel and water trucks including joint
transportation of people on all types of truck bodies (trailers) together with cargo. The cargo escorting
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personnel must be transported in a truck cabin or if necessary in the specially supplied place located on
the truck body.
1.11 Responsibility for Non-compliance with Safety Regulations.

1.11.1
Authorised specialists, engineering personnel of the company, organisation, project and design
institutions shall be responsible for the cases of non-compliance performed by their subordinates with
the present Safety Regulations despite whether it is been followed by an industrial accident, bodily
injury or not. They shall be responsible for the Regulations breaches provided by their subordinates
acting under the improper supervision and instructions given by the authorised specialists or
engineering personnel.
1.11.2
The following actions shall be considered as the severe breaches of the Safety Regulations: the
instructions issued by the authorised specialists forcing their subordinates to not comply with the
safety instructions, unauthorised start up of the work shut down by the Gosgortechnadzor, and other
misbehaviour performed by the subordinates in terms of Safety Regulation implementation. According
to the nature and consequences of the Safety instruction violations the disciplinary, administrative or
judicial actions shall be under according to the Rules established by the Labour Code of the Republic
of Kazakhstan.
1.11.3
The persons violating the Safety Regulations and Instructions shall be administratively, legally or
financially disciplined in accordance with the established rules.
1.11.4
Unawareness of the Safety Regulations and Instructions appeared among the authorised specialists and
engineering personnel does not release them from bearing the responsibility for the breach of the
Labour Safety Regulations.
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2. CONSTRUCTION OF OIL AND GAS WELLS

2.1 General Provisions
2.1.1
Construction of wells can be started only if the design approved in the bodies of the state control is
available, if the installed equipment is fully corresponds to requirements of the design and the present
Regulations.
2.1.2
Works on well construction without carrying out a complex of measures on construction of drill site,
area, field, envisaged in the design, are prohibited.
2.1.3
A well of any category is to be located outside the limits of power transmission line protective zones,
main oil and gas pipelines, water supply, industrial, civil facilities and service lines.
2.1.4
A well is to be considered as completed with drilling after testing of production string for leakage and
laying down of drill pipes on receiving platform.
2.2. Preparatory And Rig-Up Operations

2.2.1
Only the persons, having a special education and rights to conduct these operations can be admitted to
management of operations on rigging-up, rigging-down and skidding of drilling derrick and
equipment.
2.2.2
The method of rigging-up and rigging-down and transportation of drilling rig is to be determined by
the state of locality, availability of roads, type of drilling rig, availability of overhead power
transmission lines, automobile roads and railways and other obstacles.
The operations are to be performed in accordance with the design, approved by the administration of a
rigging - up enterprise after co-ordination of a route with the appropriate organisations.
2.2.3
Heavy parts and materials are to be lifted to water table crows nest and masts with the help of draw
works and hoisting roller, fixed by the clamp to nadelok of the round trip structure.
2.2.4
Electro-technical equipment of drilling and production units are to be demonstrated in the presence of
the person, admitting these operations and after receiving of the written confirmation on their deenergising from the person responsible for power facilities of the enterprise.
2.2.5
Parts of derricks and all kinds of materials are to be hoisted and lowered with the help of reliably fixed
draw works, equipped with brake units or tractors-hoists, which are installed not closer than 20 m from
the panel of the derrick.
2.2.6
When hoisting and lowering loads inside the derrick the people must be sent away. When load
hoisting and lowering is performed with the help of draw works, then only driller can stay inside the
derrick.
2.2.7
When hoisting and lowering outside the derrick, the load is to be pulled back with the robe, fixed to it.
The worker, pulling a load back, is to be at the distance of not less than 10 m from the derrick panel.
It is prohibited to the workers, not involved in performance of the general work, to be simultaneously
in the different heights.
2.2.8
All parts and fitting attachments of the rigged up derrick or mast pieces are to be thoroughly examined
and the detected defects are to be eliminated in accordance with the technical specs.
2.2.9
Centring of the derrick is allowed by means of jacks or special devices if the guy - ropes fixed to
anchors are available.
2.2.10
The route of the derrick transportation is to be laid aback from the surface facilities (buildings, railway,
power transmission lines etc.) at the distance, not exceeding the height of the derrick not more than for
10 m.
If it is not possible to perform this requirement, then the additional guy-rope, to which the derrick is to
be supported by a tractor during by-passing of this structure is to be installed from the side, opposite
to the bypassed structure.
2.2.11
The route is to be marked by a number of the stakes, established on the left side of movement. The
stakes are to be placed at the distance of not more than 100 m from each other. They are to be placed
in turnings of the route and in Enclosed locality in consideration of providing their visibility.
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It is not obligatorily to place stakes in the areas with good visible landmarks.
2.2.12
The head responsible for works is to examine readiness of the route prior to commencement of the
derrick and drilling equipment large block transportation.
2.2.13
The alarm system, determined by the appropriate instruction on safety regulations is to be applied
during transportation of derricks and drilling equipment large blocks.
2.2.14
The works on rigging-up, rigging-down and repair of derricks and masts in the height as well as
transportation of derricks and equipment are prohibited in the night-time, at wind of more than 8
m/sec, during thunderstorm, shower and strong snowfall, icing, fog with visibility at the distance of
less than 100 m and at air temperature of less than the minimum, established by the technical specs for
an equipment.
2.2.15
The parts, released during component rigging-down are to be lowered with the help of draw works on
the rope, thrown over the block. The derrick parts, lowered to the ground are to be laid at the distance
of not less than 20 m from its foundation.
Wooden parts are to be laid down with nails, having clinched them.
2.2.16
The derricks, are being in emergency condition, are prohibited to be dismantled. They are to be
knocked down. Before they are knocked down the people must be sent away to the distance,
exceeding the height of the derrick not less than for 10 m. The wellhead (equipment) is to be
protected.
2.2.17
The operations on derrick and drilling equipment large block transportation are to be performed with
compliance of the Instruction on Safety Regulations during transportation of derricks and large blocks
of the drilling equipment.
2.2.18
During the transportation of the derrick the people, not connected with this work are to be at the
distance, exceeding the height of the derrick not less than 10 m.
The distance from the derrick up to the tractors, to which the supporting guy-ropes are fixed is to
exceed the height of the derrick not less than for 10 m.
2.2.19
It is prohibited to stay on the block, beneath the block, in tyazhelovoz and sledges during hoisting and
loading of the block with jacks or other mechanisms as well as during pulling off of the block from
the foundation and it placement on the foundation.
2.2.20
The doors of hauling tractor cabs are to be opened and fixed during transportation of the derrick and
large blocks of the drilling equipment. This allows to a tractor-driver to jump out from the cab during
emergency situation.
2.3 Drilling Rigs

2.3.1
When the rigging-up is completed the well drilling can be started only after its acceptance by the
commission, appointed with the enterprise Order. A representative of Gosgortechnadzor is to take part
in the work of the commission. The commission is to draw up Certificate on the Drilling Rig
Commissioning and issues its Conclusion.
An enterprise is obliged to submit the following documentation to the Acceptance Commission:
Design on well construction, Act of land allotment or Order of the higher regional organisation on
assigned land, Geological-Technical Order, basic technical documentation on drilling rig as well as
acts of tests, conducted after completion of the derrick construction-and-assembling operations
according to the instruction of a plant-manufacture taking into account operating conditions of the rig.
2.3.2
The drilling rig is to be equipped with the following:
2.3.2.1
Blocker on prevention of draw works actuation, rotary when fences are removed, master rotary
bushings are lifted upwards etc.
2.3.2.2
Load limiters in the hook of travelling block hoisting height.
2.3.2.3
Receiving platform with the racks for pipe laying down. The length of the receiving platform is to be
not less than 14 m, the width - 2 m. The racks are to provide possibility of pipe laying down at the pile
height of not more than 1.25 m.
2.3.2.4
Tank systems equipped with automatic alarm system of fluid level and mechanisms for preparation,
treatment, weighting, cleaning and mixing of mud, gathering of cuttings and used fluid.
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2.3.2.5
System of control over concentration of gases in air and mud.
2.3.2.6
Other means, increasing labour safety during construction of wells in compliance with the
Normatives of Equipping (see Enclosure 2).
2.3.3
When rigging-up and rigging-down of derricks and masts the hoists and draw works with the nominal
load capacity not less than the maximum load as per data sheet, expected in the process of rig-up and
rig-down are to be used.
2.3.4
It is prohibited to leave units of the assembled equipment in suspended condition during a break of rigup and rig-down operations.
2.3.5
Design of auxiliary winch is to provide smooth movement and secure retention of the unsupported
load. Visibility of work site and load movement is to be provided to a driller from the control panel. If
this requirement can not be observed then a duplicate panel is to be installed or a signalman is to be
nominated.
2.3.6
Drilling rope fast and fixed lines must not touch the derrick elements.
2.3.7
Connections of hydraulic and pneumatic system service lines of the drilling rig and its assemblies are
to be fast-demountable and provide usability and safety of works during their rigging-up, rigging down
and operation.
2.3.8
The pneumatic system of the drilling rig (pipelines, cranes) is to be tested for pressure at plantsmanufactures and after repair with application of welding; after its installation in the rig site it is to be
tested with air for pressure, exceeding the rated operational one for the present pneumatic system by
1.25 times.
The time of testing is to be not less than 3 minutes.
2.3.9
Introduction of any changes in the drilling rig design is to be co-ordinated with the plant-manufacturer
or drafting department of analogous plants of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with a representative
of Gostechnadzor bodies.
2.3.10
Derricks are to be equipped with the hoist (lift) for raising the derrick man to the working place and
with device for his fast evacuation from the working platform in case of emergency situation at the
wellhead.
2.3.11
Fixing of all devices, units, installed in the derrick must not allow for their spontaneous un-fastening
and falling.
2.3.12
The remote control starting valve, allowing to start up mud pumps without load with gradual bringing
them to operating condition is to be installed on the pump delivery line. Flow line from the starting
valve must be rectilinear one, and reliably fixed with inclination to the discharge line.
2.3.13
Delivery line of mud pumps, a riser are to be hydraulic tested for the pressure in 1.5- time exceeding
the maximum operational pressure after manufacturing as well as after repair.
After installation the delivery line, riser, hose and Kelly are to be tested for maximum operational
pressure of the pump. Testing of pipelines with mud pumps is prohibited.
2.3.14
Mud pumps are reliably fixed to foundations and the delivery line to block foundations and
intermediate posts. Pipeline bends are to be smooth ones or in the form of rectangles with bumper
components.
2.3.15
Location of automatic drilling tongs in the working area of the drill site are to provide possibility of
round trip operations conducted with the help of power tongs as well.
2.3.16
The automatic tongs are to be controlled remotely from the special panel, where the diagram of tongs
operation is shown.
2.3.17
Possibility of complete disconnection of mechanisms from the working agent feed line as well as
blocking with the purpose of preventing of their occasional actuation are to be envisaged in the system
of automatic tongs control.
Replacement of jaws and rests (stops) is to be implemented after complete disconnection of air from
the feed system.
2.3.18
Relative location of automatic tongs and control panel in the working area of the drill site is to provide
ease of supervision over the tongs operation.
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When using of analogous pneumatic and hydraulic tongs the instruction on their safe maintenance
should be performed.
2.3.19
Power tongs are to be horizontally hung on steel ropes of diameter of not less than 17.5 mm with
balancing mechanisms.
Suspension cable must not have any defects.
2.3.20
Power tongs is to be additionally retained from turning with safe guard rope of diameter not less than
17.5 mm, which is to be fixed to the tongs head with one end and with the other one - to special piers
on the derrick block foundation. Safe guard rope is to be 15-20 cm longer than the tension one. The
tension (operational) and insurance ropes are to be fixed to the tongs separately from each other with
the help of rotating swivels.
2.3.21
The mud pump is to have the saver, functioning under pressure, exceeding for 10 % the operational
one of the pump with the appropriate diameter of cylinder bushings.
2.4. Explosion Protection Of The Drilling Equipment

2.4.1
Areas/facilities and open spaces as per explosion hazard category are to correspond to the requirements
of Regulations for Electric Unit Installation and table 2.4.1.
2.4.2
The drilling rigs for construction of oil and gas wells, newly manufactured and imported are to be
designed in explosion-proof design.
Table 2.4.1.
C/s
Premises and spaces
Category of
explosion
hazard
Enclosed spaces, in which the open process units for the mud,
containing oil and oil gases are installed.
C-1
Inner contents of pits/mines, channels and other similar

structures, which would be referred to the zone of C-1a, but in
which possibility of gas dispersion is complicated.
C-1
Enclosed spaces for storage of flammable liquid transmission

hoses.
C-1
Enclosed spaces, in which the following is installed: indoor

process units, equipment, apparatuses, pipelines, units of
adjustment and disabler units for mud, containing oil and oil
gases, flammable liquids, oil and combustible gases as well as
facilities of pumping houses for waste waters.
C-1a
Space, limited with 15 m radius around well axis from

foundation bottom structures for the whole height of the derrick
- in rigs of the fields with high content of hydrogen sulphide,
multiple and single sea stationary platforms (SSP) with the
unified upper structure.
C-1d
Space, spreading to all sides from the wellhead of drilled well

up to housing.
C-1d
Open spaces around open process units, equipment, apparatuses,

disabler units for mud, containing oil and oil gases or for
flammable liquids. These spaces are limited by the distance of
5 m to all sides.
C-1d
Open spaces around Enclosed/closed process units, equipment,

apparatuses, disabler units for mud, flammable liquids, as well
as around Christmas tree. These spaces are limited by the
distance of 3 m to all directions.
C-1d
Half-enclosed spaces, in which technical units, equipment,

apparatuses, disabler units for mud, containing oil and oil gases
C-1d
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or for flammable liquids within the limits of fences.
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Half-enclosed spaces beneath flooring/decking of drill site within the limits of fences
C-1d
11
Half-enclosed spaces, in which Christmas tree is located within the limits of fences
C-1d
12
Half-enclosed spaces, in which flammable liquid transmission

hoses are kept
C-1d
13
Open spaces around ports of exhaust ventilation from zone C-1,

C-1a areas. These spaces are limited with the distance of 3 m to
all sides
C-1d
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Opened and half-enclosed spaces around any holes (door,

window) from zone C-1, C-1a areas. These spaces are limited
with the distance of 1.5 m towards all sides or within the limits
of fence.
C-1d
2.5 Drilling
2.5.1
Erected drilling rig is put into operation after commissions decision to accept the drilling rig when it is
completely ready, after it had been inspected, all equipment had been run in and completed drilling
crew is available.
Readiness to start operations is registered by certificate.
2.5.2
Drilling of square kelly hole by turbo-drill is allowed only upon availability of device, providing work
safety.
2.5.3
Drilling with hand feed of tool to the bottom when position lock is absent, is to be done with chain put
on the end of brake handle, the chain is to be securely attached to the rig floor.
2.5.4
Decks of not less than 65 cm width, with rails of 1,0 cm height at the external side are to be mounted
along circulation ditches.
2.5.5
When clay mixer is working, it is forbidden to push clay, weighting agents and others into loading
mechanism by scraps, spades and other tools. Loading materials for preparation of drilling mud should
be premilled.
If hatch is located higher than 1,5 m, it is necessary to build a deck with ladders of not less than 1,5 m
width. The deck is to be built around the clay mixer. Planks at the distance of 25cm from one another
should be nailed across. Slope of the ladder should not exceed 30 .
2.5.6
When electrically operated equipment is stopped for repair, drive is to be disconnected and sign: Do
not turn on people are working is to be put on starter.
2.5.7
Hydraulic clay mixer should be started when choke branch valves are open.
2.5.8
During use of emulsions, inhibitor and non-dispersant polymer muds, oil-base solutions and other
ones, control of property factors, characteristic for each special solution is conducted according to the
Instructions.
2.5.9
In order to prevent from contamination of working places and gas pollution of air, measures are to be
taken when hydrocarbon-base (limestone-bitumen, inverted emulsion and other) mud is used. In order
to control air pollution samples of air should be taken near rotary, mud preparation stack, near shakers
and pump house. When air pollution is revealed, measures to eliminate pollution are to be taken.
When hydrocarbon vapour concentration is more than 300 mg/cc., work is to be stopped, people are to
be sent out of hazardous zone.
2.5.10
Temperature of hydrocarbon-base mud self-ignition is to be 50 C higher than maximum expected

temperature of mud at wellhead.
2.5.11
When the temperature of drilling mud processed with chemical reagents is more than 40 C at wellhead
and in pits (settlers), it is necessary to take special measures to protect personnel from possible
thermal-chemical burn: mud is to be mixed to cool off; channel system is to be made longer; settlers
hatches are to be covered with caps; personnel is to be specially instructed and so on.
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2.6. Design of Wells and Casing of their holes.

2.6.1
Security, technology and safety of well design is to provide:
2.6.1.1
A condition of safe work without accidents and complications at all stages of well construction and
operation.
2.6.1.2
Conditions of subsoil and environmental protection, in the first place at the account of strength and
durability of the well lining, casing sealing and annulus overlapped by them and also isolation of fluids
containing horizons from each other, from permeable formations and original ground.
Casing test is carried out to check its sealing, the test is to be done according to the Instruction after the
well is cased.
2.6.2
Strength of intermediate strings carrying BOP equipment is to provide:
2.6.2.1
Wellhead sealing in cases of gas, oil, water shows, blowouts and spouting.
2.6.2.2
Resistance to force of hydrostatic column pressure of mud with maximum density.
2.6.2.3
Resistance to influence of maximum of collapse loads in cases of spouting or absorption with decrease
of drilling mud level and also in the intervals of formations with fluidity tendency.
2.6.3
Intermediate strings and production string should be run in hole using power slips of lower spider or
slips built in the rotary, elevators with appropriate weight for the casing and special wrenches.
2.6.4
Before casing string is run in hole, a tool pusher and a mechanic are to check serviceability of whole
drilling rig, blocking and tool, used for fulfilment of operations on running the string in hole, then they
are to write down a certificate on readiness of the drilling rig to run the string in hole.
Revealed faults are to be liquidated before casing is run in hole.
2.6.5
It is allowed to run casing in hole only if a tool pusher approves work program to conduct this work.
2.6.6
Guard collars and nipples of casing pipes are to be broken up with special wrenches.
2.6.7
It is forbidden for workers to stand close to the lower end of the casing lifted for being screwed on, if
the gauge is inside the pipe.
2.6.8
Before well cementing job starts, platform for cementing units, cement mixers and other necessary
equipment is to be prepared near the drilling rig.
2.6.9
Pressure test of cementing head is to be done before its installation on string, pressure should be
increased gradually, one and a half time higher than maximum design pressure for cementing of the
well, time lag should not be less than 5 min.
2.6.10
Pipes from cementing unit to cementing head through which cementing slurry will be pumped into the
well should be pressure tested on one and a half maximum pressure expected during the process of
well cementing, time lag should not be less than 5 min.
2.6.11
It is permitted to cement the well only if safety valves and pressure gauges on the units and pressure
gauge on the cementing head had been inspected.
2.6.12
Cementing job on the wells is to be done in the day-time. When cementing job is forced to be done in
the evening or at night, the site, where the units are installed, is to be illuminated with floodlights.
Besides, every cementing unit is to have individual lighting.
2.6.13
The regime of running casing in hole and hydraulic program of cementing job are to be planned and
carried out thus they lead to the minimum possible pressure build-up to productive horizons and to
prevent from complications, due to hydraulic fracturing of rock and absorption. During cementing job
the parameters, characterising this process are to be registered.
2.6.14
When well drilling is completed, the upper cut of production string should project for 0,5 m above the
ground level.
2.6.15
Wellhead design and column heads are to provide:
2.6.15.1 Suspender with calculated tension of intermediate and production strings, considering compensation of
temperature deformations at all stages of work of the well (string) and also suspender of drill string on
blowout preventer.
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2.6.15.2 Control over possible fluid shows in annulus;
2.6.15.3 Possibility of emergency killing of the well.
2.7 Installation and exploitation of BOP equipment.

2.7.1
BOP equipment should be assembled of blocks and parts factory manufactured.

As it is agreed with the Blow-out Prevention Service, the use of separate parts and blocks,
manufactured on the bases of production service of the enterprises is permitted according to the
Technical Specifications approved by State Standard.
Manufactured blocks and parts are to have certificates.
2.7.2
Kill line and choking line from preventers are to be directed towards roads, transmission lines, boilerrooms, other production and living buildings, taking in consideration wind-rose and relief of location.
2.7.3
Installation of separator in the fitting of BOP equipment manifold on the wells of all categories is to be
agreed with authorities of State Mine Technical Control.
2.7.4
Design of BOP equipment and connection diagram are provided for a project of well construction,
which is approved by higher Authority and co-ordinated with Customer, Blowouts Prevention Service
and Control Bodies.
2.7.5
In order that operating staff has the access to the blow-out preventer installed at the wellhead, solid
platform under the drilling rig is to be made.
2.7.6
Wheels for manual fixing of preventer rams are installed in easily accessible places and are to be taken
for not less than 10m away from the wellhead and placed in a movable metal cabin or beyond the
shield with a roof made of boards which are of not less than 40 mm width.
Rotation direction and number of its revolutions, required for complete closing of preventer are to be
written down in front of the wheel in the cabin or on the shield and there should be a mark which
corresponds to complete closing of preventer when it unites with the mark on the wheel during its last
turn.
2.8. Round trip operations

2.8.1
Round trip operations are to be exercised with use of different mechanisms and tools according to the
Instructions, approved as required.
2.8.2
In order to prevent gas, oil, water shows and wall collapses of the well while drilling string is pulled
out of hole, it is necessary to fill up the well.
Regime of filling up the well is stipulated in Geological-Technical Order. It can be continuos one,
maintaining level at the wellhead and periodical one with bleeding off the well till safely admitted
depth.
2.8.3
During the intervals in the round trip operations it is required to install a device at the wellhead,
preventing from incidental falling of subjects into hole.
2.8.4
Drill pipe stands and heavy drill pipe stands racked on the derrick are to be insured from falling down.
2.8.5
It is forbidden to conduct round trip operations when travelling block limit switch for crown block,
derrick load limit switch, chain block system limit switch are absent or they have defects, equipment
and tool are defective, and also when working crew is not completed, wind speed is more than
15 m/sec., no visibility when the weather is foggy or when it snows.
2.8.6
It is forbidden to disconnect thread connections of stands and other elements of drilling string
assembly by means of rotary.
2.8.7
Drilling crew is to conduct preventive inspections of hoisting equipment (travelling block, crook,
hook-block, power swivel, links, drilling line and its anchoring devices, elevators, spiders, safety
appliances, blocks and others) every shift and its condition is to be registered in the Inspection Manual
of the drilling equipment.
2.8.8
During round trip operations it is forbidden:
2.8.8.1
To use elevators turned over (elevator side door looking down) when drill pipes (casing string) are
moved in the zone of working platform and pipe ramp.
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2.8.8.2
To advance drill stands from monkey board and to install them back again without special devices.
2.8.8.3
For personnel to be on rotary when tackle system and circular tongs are used.
2.8.8.4
To be in radius of tongs action, their working and safety cables.
2.8.9
It is not permitted to swing tackle system while released elevator is lifted and also while the drilling
and casing string are separated or they are taken out off the rotary.
2.8.10
It is permitted to approach power tongs and machine wrenches to the drilling string (casing) only if the
string is seated on slips or on elevator.
2.8.11
When air drill pipe breaker is used, it is required to locate cat-line and tongs in the same horizontal
plain, cat-line is to be attached to air drill pipe breaker outlet by line sleeve, cable-end braiding or three
clamps. Operations with air drill pipe breaker without guiding curve sheaves are forbidden.
2.8.12
It is required to observe readings of weight indicator when tool is lifted. If tightening appears, it is not
permitted to swing the tool with loads weighing more than weight-carrying capacity of the derrick and
the tackle system allow.
2.8.13
It is forbidden to switch speed of draw works during the operation and if tackle system is overloaded.
2.8.14
Special devices should be used to screw on and unscrew bits, devices should be manufactured like
bushings for rotary. Screwed on bit is to be secured by means of machine wrenches when rotary is
locked.
It is prohibited to lock and unlock bits by means of rotary.
While hauling the bits, covers are to be used.
2.8.15
It is forbidden to work with defective machine wrenches and also with wrenches, whose size does not
correspond to the diameter of drill pipes or casing.
2.8.16
It is forbidden to screw on and unscrew drill pipes and casing by means of hemp rope or steel line,
draw works drum if circular wrench or cable holder is not used.
2.8.17
It is prohibited to use chain wrenches to screw on and unscrew pipes by means of draw works drum.
Note:
If imported rigs are used, it is permitted to use special chain wrenches for screwing on and unscrewing
of pipes.
2.8.18
Hooks and other means to deliver and install pipe stands on the derrick, which are on monkey board
are to be tied with hemp rope or galvanised line.
It is prohibited to leave untied objects on monkey board.
2.8.19
When pipe stands are installed manually on the derrick, floor for their installation (pipe setback) is to
be located not higher than 0,5 m from floor level.
Pipe setback design is to provide free drippage of washing fluid from pipe stands, installed on it and
possibility to heat their lower ends with vapour or hot water in winter-time.
2.8.20
Allowed difference of drill pipe stands length should not be more than 0,75 m, moreover pipe stands
with minimum length are to come out the rails of stationary cradle not less than 0,5 m, and those with
maximum length are to come out not higher than 1,25 m.
If it is impossible to follow this demand, the derrick is to be equipped with travelling cradle for derrick
man.
2.8.21
It is permitted to reciprocate turbodrill over rotary only if washing fluid is not directed to it.
2.8.22
It is forbidden to unfasten swivel from kelly when the latter is in hole.
2.9 Well completion and well test after drilling.

2.9.1
Work on completion and test of wells can be started if their technical condition corresponds to the
following requirements:
2.9.1.1
Cement top beyond production string corresponds to project and demands of subsoil protection.
2.9.1.2
Production string had been callipered, pressure tested together with casing head and preventer, sealed
under maximum expected pressure at the wellhead.
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2.9.1.3
The wellhead with installed preventer, manifold stack and flow lines is equipped and connected
according to the pipe hook-up approved.
2.9.1.4
Separator and fluid storage tanks are installed. It is forbidden to use flexible hoses at the wellhead,
separator and tanks connections.
2.9.1.5
The well is to be topped up with washing liquid of appropriate parameters.
2.9.2
Before perforation of production string, the wellhead is to be equipped with preventer unit according to
approved diagram and the well is to be filled up with drilling mud.
2.9.3
During perforation fluid level at the wellhead is to be observed, never carrying the level reduction
2.9.4
Before installation of Christmas tree at the wellhead, it is necessary to pressurise it for test pressure
and after installation it is to be tested for pressure equal to production string pressure test. Time of
pressure test is not less than 5 min.
2.10 Exploitation of drilling equipment and tool.

2.10.1
A mechanic and a tool pusher are to inspect the drilling rig during its exploitation, it is to be done at
least one time per two months. Inspection results are to be written down in the log on inspection of
equipment technical condition and the tool pusher with the mechanic are to sign there.
Condition of the derrick is to be checked and examined by a representative of rig-up office and a
mechanic of drilling enterprise in the following cases:
2.10.1.1 Before running casing.

2.10.1.2 Before the start of fishing operations and after their completion, if it is required to reciprocate stuck
string.
2.10.1.3 After strong wind with high-speed pressure, which exceeds the one, shown in the Certificate.
2.10.1.4 Before and after the move of derrick.
2.10.1.5 After open flows and blowouts.
2.10.2
During full braking of draw works, brake arm is to be at 80-90 cm from drill floor.
2.10.3
Pump safety plates are to be installed in special device, preventing distortion of the plate whilst biting
and providing its constant washing with circulation liquid.
Assembly and inspection of condition of emergency means is registered in logs on equipment
processing condition.
2.10.4
Draw works is to have drill line damper (roller) to direct the line.
2.10.5
Drilling hose for washing liquid injection is to be wrapped with steel soft wire rope of diameter not
less than 12 mm with loops every 1,0-1,5 m throughout hose length. The ends of the line should be
attached to derrick parts and to swivel body.
Note:
Export drilling hose with external steel braiding can be secured by chain with clamp on terminal
connections standpipe and swivel chokes.
2.10.6
Drilling rigs are to have devices, limiting the lift of travelling block (travelling block limit switch) and
also devices automatically disconnecting draw works power drive, if derrick tackle system is
overloaded.
2.10.7
In the course of well drilling the running order of travelling block limit switch is checked every shift
by means of external examination and lowering-in of a limiter counterweight.
2.10.8
Drillers stand is to have signalling means to communicate with derrick man, engine and mud pumps
control stations.
2.10.9
Apart from calibrated safety means mud pumps working under pressure of 100 atm. and higher are to
have an automatic device disconnecting pump engine if injection line pressure is 10-15% higher than
the tested working one.
2.10.10 Valves of mud pumps flow lines are to have designators: Closed, Open. It is forbidden to start
pumps, if start valves are closed.
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2.10.11 It is prohibited to use rubber-textile hoses in the area from compressor to air collector of pneumatic
system. Air conduits are to be securely protected in the spots of possible damages.
2.10.12 Operation of drilling rigs pneumatic systems is forbidden under maximum air pressure, when excess of
air is discharged through safety valve.
2.10.13 Air collectors are installed outside derrick area and are to have shelter from solar rays and atmospheric
precipitates.
2.10.14 Pressure at the discharge of preventer built up during the sealing of the well should be gradually
decreased (3-4 atm. per one minute).
2.10.15 It is required to unscrew pipes without use of rotary when fishing tool is pulled out of hole after it has
been connected with the tool left in hole.
2.10.16 Before starting separation operations on releasing stuck tool, bails are to be removed from hook,
bushings of rotary are to be bolted between each other and emergency bolts are to be placed on air
clutch to avoid slipping.
2.10.17 When oil or acid bath are used to eliminate sticking in the drilling tool, back-pressure valve is to be
installed under the filling head.
2.10.18 If it is required to install filling head, the length of drilling tool is to be chosen in order to avoid
necessity of work at the height during the screw-on process.
2.10.19 In the course of fishing operations the sizes of drilling string are to be selected with consideration of its
plain part position against BOPs rams and kelly in the rotary in the wells with potential danger of fluid
shows.
2.10.20 It is allowed to start pulling drilling string out of hole where drilling mud loss occurred only when the
well is topped up and there is no overflow.
2.10.21 Drilling of the well with partial or complete mud (water) loss and potential fluid shows should be
conducted according to a special plan, co-ordinated with designer, customer and Paramilitary Blow-out
Prevention Service.
2.10.22 During installation of baths (oil, water, acid ones) hydrostatic pressure of drill mud combined column
and bath fluid is to exceed formation pressure. When it is probable or required to diminish hydrostatic
pressure lower than formation pressure, then it is necessary to reciprocate the drill column with sealed
annulus and with ball cock installed in drill pipes. Special safety measures are to be elaborated and
executed.
2.10.23 Release of stuck drill tool using explosive materials (torpedoes, detonating cords, etc.) is to be
conducted according to a special plan co-ordinated with geophysical company.
2.10.24 Every accident, spoilage or complication is to be studied by especially created commission. The
document of inspection is to be issued.
2.11 Preventive work and liquidation of breakdowns, complications

2.11.1
Drilling crews are to be provided with the Instructions on Prevention of Accidents during well drilling
and the Instruction on Prevention of Blowouts, as well.
2.11.2
Before opening of one or several formations with potential fluid shows, the following procedure
should be done: members of drilling crew are to be taught to liquidate gas, oil, water shows and open
flows according to the Instruction on Activity of members of drilling crew whilst gas, oil and water
shows; education alarm is to be conducted.
Drilling office stipulates further periodicity of education alarms after co-ordination with Paramilitary
Blow-out Prevention Service.
2.11.3
Technicians-and-engineers are not allowed to work on the wells with potential gas, oil, water shows, if
they have not restudied Well management under the conditions of gas, oil, water shows at special
schools for 5 years.
2.11.4
When gas, oil, water shows are detected, drilling crew is to seal wellhead, drill pipe channel, then they
are to inform Management of drilling company and the one of Blow-out Prevention Service about it
and crew is to work according to the Instruction on Liquidation of Show.
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2.11.5
Work on liquidation of open flowing is to be conducted according to a special plan, elaborated by

headquarters. They are to be created in an established way. Headquarters carry total responsibility for
fulfilment of elaborated measures.
2.11.6
Works on wellhead of flowing well are to be conducted by forces of Blow-out Prevention Service,
auxiliary works are to be done by especially instructed members of drilling crew.
2.11.7
Equipment, special means, tools, materials, overalls, individual protection and safety means necessary
for liquidation of gas, oil, water shows and open fountains are always to be completely ready for
operations in drilling companies and Blow-out Prevention Services warehouses in emergency stock.
Disposition of warehouses and list of their equipment are stipulated by the Instructions on warehouses
emergency stock.
2.11.8
It is required to close BOP when drilling string hangs on tackle system and only if its valves are open
on its outlet. Connection joint should be below rams.
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3 OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

3.1 General Requirements
3.1.1
During completion as well as well servicing and overhaul the appropriate crews are to be trained and
instructed on safe conducting of works for case of active oil and gas blow-out in compliance with the
plan of measures on elimination of oil and gas blow-out, which is to be elaborated for each crew.
3.1.2
The site at the wellhead is to have the size of not less than
3.1.3
4 x 6 m when equipping of the well with the derrick and not less than
3 x 4 m when equipping of the well with mast. The site floor is to be constructed from
ribbed/corrugated metal sheet of thickness not less than 4 mm or boards of thickness of not less
than 50 mm.
The working site at the wellhead is to be equipped with stationary or mobile (during well servicing and
overhaul) catwalks and racks. Catwalks are to be of width not less than 1 m and have gangways. The
racks are to have sizes, providing possibility of pipe and rod laying down, necessary for the present
wells.
Platform and rack length is to provide free laying down of pipes and rods without hanging of their
ends. In case of elevation of catwalks over the surface more than for 0.5 m, the gangways are to be
arranged.
In order to prevent pipe rolling the racks are to be equipped with safety posts.
3.2 Well Completion.

3.2.1
Completion and testing of wells are to be performed according to the integrated program, approved by
the head of oil and gas producing or drilling enterprise and the chief geologist, with indication of the
personally responsible technical employee in the plan.
3.2.2
A well is to be completed only after installation of the Christmas tree on the wellhead, whose
operational pressure is to correspond to the maximum pressure, expected at the wellhead during the
well operation.
3.2.3
If the formation pressure is not determined the perforation of a well is to be allowed after its filling-up
with the fluid with the specific gravity, equalling to the specific gravity of wash fluid, which was used
during drilling-in.
3.2.4
To measure the wellhead pressure and pressure in the annulus the manometers with three-way cocks
are to be installed on flow wells.
3.2.5
To control over gas pressure and flow rate the manometers and flow meters are to be installed in gas
and air distribution areas in each line, leading to the well.
3.2.6
In case if necessary to kill a well the fresh loaded mud in the quantity of not less than three volumes of
the well is to be prepared in the process of its completion. The mud is to be periodically mixed in the
process of completion.
3.2.7
The blow out valve, which is to have been thoroughly checked and tested for the pressure, equalling to
the test pressure of Christmas tree, is to be installed prior to perforate the string for cross-tee or for
casing flange.
After installation the valve and cross-tee is to be newly tested for the pressure, not exceeding the
allowable one for the present production string. The result of the test is to be executed with a Report.
3.2.8
The stationary or mobile platform with a stairway is to be installed at its equipment prior to complete
the well.
3.2.9
During completion of the Christmas tree it is allowed to run-in and pull-out the tubing provided that
the rack safety valve with the special flanged spool and branch pipe are available.
3.2.10
During running-in and pulling-out of pipes the safety valve with the special flanged spool should be
installed in the wellhead. Further operations should be stopped in case if there are oil and gas shows in
a well as well as if lighting is cut-off in the night-time.
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3.2.11
The back pressure valves and manometers shall be installed on the air line and pump
injection/discharge line prior to complete a well by the aeration method.
3.2.12
If a well is completed with the help of mobile compressor the last one is to be installed not closer than
25 m from the windward.
3.2.13
The back pressure valve and manometer should be installed on the gas and air line prior to complete
the well by means of gas and compressed air injection.
3.2.14
The injection/discharge line is to be tested for 1.5-time pressure of the expected maximum one during
not less than 5 minutes prior to complete the well by fluid washing, aeration method as well as by
means of gas or air injection.
3.2.15
The back pressure valve and cross-tee valves are to be closed during extended shutdowns in the
process of Christmas tree completion.
3.2.16
It is prohibited to complete flow wells by bailing-up.
3.2.17
Swabbing of flow wells is allowable if the Christmas tree is available on the sealing element Christmas
tree wellhead valve, preventing fluid overflowing as well as possibility of uncontrolled (open) flowing.
If the indicated unit is not available the flow well completion by swabbing with application of draw
works, mobile units, equipped with hoist structures is allowable provided that:
3.2.17.1 The sheds are constructed from boards of thickness not less than 40 mm, manufactured from the
material, not producing sparks for protection of the worker at the control funnel panel.
3.2.17.2 The bowl, made from the material, not producing sparks is installed over upper valve.
3.2.18
Before swabbing the voltage feed/supply to (power) transmission power and lighting lines, supplied to
a well, should be ceased.
3.2.19
The pulling back roller is to be installed when swabbing of the well with the help of tractor-hoist.
The hoist should be installed in the windward at the distance of not less than 25 m from the wellhead.
3.2.20
When swabbing of a well the other works, not connected with swabbing as well as staying of people at
the wellhead are prohibited.
3.2.21
If during swab running into a well a lap of rope is created then it should be immediately twisted to the
winding hoist drum.
3.2.22
In case if flowing shows are arisen during swabbing, then the swab is to be immediately hoisted from a
well.
3.2.23
In all cases completion and testing of wells can be performed provided that the facility is equipped
with the means, increasing labour safety in accordance with Normatives of equipping
3.3 Flow And Compressor Operation

3.3.1
Flow-compressor equipment regardless of the expected operational pressure is to be mounted with

complete set of studs on the seals, envisaged by the equipment supply technical specs.
3.3.2
Operational pressure of the Christmas tree is to correspond to the maximum one, expected in the
wellhead and it can be not less than the production string test pressure.
3.3.3
Pressurising of Christmas tree in the assembled form before installation in the wellhead is to be
performed for the test pressure, envisaged by the certificate and after installation on the wellhead - for
production string pressure test. The time of pressure test is to be not less than 5 minutes.
3.3.4
During flare and compressor operation oil and gas pipelines as well as high pressure air lines are to be
laid down from the drawn steel pipes, connected with welding.
Flange and box joints are allowable only in places where valves, plug cocks, back pressure valves and
other fittings are installed.
3.3.5
It is prohibited to eliminate defects, replace the Christmas tree high-wear and change parts under
pressure.
3.3.6
The system is to be pressurised for operational pressure with water after mounting of the manifold and
its connecting with branches of the Christmas tree and tubing string head.
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3.3.7
The reliably fixed supports, preventing falling of lines at their disconnection during repair as well as
their vibration from jet shocks are to be installed every 8-10 meters beneath flow lines of the flowcompressor equipment, located in the height.
3.3.8
The Christmas tree is to be strengthened by anchor screws and guy-ropes in case if rapid oil show is
expected and the risk of its swinging is arisen.
Bolts are to be passed through the clamps, installed in the intermediate casing or surface casing string or
buffer.
3.3.9
Reduction of gas annulus pressure is allowable only with the help of choke through the second valve
from the cross-tee if the first one (main) is open.
3.3.10
Prior to replace the choke and choke bean sleeves it is necessary (after shifting of jet to stand-by
discharge and closing of the relevant valves on the operational flow line) to reduce pressure in the jet
behind the choke up to atmospheric one with the help of the plug cock, installed on the line.
3.3.11
Pipelines, traps, separators are to be purged through the diverter lines with disposal of the purging gas
to the safe distance. When purging of vessels and pipelines the fluid from them (condensate, oil and
other) is to be drained to tanks.
3.3.12
Pipelines of gas and air distribution areas, laid along the bottom part are to be located in the trays,
overlapped with the lift-off boards.
3.3.13
The plug cock and check (pressure back) valve are to be installed on the lines from gas and air
distribution areas at the well.
3.3.14
The blow off lines, the end of which is to be located at the distance not closer than 10 m from the
booth and direction to the wellhead area pit are to be envisaged on gas or air collectors of gas and air
distribution areas.
3.3.15
Temperature compensators are to be installed on well flow lines and manifolds, operating with the
temperature of the actuating medium of 80o and more. Compressor stations and compressors units are
to be operated in accordance with guidelines and instructions of manufacture.
3.3.16
Prior to well shifting to the gas-lift operation the production string, wellhead equipment and tubing are
to be pressurised for maximum (starting) pressure with time delay of not less than 5 minutes.
3.3.17
The following is to be conducted in the course of gas-lift system compressor station operation:
3.3.17.1 Monthly examination of all process pipelines, separators, tanks, adjustment valving with record of
results in the shift log.
3.3.17.2 Control over capacity of systems of fire fighting, gas dehydration, lighting, ventilation and emergency
alarm system, lighting protection, protection from static electricity, communications and telemechanics under the approved schedule.
3.3.18
Gas distributive pipelines after mounting are to be purged with compressed air, pressurised with water
under the pressure, exceeding for 25 % the maximum operational one with time delay of not less than
5 minutes.
The wellhead of the gas-lift well is to be equipped with the unit with the manifold, having blow off lines
with leading-out to the stand, remounted not less than for 20 m. The check valve is to be installed on
the manifold.
3.3.19
Thawing out/heating of wellhead connections and equipment as well as gas pipelines, being under
pressure is to be allowed only with steam or hot water.
3.4 Bottom-hole Pumping Operation.

3.4.1
The pumping unit is to be installed in such a way that contact of moving parts with parts of the derrick
or mast, foundation and soil is excluded.
3.4.2
The platform with fencing is to be installed for maintenance of electric drive and the pumping unit
brake.
3.4.3
The upper (butt) end of casing head stuffing box is to be elevated above the level of the platform/site
not more than for 1 m.
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3.4.4
When packing of casing head stuffing box the cover is to be held on the polished rod with the special
clamp.
Casing head stuffing box with possible flow shows is to have the design, allowing safely replace the
packing.
3.4.5
If the horse head is in boundary lower position then the distance between the traverse of polished rod
carrier bar or rod holder and casing head stuffing box is to be not less than 20 cm.
3.4.6
The equaliser beam can be installed on the beam only after connection of the beam with crank
mechanism and polished rod.
3.4.7
Counter-balances of pumping units are to consist of sections of weight not more than 40 kg each and
be reliably fixed.
3.4.8
Horse head hanger is to be connected with polished rod with the special device.
3.4.9
It is prohibited to rotate the pulley of the pumping unit manually and brake it by means of laying down
of a pipe, crowbar or other items into spokes.
3.4.10
When displacing or replacing crank pin mechanism for polished rod the clamp should be installed and
connecting rod is to be reliably fixed to sampson post.
3.4.11
Before start-up of the pumping unit it is necessary to be sure that the pumping reducing gear is not
braked, the fences are placed and there are not any people in the danger zone.
3.4.12
Before commencement of repair works in the well, equipped with the manual, automatic or remote
start-up of the pumping unit the drive is to be switched off and the placard No switch on. People are
working is to be placed.
3.4.13
The shields with placard: Attention. Start-up is automatic is to be fixed in the more visible place and
in the well starters with automatic and remote control of pumping-units.
3.5 Operation of Wells with Submersible Electric Pumps.

3.5.1
Mounting of surface power equipment, connection of the cable to power engine, examination,
adjustment and maintenance of submersible electric pumps are to be performed by electricians.
3.5.2
The cable roller is to be suspended by means of the holder chain on the bracket, fixed to the mast leg
with the clamp to the girth - and on the derrick or derrick crane. The workers involved in this
operation are to work from the site, having fencing and located from the side of hoisting-lowering
structure stairway or they must put the safety strap on.
It is prohibited to hung the roller on the hemp rope or cable loop.
3.5.3
The cable, passed through the roller must not touch the derrick, mast, derrick crane elements during
round trip operations.
3.5.4
The metal hook is to be fixed to the leg of hoisting-lowering structure for withdrawal and retention of
the cable when spinning up and unscrewing of tubing.
3.5.5
Run-in of the submersible electric pump into a well is to be performed with compliance of the
following regulations:
3.5.5.1
Voltage is to be removed from the electric equipment of the submersible pump.
3.5.5.2
The running-in speed is not to exceed 0.5 m/sec.
3.5.5.3
The cable is to be fixed to the string of tubing with the girths, installed above and beneath pipe
couplings.
The girths are not to have sharp edges.
3.5.6
When running-in and pulling-out of the submersible electric pump in the wellhead flange the device,
protecting the cable against damage by the elevator is to be installed.
3.5.7
Spooling and reeling of the rope on the drum should be performed by powered means and rope coils
are to be laid on the drum in a accurate rows.
It is prohibited to touch the rope during testing of submersible pump power engine in the wellhead.
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3.5.8
Loading and unloading of the drum with the rope, power engine, pump and protector are to be
mechanised.
3.5.9
It is prohibited to transport the rope without the drum.
3.5.10
The submersible centrifugal electric pump should be assembled with use of special clamps in the
wellhead. Clamp ears should be equipped with safety studs. It is prohibited to install the clamps on
smooth body/housing, not having supports.
3.5.11
The drum with the rope is to be installed such a way that it is located in the view field of the tractordriver and workers at the wellhead. The drum, cable roller and wellhead are to be located in one
vertical plane.
The drum is to be illuminated in the night-time.
3.5.12
Well operation with new types of electric pumps is to be performed according to the instruction of a
manufacturer.
3.6 Well Survey.

3.6.1
Wells are to be tested according to the integrated plan, approved by the head of an enterprise and chief
geologist under the established procedure.
3.6.2
The working site, satisfying the requirements of the present regulations is to be prepared for bottomhole measurement in flow and compressor wells near the wellhead equipment.
3.6.3
Running-in of subsurface devices and tools of the wire-line technique should be performed provided
that the lubricator with the preventer are installed in the wellhead.
3.6.4
Round trip operations, all works with use of the wire-line technique tool should be performed with
application of the hydraulically operated draw works, allowing to provide rotation of the drum with the
rope in any desired speed ranges and with cable (wire) fixed load.
3.6.5
When running in and pulling-out of the subsurface device it is prohibited to approach to the cable or
wire-rope and touch it.
3.6.6
Every five six survey the lubricator is to be tested for 1.5 time pressure, corresponding to its
certificate specifications.
3.6.7
After installation of the lubricant it is necessary to examine it for tightness by gradual increasing of
well production pressure.
3.6.8
The wire, used for bottom-hole survey must be integral/solid without twisted joints, treated with the
corrosion inhibitor for operation in the medium with hydrogen sulphide content.
3.6.9
The lubricant unit for well survey is to undergo to technical examination. Hydraulic tests of the unit
are to be obligatorily conducted after each repair or mounting of the unit in a new place.
3.6.10
When researching of flow and compressor wells the draw works for bottom-hole measurements should
be installed in the windward at the distance of not less than 25 m from the wellhead such a way that the
operator, monitoring/controlling the draw works see the wellhead flange with the roller or lubricator.
3.6.11
Proving and blow off lines should be tested for 1.5-time maximum pressure, expected during well
testing with time delay of not less than 5 minutes. Results of the pressure test is to be executed with a
Report.
3.6.12
It is prohibited to approach to the prover from the side of the diaphragm during gas jet flowing as well
as when it is unexpectedly ceased.
3.6.13
It is prohibited to connect the acoustic sounder hose cable to power networks without plug-and socket
connection and acoustic sounder recorder grounding conductor of section not less than 1.5 mm2.
3.6.14
It is prohibited to work with acoustic sounder in humid places and at moist weather without dielectric
means of protection.
3.6.15
The powder petard of the acoustic sounder must have gauze screen-arrester, installed among the
chamber with the hammer and hole for connecting to a well.
3.6.16
It is prohibited to smoke, use open fire and stay for the persons, not directly related to this work in the
area, where charge of acoustic sounder shells is performed.
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3.6.17
The wells, connected to the gas complete preparation units are to be examined/researched with use of
the control separator without discharge and burning of gas into atmosphere.
3.6.18
It is prohibited to survey/research exploration and operational wells in case if liquid product utilisation
is not available.
3.6.19
During testing the stations and warning signs, prohibiting passage, smoking and fire building are to be
placed in all roads, passing nearby the well or leading to it at the distance not less than 250 m (pending
on direction and wind force).
3.6.20
When purging a well and conducting measurements the drilling rig engines, vehicles and tractors,
located near the well are to be shut down and boiler furnaces - extinguished.
3.6.21
Prior to open the valve on one of the lines all workers, excluding the ones staying at the arresters are to
be sent away to the safe distance from the wellhead, prover and purging lines.
3.7 Formation Pressure Maintenance

3.7.1
The platform of width not less than 1m with rails and stairway is to be constructed above filters for
maintenance of water purification plant.
3.7.2
Loading of agent filters into solution storage tank and its resolution in water is to be mechanised in the
water purification plant.
Filters are to be installed such a way that clean-out openings for their purification are directed to the one
direction, accessible for vehicle approach. Beneath the clean-out openings the throws for sand and
gravel disposal must be arranged.
3.7.3
During washing of filter the valves of the pump and filter are to be opened and closed remotely from
the control panel.
3.7.4
Passages of width not less than 1m are to be arranged around the ??? tank for its maintenance.
3.7.5
The basins for water desilting should be equipped with metal gates and rail fences; the metal platforms
of size not less than 1x1 m are to be arranged for the gate maintenance.
Cleaning of the basins should be mechanised.
3.7.6
The sumps of ??? wells should be equipped with stairways for the operating personnel, water pumping
unit and illumination. Repair works in the sumps, connected with necessity of weight displacement
should be performed with use of hoisting machines/mechanisms.
3.7.7
Water pumping stations should be equipped with hoisting units (stationary or mobile).
3.7.8
The manometer and check valve should be installed on the discharge line.
3.7.9
Mounting and repair works in the multiple water pumping stations (MWPS) are to be executed
according to the schedule, previously co-ordinated with/among appropriate services and upon
permission of the formation pressure maintenance shop administration.
3.7.10
If gas is detected in the area of the multiple water pumping station the elimination measures on gas
pollution should be taken immediately.
It is prohibited to stay to the operating personnel in the pumping station gas polluted area and operate
the equipment.
3.7.11
It is prohibited to circulate fluid from the stopped injection wells through the multiple water pumping
station service lines (MWPS) .
3.7.12
The bleeder lines with valves on the multiple water pumping stations (MWPS) are to be located
outside the pumping house area and are to be tested to the operational pressure with time delay of 5
minutes.
3.7.13
The check valve and end valve for well and pipeline purging are to be installed on gas and air pipelines
to injection wells.
3.7.14
To exclude water freezing in the well equipment and in the injection system the heating is to be
envisaged and water is to be removed from the equipment and the working agent feed system when
continuos stoppages.
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3.7.15
The board with inscription of Attention! Start-up is automatic! is to fixed on automatic pumping
stations near the starter.
3.7.16
The flange joints and flow pipelines are to be closed with casings from pumps up to floor.
3.8 Dewaxing of wells

3.8.1
Prior to dewaxing of pipes in a well the delivery pipelines of the heat-generating units are to be as
follows:
3.8.1.1
Equipped with safe and check valves.
3.8.1.2
Tested prior to conduct works in a well with time delay of not less than 5 minutes for 1.5-time pressure
of the expected maximum one, but not exceeding the pressure, indicated in the certificate of the units.
3.8.2
Dewaxing mobile units are allowable to be installed at the distance not less than 25 m from the
wellhead or other equipment.
The exhaust pipe of the mobile unit is to be equipped with the muffler and arrester.
3.8.3
When steaming of the delivery pipeline it is prohibited to approach to it and to wellhead at the distance
of less than 10 m.
3.8.4
Ignition of steam boiler and oil heater is to be conducted in accordance with the unit operation
instruction.
3.8.5
Rubber hoses are prohibited to be used for supplying of the heat carrier under pressure.
3.9 Increasing Oil And Gas Recovery

3.9.1 General Provisions:
3.9.1.1
When injecting chemical agents, steam, hot water the check valve is to be installed on the delivery line
at the wellhead.
3.9.1.2
The injection system is to be tested for 1.5-time expected pressure with time delay of not less than 5
minutes after mounting till injection starting.
3.9.1.3
When conducting hydraulic tests of the equipment and injection system the operating personnel is to
be sent away outside the limits of the hazardous zone.
3.9.1.4
Prior to start the processing in the well with application of mobile units the chief of works is obliged to
be sure that two-way talking communication is available.
3.9.1.5
Prior to commencement of works on injection of agents, water and after temporary stoppage during
winter period it is necessary to be convinced in lack of ice plugs in pump unit and service utilities and
injection lines.
It is prohibited to heat pipelines with open fire.
3.9.1.6
During the period of heat and complex processing the dangerous zone with radius not less than 50 m
shall be established surround a well and used equipment.
It is necessary to place pumping units not more than 10 m from well head; the distance between them
must be not less than 1 m. Other units for execution of works (compressor, steam-generator unit, etc.)
must be placed at the distance not less than 25 m from the wellhead.
3.9.1.7
Technological schedules and designs of assemblies and units are to provide exclusion of possibility to
form fire-explosive mixtures inside devices and pipelines.
3.9.1.8
Forming of explosive mixtures is not allowable in all facilities; the systematic control of gas air
medium is to be envisaged in the planes in the course of work.
3.9.1.9
The flow line from the pump saver is to be closed with the casing and led out for pump intake.
3.9.1.10 Exhaust pipes of units are to be equipped with bafflers and neutralisers of exhaust gases. If they are
not available the exhaust pipes are to be led at the height not less than 2 m from the platform of the unit
or equipped with hydraulic locks.
3.9.1.11 Vibration and hydraulic hammers in injection service utilities are not to exceed the established norms.
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3.9.2 Chemical reagents injection.

3.9.2.1
Works are to be done with spectacles and coveralls on, made from reagent-resistant material and
according to requirements of the Instructions on Application of given reagent.
Emergency stock of coveralls, boots and other means of individual protection; stock of drinking water;
correspondent neutralising components are to be at the place of corrosive chemical reagents injection
(sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, fluoric acid, etc.).
3.9.2.2
Chemical reagents leavings should be collected and taken to specially determined place, equipped for
their recovery or cancellation.
3.9.2.3
After injection of chemical reagents or other corrosive compounds and before disassembling of
injection system of the unit it is required to circulate inert liquid with the volume sufficient for
injection system circulation. Fluid discharge after circulation is to be directed into down tank.
3.9.2.4
Workers are to have gas analysers with them to determine concentration of sulphuric acid and
sulphuric anhydride vapour.
3.9.2.5
Loading of thermal reactor with magnesium is to be done right before running it in hole.
3.9.2.6
Thermal reactor loaded with magnesium, tanks and places where work with magnesium is done, all of
them are to be located at the distance of not less than 10 m from injection lines and tanks with acids.
3.9.3 Carbon dioxide injection.

3.9.3.1
Equipment and pipelines are to be corrosion proof.
3.9.3.2
When the well or a portion of injection pipeline are blasted, it is not allowed to be closer than 20m
from indicated area.
3.9.3.3
It is required to continuously control over air in working area.

If carbon dioxide content in air of closed building is higher than limit permissible concentration (0,5%)
and if distribution and carbon dioxide gathering systems are not sealed, the work is to be stopped.
3.9.4 Thermal treatment.

3.9.4.1
Steam generators and water heating facilities are to be equipped with control devices and devices for
management of heat carrier preparation and pumping, also means for termination of fuel gas feed are
required in case of technological process disfunction.
3.9.4.2
During pipelines laying from stationary facilities to the well in order to inject wet steam or hot water
and to use them it is required to comply with the Regulations on set up and safe exploitation of steam
and hot water pipelines.
3.9.4.3
Distance between steam-distribution point or distribution steam line till the wellhead of injection well
is to be not less than 25m.
3.9.4.4
Management over stop valve of the well, designed for steam or hot water injection is to be remote.
Flange connections are to be covered.
3.9.4.5
In case of emergencies steam generator and water heating facility are to be shut down, personnel is to
work according to the Plan on liquidation of potential accidents.
3.9.4.6
After erection of all ground equipment, injection pipeline (steam-and-water line) and wellhead
equipment are to be pressurised, pressure should not be below expected maximum pressure of heat
carriers injection. Exposure interval is to be at least 5 min.
3.9.4.7
Area of the wells equipped for steam and hot water injection is to be fenced.
3.9.4.8
Annulus branch line is to be directed towards equipment and personnel free area.
During heat carrier injection (with installation of packer) annulus branch line valve is to be open.
3.9.5 Thermal gas chemical treatment.

3.9.5.1
Powder charges (pressure powder generators or pressure batteries) for complex well bottom zone
treatment are required to be kept in locked steel boxes, charges should be separated from fuses, boxes
are to be outside flammable zone.
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It is forbidden to leave charges in open boxes.
3.9.5.2
Pressure powder generators (batteries) are to be installed at going down charge string right before its
entrance into the lubricator.
3.9.5.3
Boxes with powder charges are to be kept in a room with lock, which is situated at the distance of not
less than 50m from the wellhead.
3.9.5.4
Powder charges string is installed inside lubricator only when central valve is closed. Lowering
device is not touch valves slips. Two workers should do work.
3.9.5.5
When powder generator or pressure batteries run in hole till the bottom, procedure of its connection
with control devices and electrical power is the following:
a) wellhead sealing;
b) connection of charges string electrical cable with transformer (distribution panel);
c) people on site (excepting direct executors) are to be sent to safe distance from the wellhead not less
than 50m;
d) connection devices code is to be in position Off;
e) connection of electrical cable with transformer or control devices;
f) carrying out the measures to rule out aiming of extraneous currents;
g) electrical power feed to control devices;
h)electrical power activation on charge string ( it is done only upon an order of responsible head of
works).
3.9.5.6
If during combination treatment of well bottom zone powder charges ADS-6 type or other elements of
hydraulic explosion are used, it is required to follow regulations to provide casing string preservation.
3.9.6 Hydraulic fracturing of formation.

3.9.6.1
Hydraulic fracturing of formation is done under management of engineer- superintendent according to

a plan approved by the company.
3.9.6.2
After the wellhead set up it is necessary to pressure test injection pipelines on hydraulic fracturing of
formation expected pressure, factor of safety is indicated in table 3.9.6.1.
Table 3.9.6.1.
Operating pressure, atm.
Factor of safety
200
1,5
200-560
1,4
560-650
1,3
650
1,25
3.9.6.3
It is forbidden to be close to the wellhead and injection lines during execution of hydraulic fracturing
of formation.
3.9.6.4
Manifold block forcing collector is to be equipped with control instrumentation sensors and safety
valves, pump intake discharge. Injection pipelines are to have back-pressure valves.
3.9.6.5
Units for hydraulic fracturing of formation should be located at the distance not less than 10 m from
the wellhead. Distance between units is to be not less than 1m and their cabins are not directed
towards the wellhead.
Before execution of hydraulic fracturing of formation in the pumping well it is required:
a) to disconnect pumping unit drive;
b) to put gearbox on the brake;
c) to put sign on engine starter: Do not start! People are working;
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3.9.6.6
Exhaust pipes of units and other trucks used for execution of hydraulic fracturing of formation are to
be equipped with mufflers - spark killers (hydraulic locks).
3.9.6.7
Units are allowed to be put into operation only after all people, who do not take part in the process, are
sent outside the limits of risky zone.
3.9.6.8
During operation of units it is forbidden to repair them or to adjust the wellhead and pipelines set up.
In wintertime when process of hydraulic fracturing of formation is suspended, it is required to conduct
test fluid circulation of formation, to make sure that there are no plugs in pipelines.
It is forbidden to heat injection line system with open fire.
3.9.6.9
Before disconnection of pipelines from wellhead equipment it is necessary to close its valves and to
decrease pipelines pressure down to atmospheric one.
Fluid leavings are to be drained into special tanks.
3.10 Well workover.

3.10.1
Well workover is to be conducted by special crew, according to work program, approved by

Management of company.
Program is to foresee all types of conducted work and technical means providing labour safety and
environmental protection.
3.10.2
Well handing over for workover and its acceptance after it are done according to an Act.
3.10.3
Height of work platform of mobile rigs, intended for workover, is to allow BOPs installation at the
wellhead.
3.10.4
Rig is to be equipped with electrical lights for working places and equipment according to established
standards.
3.10.5
It is necessary to prepare work platform, catwalks and pipe racks for pipes and rods near well.
3.10.6
Hoisting capacity of rig, the one of derrick, the one of mast, permissible gust load are to correspond to
maximum loads expected during workover.
3.10.7
Supervisors after round trip operations of workover rig are to be concentrated on independent point,
equipped with necessary measuring and test equipment, located in a safe place and the point is to
provide visibility of derrick, mast, wellhead, draw works and other mechanisms installed on rig.
3.10.8
Workover rigs are rigged up on special platform with secure support or with mechanisms for bracing
the rig according to the Operation Instructions.
3.10.9
The rig is to be equipped with light or acoustic signalling system, which would not dazzle or irritate
workers. Both types of signalling can be used on one rig.
3.10.10 Well servicing using stationary derrick without pulling back roller is allowed if:
3.10.10.1 Rig is rigged up not farther than 25 m from wellhead.
3.10.10.2 Crown block is equipped with additional roller, which leads drilling line behind rig gabarits (when
additional roller is not available diagonal arms on face of derrick upper section turned to the rig are to
be replaced with braces).
3.10.10.3 Drilling line fixed end is stabilised near derrick legs on the opposite side from rig.
3.10.11 Well workover can be conducted without pulling back roller (directly), if the tractor-pulling machine is
situated close to derrick frame bar and it can carry out round trip operations and work as rotary drive as
well. In this case:
3.10.11.1 Platform is installed for work with safety spool.
3.10.11.2 Rotary chain and winch shaft sprockets at the rig and at the rotary shaft are guarded by demountable
metal underlayer in order to avoid chain slacking.
3.10.11.3 Spark killer is to be installed on the rig.
3.10.11.4 Safety roller is to be installed on derrick girth in order to prevent attrition of the derrick and of line.
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3.10.11.5 Platform providing stiffness of the rig during round trip operations is to be put near the well intended
for workover.
3.10.12 For prevention and liquidation of possible oil, gas and water shows pump truck and topping up tank
are to be constantly connected with annulus during workover of flowing well, BOP is to be installed at
the wellhead. The well is to be provided with enough water not less than 2 volumes of hole.
3.10.13 It is forbidden to execute round trip operations and repair work connected with load on mast (derrick)
regardless of the well depth if good order weight indicator is not available.
3.10.14 Workover of well cluster without stoppage of neighbouring well can be allowed if special measures are
executed. Technical means stipulated by work program are used.
3.10.15 When pumping wells in cluster are under repair and distance between wellhead centres is 1,5 m and
less, neighbouring well is to be shut down and killed, if necessary.
3.10.16 Work at the height during rig up, rig down and repair work of derricks and masts at night, when wind
speed is 8 m/sec. and more, during thunderstorm, snow, glaze, rain, fog with visibility less than 50 m.
are to be suspended.
3.10.17 Round trip operations are forbidden when wind speed is 15 m/sec. and more, when it rains, snows and
it is foggy, visibility is less than 50 m.
3.10.18 When oil-and-gas shows are detected BOP equipment is to be closed, crew is to work according to
plan on accident liquidation.
3.10.19 Before workover of well with electrical centrifugal pump it is necessary to de-energise line, to check
security of cable roller bracing and if it is installed right way.
3.10.20 Drum with cable of electrical bottom pump is to be placed thus workers could see it from work
platform.
3.10.21 It is not allowed to clean up sand plugs with bailer in wells with potential gas, oil, water shows.
3.10.22 When masts are used in well workover, it is necessary:
3.10.22.1 To hang machine wrenches on cable passed over two rollers, attached to mast legs thus tackle system
does not touch cable.
3.10.22.2 Flushing hose is allowed to be put on cable, if riser is missing, cable is to be passed over the roller and
hooped to mast leg.
3.10.23 It is allowed to lay tubing stands with diameter more than 51 mm (2) on pipe racks and to lift them, if
length of every pipe does not exceed 16 m, rig is not lower than 22 m., and pipes can go through gates
of derricks.
Collar on stands is to be fixed when stands are run in hole and pulled out of it.
3.10.24 During long intervals in round trips wellhead is to be securely shut in.
Before workover of the well with potential blowouts, it is necessary to install safety (blow out
preventive) latch or Christmas treble.
3.10.25 Pump of pump truck is to have pressure gauge and safety device to prevent pump, pressure line, hose
or stop valve abruption. Safety device outlet is to be directed underneath truck and fixed.
Flushing line is to have loop ring made from soft metal cable, securely attached to riser and to swivel.
During sand plugs washing out in the wells with potential blowouts, it is necessary to install safety blow
out preventive latch underneath swivel and washing liquid should have such relative density that
formation pressure would not exceed pressure head of liquid.
Washing and processing of wells with toxic and corrosive liquids are done according to special plan.
3.11 Oil and Gas collection and their treatment.

3.11.1
Equipment and pipelines are to be equipped with inspection tools, adjustment and safety devices with
hand control or automatic control.
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3.11.2
Running order of pressure-relief valves, control valves and stop valves installed at devices and
pipelines is to be inspected periodically according to norms and technical specifications, inspections
schedule is to be approved.
3.11.3
Stairways, separators and other devices, working under excessive pressure 0,7 atm. and higher, are to
be put into operation and used according to the Rules on design and safety operations of vessels,
working under pressure.
3.11.4
Devices, working under pressure, are equipped with pressure gauges, level indicators and means to
pour fluid into closed-type reservoir.
3.11.5
Sensors of control systems and sensors of technological process control systems are to be protected
against explosions and intended for use in terms of vibration, formation of gas hydrates of wax, salts
and other compounds deposits. Or they are to be installed in places, which eliminate direct contact
with transported compounds.
3.11.6
Technological pipelines and armature are painted with identification paint, they are provided with
warning indications and signs. Arrows are applied on pipelines. They show transported compounds
movement direction.
3.11.7
Safety valve outlet is to be provided with branch, which guides gas blast up.
Branch diameter is to be not less than the one of safety valve outlet.
3.11.8
Oil and sand collectors are to be made of inflammable material. Metal fence not less than 1 m high is
to be built around open oil collector.
3.11.9
Sand collector design is to foresee possibility to clean up precipitation with hydraulic elevator.
Settlers and tanks trays are to have metal bridgings in places, where people pass.
Tanks.
3.11.10
Tanks exploitation is to be done according to the Rules on Technical Exploitation of Tanks and Repair
Instructions.
3.11.11
Tanks are to have electrical protection, lightning arresters and corrosion protection as well.
3.11.12
Tanks hydraulic valves are to be filled with antifreeze fluid.
3.11.13
Base of tanks or single tank is to be embanked around according to the norms of fire safety.
3.11.14
It is required to put not less than 4 ladders on sides of filler bank (wall) in order to enter location with
several tanks.
3.11.15
Area of tanks base and single tanks are to be illuminated at night with lights installed outside the
banking.
During service and repair of oil tanks it is allowed to use only explosion proof movable lights with
voltage of not more than 12V.
3.11.16
Worker can not stand on lee side of dip hatch when the latter is open, level is measured and samples
are taken.
3.11.17
Metal platforms are to be installed for service of breathing and safety valves and other armature,
located on tank roof; metal bridges not less than 0,6 m wide should unite platforms with each other.
Platforms and bridges are to have rails not less than 1,25 m high.
It is prohibited to walk on tank roof during its servicing.
3.11.18
Platform with rails not less than 1 m high and guard board 15 cm high are to be assembled at the place
of exit from stairways to roof. If the upper platform is assembled outside roof, then stairways should
be fenced with rails.
3.11.19
When cracks appear on weld or on tank body, the tank is to be drained and closed for repair.
Hammering of weld or single wormholes in tanks filled with oil or oil products is prohibited.
3.11.20
In case of natural flow in the pipeline (condensate line) towards tank, it is necessary to install valve not
closer than 100 m and not further than 500 m from tanks area banking or single tank banking.
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3.11.21
Repair, erection and construction work on territory of tanks area connected with use of fire (welding,
cutting, riveting), is to be done under supervision of superintendent, permit in writing from engineering
manager of company is to be obtained, after it had been co-ordinated with Fire Prevention Service.
3.11.22
During operations inside units tank, supervisors are to be close to tank, worker and running order of
air blower are to be continuously observed, intake manifold is to be in zone of clean air, hose can not
be folded.
3.11.23
Operations inside tank or unit are allowed to be conducted without respirator only if tank quality
supports oxygen in it more than 16% of its volume and foul gas concentration is below minimum
admissible limit, provided by sanitary standards. Worker inside tank or unit is to have hose respirator
with him.
3.11.24
Respirator hose intake manifold is to be taken to the zone of clean air and attached there. Hose should
be arranged thus danger of air access stoppage because of over bending, kink or clamping be avoided.
3.11.25
During inside tank operations worker is to put on safety belt with cross straps and with hard signalling
rescuing rope attached to belt. Running end of rope is to be taken outside and observers are to hold it.
3.11.26
Operations inside the tank are to be conducted by crew consisting of not less than three persons, one of
them works, the other two are to observe him.
It is forbidden for one worker to conduct work without observers.
3.11.27
Observers are to be equipped the same way as person working inside units tank and they are to be
ready to render him direct help.
3.11.28
Inside tank operations are to be stopped immediately and worker is to go out off the tank, if any
deficiencies have been detected (hose puncture, air blower shutdown, safety rope abruption, etc.) and if
person working inside the tank tries to take respirator mask off.
3.11.29
Operations with the use a of open fire device inside a tank are allowed to be conducted only upon
getting a written permit and approved by Fire Department.
3.11.30 Fire work inside tanks and units should be conducted after their steaming, if explosive compounds are
not detected, hatches are open and air conditioning is peak.
Pumping Stations
3.11.31
Pumping station building is to be erected according to construction standards and rules with
consideration of fire and explosions risk and if electrical-chemical protection means are available.
3.11.32
Pumping station building is to have not less than 2 exits. Doors and windows are to open outside.
Construction of doorsteps is not allowed.
3.11.33
Seals are to be in places where countershafts go through walls.
3.11.34
Pumping station is to be equipped with weight lifting mechanisms, explosion protection version.
3.11.35
Pressure gauge and safety valve are to be installed on plunger injection line, pressure gauge and float
valve are to be installed on centrifugal pump injection line.
3.11.36
Gaps in internal walls where pipes go through are to be filled up.
3.11.37
Locking assemblies are to be installed on suction pipeline and injection pipeline outside pumping
station buildings.
3.11.38
Storage of lubricants in pumping buildings is allowed only in closed containers, their amount should
not exceed 24-hours necessity.
3.11.39
Electrical engines are to be immediately disconnected from circuit in case of electrical power shut off.
3.11.40
Duly valves are to be inspected whether they open and close correctly whilst pump is started and
stopped.
Plungers are not allowed to start, when valve is closed.
3.11.41
Pump which is to be disassembled is to be disconnected from engine and from pipelines by means of
valves closure and plugs installation.
3.11.42
Reserve pumps are always to be ready for start.
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3.11.43
The demands of the present chapter are in force for stack integrated pumping houses, as well.
3.11.44
It is necessary to liquidate immediately the blank spaces in the pump seals and in the pipeline
connections, if they appear.
Complex gas opening-up facilities.

3.11.45
The gas pipelines of complex gas opening-up facilities, gas gathering stations, low-temperature gas
separation, headworks, compressor station and others are to be designed and erected as the area of B
category according to the requirements of construction standards and regulations on main pipelines
with overfull requirements to pipe walls thickness (design factor 0,6).
3.11.46
Technological schedules for complex gas opening-up facilities, gas gathering stations, headworks and
others are to be elaborated and approved according to established procedure. Acceptance of objects for
exploitation is carried out according to the requirements of construction norms and regulations.
3.11.47
When steam drums are installed inside the units working under pressure with explosive-and-fire risk
and corrosive compounds, it is required to install disengaging valves at the feed steam lines and outlet
condensate line, the valves are to be designed for units pressure. Besides, back valve is to be installed
at the entrance of steam to the unit.
3.11.48
It is necessary to use dry and purified air and gas for supply of pneumatic systems of automatic
regulation and industrial process control. With this purpose it is forbidden to use gases, containing
harmful and corrosive agents.
3.11.49
Hydrate blocks in gas line, armature, equipment, devices are to be liquidated by introduction of
inhibitors, by steam, hot water or other reagents, system exhaustion. Methanol can be used as an
exception.
It is forbidden to use open fire for equipment heating.
Additional requirements to low-temperature gas separators.

3.11.50
The facility area is to be fenced and marked with prevention marks.
3.11.51
Low-temperature gas separation equipment should be blasted into closed tank and gas should be
discharged into the system of its recovery.
3.11.52
It is forbidden to discharge in air gases containing hydrogen sulphide and other harmful substances
without their neutralisation or burning.
3.11.53
At least two savers are to be installed at every gas separator, each device is to provide for trouble-free
operation.
3.11.54
Condensate collector saver is to be installed at the upper part of the unit.
3.11.55
Gas disposal by means of savers is to be led to the recovery system or to the torch (gas flare), which
are to be located outside the facility area at the distance of not less than 25 m from the fence.
Oil-and-gas gathering system, collectors and condenser cables

3.11.56
Wells lines, oil-and-gas gathering collectors, destined for oil, gas, condenser transportation to booster
pumping units, units of complex opening-up, compressor stations, are designed and constructed
according to the requirements of the acting norms and taking into account the field perspective
development.
3.11.57
Driving of engineering pipelines of oil-and-gas producing enterprises through locality is not allowed.
3.11.58
Oil-and-gas condenser tubes have to be welded, flange and thread connections are allowed only in
places of addition of valving, compensators, pressure controllers and other equipment and also controlmeasuring devices.
3.11.59
In case of crossing with auto and railway roads, oil-and-gas condenser welds have to be concluded into
cases with stands installation.
3.11.60
Oil-and-gas condenser welds valving (catches, cranes, etc.), placed in wells, should have remote
control or extended stocks for its opening and closing without decline of a person into a well.
3.11.61
Surface and underground pipelines have to be driven along the elevation of homing action type or have
to be equipped with compensators, which number is rated.
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3.11.62
Blasting and testing of oil-gas pipelines (lines and collectors) should be effected according to the
present requirements.
3.11.63
Ways of testing and cleaning of pipeline cave are settled by the design organisation in a working
design, in a design of construction organisation.
3.11.64
Before the beginning of pipeline blasting and testing with gas or air there should be determined and
marked with signs dangerous zones, shown in table 3.11.1
Table 3.11.1.
Pipeline
conventional
Dangerous zone radius, m

at cleaning of a
cave into both
sides from
pipeline
Diameter, mm
3.11.65
at cleaning of a cave
towards scraper boom
or forcer
At testing into both

sides from pipeline
till 300
40
600
100
300 500
60
800
150
500 800
60
800
200
800 1400
100
1000
250
At hydraulic testing and dewatering from pipelines after testing there should be determined (see table
3.11.2.) and marked with preventive signs dangerous zones.
Table 3.11.2.
Pipeline
diameter,
mm
Dangerous zone radius, m,
Dangerous zone radius, m,
at testing pressure 82.5

kilogauss/sm2
At testing pressure above
into both sides
towards the
possible
breaking off of
a blind from
pipeline end
into both sides from

pipeline axis
towards the
possible
breaking off of a
blind from
pipeline end
from pipeline axis
82.5 kilogauss/sm2
100 300
75
600
100
900
300 500
75
800
100
1200
500 800
75
800
100
1200
800 - 1400
100
1000
150
1500
3.11.66
In case of pipeline blasting, the minimum distance from the place of gas outlet to constructions,
railway and highway roads, transmission lines, locality should be taken according to table 3.11.1. of
the present rules.
3.11.67
It is prohibited to blast and test pipelines with sour gas.
3.11.68
Pipelines air-driven testing has to be done with air or inert gas, air-driven testing of pipelines, where
hydrocarbon explosive fluids were piped before, has to be done only with inert gases.
3.11.69
To monitor the pipeline condition during purging or testing riders are to be appointed whose duties will
be the following:
3.11.69.1 To watch the pipeline sections which is under their responsibility.

3.11.69.2 Not to allow presence of people, animals and vehicles movement in the risk area and on the roads
closed for traffic during the testing of underground and aboveground pipelines. The dimensions of risk
zone specified in tables 3.11.1 and 3.11.1 of the present rules are to be increased by one and a half.
3.11.69.3 To inform immediately the Works Supervisor about all circumstance impeding the execution of
purging and testing or dangerous for people, animals, facilities or vehicles approximate to the pipeline.
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3.11.70
Before the gas pipeline is put into operation, (with natural gas) the air drive in the pipeline is to be
carried out by gas under the pressure not exceeding 1 kg/cm2 in the delivery point. The air drive is
considered to be complete when oxygen content in the gas, coming out of the pipeline is not over 2%
according to the registrations of gas analyser.
3.11.71
Pipeline testing in the areas of railway and automobile road crossings or near populated locality,
industrial enterprise, is to be carried out with prior agreement of testing time and safety measures with
representatives of the mentioned objects.
3.11.72
In the area of oil and gas pipelines protected zone construction of sewer manholes and other trenches is
prohibited, except the ones executed during repair or rehabilitation works according to a schedule of
works, approved by the companys manager.
3.11.74
During maintenance inspections of gas and oil pipelines it is prohibited to the riders to go down to the
manholes or other trenches in the area of protected zone.
3.11.74
The dates of oil and gas pipelines inspection are to be fixed by companys administration or technical
inspection service according to the speed of corrosion erosion processes, considering the operation
experience of analogues pipelines, results of external inspection, previous inspection and necessity of
pipeline safety and fail safety provision between inspection
The first inspection of pipelines, which are newly put into operation, is to be carried out not later than in
a year after operation is started.
3.11.75
Inspections of oil and gas gathering pipelines is to be carried out according to the schedule, approved
by chief engineer together with technical supervision service of the company, special committee,
established by the companys order.
3.11.76
It is necessary to carry out periodical pipeline testing for serviceability and leakproof-ness, as a rule
during, during the pipeline inspection.
3.11.77
Type (serviceability and leakproof-ness) and method of testing (hydraulic, air, etc), test pressure
values, duration and test results estimation method should be taken according to the requirements of
design documentation.
3.11.78
Frequency of pipeline tests is to be settled by the companys management taking into consideration the
properties of products being transported and conditions of their transportation.
The basic results of pipeline testing must be reflected in logbook.
3.11.79
The depth of underground pipelines under railing crossings must not be below 2 meters from the
sleeper shoe to the top of pipeline casing and under automobile crossings and drives not less than 1,5
from the top of road covering.
3.11.80
Operation of underground pipelines must be carried out under characteristics, stipulated by the design.
All changes should be approved in the established order.
3.11.81
All pipeline laying operation are to be carried out with a prior consent of Works Supervisor and the
most risky works with his written agreement.
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4 Geophysical Surveys of the Oil and Gas Wells.

4.1 General Regulations.
4.1.1
The geophysical surveys of the oil and gas wells must be provided by the geophysical companies or
other authorised organisations upon agreement with the oil drilling and production companies during
the well construction, treatment, test and work-over operations.
4.1.2
The requirements established for the technology of the geophysical survey provision must be taken
into consideration by the oil production and drilling companies including other involved organisations
during developing the well construction project and other geological and technical operations
regarding formation treatment and monitoring operations or well exploitation. Any innovations
undertaken in terms of geophysical survey provision must be approved by the authorised state
monitoring organisations.
4.1.3
The geophysical survey to be provided in the wells must be performed in accordance with the
requirements established by the present Regulations, Exploration Safety Instructions, General
Safety Regulations for Explosion Operations, Radiation Safety Regulations, Basic Sanitary Rules
Recognised for Operations Involving Radioactive and Ionic Materials, and other effective regulations.
4.1.4
The well and rig unit availability for the geophysical survey provision has to be indicated in the Act.
The well and rig unit availability must provide the geophysical and perforation equipment with the safe
and operational conditions enabling it to perform free trip up and down the hole during the operational
time required for the geophysical survey provision.
4.2 Geophysical Instrument, Cable and Equipment Requirements.

4.2.1
The geophysical surveys must be performed with the use of the instrument, cable and equipment
permitted for the utilisation by the established regulations.
During the geophysical survey performance the methodical test forms of the well equipment is allowed
to be operated only upon agreement with the Customer.
4.2.2
Any changes affecting the geophysical instrument and equipment performance can be done upon
agreement and approval given by the equipment manufacturer and authorised meteorological
organisation.
4.2.3
Laboratories and logging pulling equipment must be supplied with the survey monitoring technology
indicating the equipment trip velocity, the depth of the machinery and equipment location in the hole
and cable pull data.
4.2.4
The pulling unit utilised during geophysical and logging operations must be equipped with the lifting
system enabling to provide the operations of the balance unit installation on the rotor and drum reel
hanging over the well-head.
The difference between the lifting capacity of the brace junction set for the hanging drum reel of the
balance unit and the geophysical cable tensional force must not exceed 1,5 times during the wire line
operations.
4.2.5
The diameter of the drum reel of the winch pulling unit must exceed the cable diameter to 40 times.
The cable length must be sufficient enough always providing not less than the half length of the entire
cable left on the drum reel during the wire line operations.
4.2.6
There should not be any lights on the armoured cable. The armoured coating of the cable must be
tested every quarter and if the well operations involve the dangerous solutions, acid and sulphur
operations the cable tensile strength must be provided as well.
4.2.7
The well equipment must be securely fastened to the cable with use of the standard cable nozzles and
the brace capacity of these nozzles must not exceed 2/3 of the nominal limitations set for each
particular cable tensile strength.
4.2.8
The maximum transverse size of the well equipment including adjustable and non-adjustable pressing
equipment must not be to 25mm less than the diameter of the open well bore of the operated well, and
if the operations to be provided at the casing or producing string not less than to 10mm.
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4.2.9
The well equipment must be able to resist the pressure 20% exceeding the maximum pressure applied
during the well test interval.
4.2.10
The thermal resistance of the well equipment must exceed the maximum well temperature to 10% at
the sampling interval with the temperature range of 0-100C, 15% with the temperature range of 100200C, 20% with the temperature more than 200C.
4.2.11
During lifting mast operations with the use of the specialised load providing the cable trip the well
head set must be supplied with the following: lubricator unit, pressure gauge, lubricator entry and exit
gauge.
4.2.12
During the installation operations of the drum reel to the well head fitting the following equipment
must be utilised: supporting rod, cable slide unit, lubricator unit maintenance station.
4.3 Geological, Geo-chemical and Technological Survey.

4.3.1
Geological, geo-chemical and technological survey (GTI) performed on the base of the study of the
physics and chemical properties of the drilling mud, slurry, core and stratum fluid including the
registration of the technological requirements of the drilling and wire line operations must provide the
following:
emergency situation and accident occurrence provision;
drilling operation improvement;
reservoir and porosity pressure calculation;
lithology section study;
collector- formation recovery;
the identification of the nature of collector saturation;
clarification on the core sampling intervals, formation survey and exploration.
4.3.2
The scope of survey operations, geophysical task implementation, the terms of form and schedule of
information submitted to the Customer must be established in the contract made for the provision of
the Geological, geo-chemical and technological survey (GTI).
4.3.3
The Customer requesting the GTI survey implementation must provide the Geophysical company with
the following documents:
well construction project;
the schedule of the well construction operations;
the normative layout of the drilling operations with its description made by intervals;
information regarding the well location, the time of the drilling operation start up and completion,
intervals of the provided survey and tests.
4.3.4
The geophysical company during the period of time set in the contract must make an agreement and
submit to the Customer the project of work to be provided for GTI equipment installation at the rig
unit.
4.3.5
During the operation implementation the scope of work to be performed must be identified according
to the regional specifications, drilling operations requirements, technical and methodical equipment
supply. GTI organisations summarise received information identifying the preliminary terms, forms
and tasks required for this work including the job descriptions and instruction providing the cooperation between the drilling and wire line personnel during GTI survey unit installation, survey and
instrumentation test provision.
4.3.6
During the rig and well preparation for the survey operations the following actions must be
undertaken:
4.3.6.1
Prior to work operations the drilling crew members must be instructed by the person in charge of the
GTI operation implementation.
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4.3.6.2
For the GTI equipment installation in front of the rig unit from the side of the trusses the Customer
prepares the work site of the size 10m exceeding the rig height (the work site dimensions and
construction must be established in the well construction project). The work site must be provided
with the 3- phased socket for the GTI equipment start up including the water and power supplies.
4.3.6.3
The connecting cables and overhead gas lines providing the connection between the station measuring
instruments and the drifting sensor must be securely hung up or located on the safe stands preventing
any damage occurrence.
4.3.6.4
The drilling work site truss must meet the following requirements: the rectangular section of the
inclination angle not less than 5 and dimensions of length 4000mm, width 700mm and height 400mm
providing the installation of the degasser and cleaning fluid parameter measurement sensor. Along
side of the work site there should be not less than 4500mm area provided with sufficient lightning
during the night time.
4.3.6.5
The communication between the GTI unit operators and drilling operator must be provided with the
use of radio.
4.3.6.6
The rig availability for the survey performance must be confirmed by the act.
4.3.7
During the GTI survey preparation and provision at the rig the drilling specialist must advise the
geophysical survey providers on following information:
4.3.7.1
Technological drilling parameters, instrumentation and equipment specifications.
4.3.7.2
The types of the cleaning fluid treatment operations and other solutions added into this fluid.
4.3.7.3
The time schedule and types of the maintenance work, electricity outage rate and other possible
demurrage.
4.3.7.4
Wire line operations start up and shut down schedule, well treatment and drilling operations schedule.
4.3.8
During survey operations the drilling crew must co-operate with the GTI survey performers providing
the drilling equipment adjustments, rig sensor calibration required for the survey provision. The GTI
survey specialist must advise the Customer management on any case of non-co-operation or
misunderstanding appeared during the joint work performance.
4.3.9
It is prohibited to use raw oil material during mud logging operations.
4.3.10
Upon completion of each chisel operation the mud circulation must be continued until the major
portion of the cleaning fluid comes up to the surface.
4.3.11
The GTI survey completion and recordings must be indicated in the act. If the duration of the drilling
operation exceeds 1 year the Survey act should be provided at every 1000-2000m intervals of the
survey including the summary monthly report indicating the survey recordings.
4.4 Geophysical Survey at the Drilling Wells.

4.4.1
Before the operation start up at the well the operational state of the following equipment has to be
tested: the brake system of the laying cable, pulling unit fencing, winch fixation to the truck, grounding
transmitters of the geophysical equipment, well fixation to the cable with the load. It is necessary to
make a sound signal indicating the wire line operation start up.
4.4.2
It is prohibited to provide geophysical survey or well logging if the rig pulling unit or logging station is
out of the operational order.
4.4.3
If drilling mud is used during the drilling operations then technical water should be pumped into the
wellhead; if the operation is to be performed under the critical temperature (negative) the hot water or
steam should be pumped into the wellhead.
4.4.4
If the geophysical survey has to be performed with use of the specialised equipment (cable rack, etc)
then the survey instruments and equipment should be assembled according to the schemes jointly
developed and approved by the Customer and Geophysical organisation. In addition to it:
4.4.4.1
If the equipment is containerised then the work site area should not be less than 200m2. (10 X 20m).
4.4.4.2
Nearby the work site there should be the workshops and storage area for explosive and radioactive
materials (VM, RV).
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4.4.4.3
The skids of the logging pulling units have to be provided with technical manufacturing documents
and manuals (operational instructions).
4.4.5
During the survey operations the geophysical equipment must be professionally dispersed around the
work site enabling the good visibility and communication provision between the logging laboratory,
pulling unit and wellhead operators. The logging pulling unit must be securely fastened with the use of
specialised fittings.
4.4.6
The geophysical station fixation to the power supply unit (rig power net, self-contained power supply)
must be provided only when the logging station assembly is totally completed.
4.4.7
The drum reel of the balance-unit must be securely fastened enabling the running hollow of the reel to
be set right at the centre of the drum reel fixed at the winch pulling unit and wellhead. It is prohibited
to provide any geophysical survey at the well if the junction brace of the balance-unit is missing.
4.4.8
The hanging unit must be securely fastened to the tackle system of the rig unit and set to the height
over the wellhead enabling the cable to run down with the instruments directly to the centre of the bore
hole. The hanging unit should be fastened to the swivel with the use of the slings or directly to the
hook of the tackle block through the fastening collar.
4.4.9
The loading and offloading operations of the well or survey equipment, units, cargo should be handled
at least by two persons. The loading and offloading operations of the well equipment weighing more
than 40kg and long-sized cargo exceeding 2m and of any weight should be provided with the use of the
load lifting equipment.
4.4.10
During wire line operations under way it is prohibited to lean over or touch the running cable with
hands. The cable laying to the drum reel of the winch pulling unit should be provided with the use of
the specialised cable laying unit.
4.4.11
During the well cable test performed using the cable test instrument (OPK) and hydraulic dynamic test
the appropriate preparations enabling the trip operation implementation should be provided on the rig
bridges with the use of specialised skids.
Non-encapsulate operation for the sampling fittings of the cable test instrument (OPK) should be
provided with the use of the specialised equipment.
4.4.12
The geophysical survey of the horizontally inclined wells should be performed in accordance with the
specialised plan jointly developed by the Geophysical and Drilling organisations.
4.4.13
Upon the survey completion the electrical voltage should be switched off in the cables. The protection
grounding should be removed only when the survey station is completely unhooked to the power
supply.
4.5 Well Research Provided with the Drill Stem Tester.

4.5.1
The well research provided with the drill stem tester (IPT) must be performed in accordance with the
well construction project including the GTI and GTS test recordings that establishes the number of
intervals recognised for IPT well research.
4.5.2
The person in charge of the general operation implementation shall be the Drilling specialist
designated in the work plan. The person in charge of the GTI well research shall be the specialist of
the Geophysical company i.e. Party Manager, Well Test Foreman.
4.5.3
During last drill bit operations provided prior to GTI and SPO running into the bore hole the following
precautions must be undertaken: check of the operational state of the pulling units, hydraulic and
pollution piping, lightning equipment, degassing system, fluid influx, instrumentation, drilling mud
and chemical fluid availability. It is necessary to check the connection thread condition and provide
the impermeability of casing.
4.5.4
The surface well equipment must provide the direct and reverse drilling mud circulation with the
counter pressure (throttling) through the wellhead and special manifold.
4.5.5
It is allowed to provide the well research if the wellhead is set up to 4-6m higher than the rotor. In this
case prior to the research start up its required to prepare the special ladder enabling the direct use of
the emergency shut down valve fixed at the wellhead.
4.5.6
The well research implementation in the open bore hole is prohibited if the wellhead is not equipped
with the blow out prevent-or and ESD valve.
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4.5.7
It is prohibited to provide the well test with the stratum fluid polluting to the surface without hydrogen
sulphide scavenger chemical and additional safety precautions undertaken.
4.5.8
The following documentation must be submitted prior to the well research:
4.5.8.1
Technical certification indicating equipment weight, hoisting cable, blow out preventing equipment
and piping.
4.5.8.2
Act-permission to provide the pressure test at the blow out preventing equipment and casing column.
4.5.8.3
Emergency and Fire Response Plan.
4.5.8.4
The document (Act) confirming the well and drilling equipment availability for the GTI well research.
4.5.8.5
The well research plan.
4.5.8.6
Act-permission to provide the pressure test at the wellhead and drill column.
4.5.9
It is allowed to provide the GTI well test when the fluid is missing in the wellhead (due to drilling mud
loss), weak well reaction (no danger of emergency flow), alien instrument sitting at the bottom of the
hole. In these cases the GTI well test must be performed in accordance with the specialised plan
providing additional safety precaution implementation and safe work performance.
4.5.10
During well test the following actions are prohibited:
4.5.10.1 Non-authorised personnel presence at the well site.

4.5.10.2 Drilling equipment maintenance and work over operations.
4.5.10.3 Start up and shut down of the winch engines during the fluid influx and KVD registration.
4.5.10.4 The pulling up operation of the instrument until the air or gas reflux out of the columns.
4.5.11
The well research performance is prohibited if:
4.5.11.1 The drilling equipment and instrument is out of the operational order.
4.5.11.2 Blow out preventing equipment unavailability or damage.
4.5.11.3 Due to the well reaction when the possibility of emergency flow may come up (the person in charge of
the operation identifies the range of emergency possibilities).
4.5.11.4 In case not all crew- members are available at the time of work implementation or not qualified
personnel (trainees) is present at the site.
4.5.11.5 The person in charge of the research implementation is missing by the time of the work performance
start up.
4.5.11.6 Unavailability of the appropriate documentation required for the operations.
4.5.12
Prior to IPT research implementation the person in charge of the research performance together with
the Drilling company specialist must conduct a safety meeting for the operational crew (repeating the
same action for newly arrived crew).
4.5.13
During the gas saturated or gas condensation formation test performance involving high gas activity or
possibility of the gas influx or blow out at the road adjacent to the well site the area and road must be
restricted with precautionary signs and security points located not closer than 250m from the well site.
4.5.14
If the wells have been earlier tested with the use of radioactive isotopes it is necessary to provide these
wells with the test identifying the radioactivity indicate of the produced fluid.
4.6
Geophysical Survey Performance after the Well Bore Brace.
4.6.1
The geophysical survey and technological operations provided after the well bore has been braced
must be performed in accordance with the well construction project requirements.
4.6.2
The geophysical survey operations providing the technological study of the well operational condition
must indicate the quality of the well brace, cement density and dispersal of the shell side, quality of the
shell side integrity, free play availability between the cement and casing columns, spaces in the well
strings and other damage availability.
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4.6.3
All the operations involving radioactive material (RV) utilisation must be provided upon agreement
with the Sanitary-Epidemiological organisations in accordance with the safety regulations established
for the activity involving radioactive material usage.
4.6.4
The person in charge of the operations with the radioactive materials must be supplied with the
Radioactivity Meter and the specialists involved into these operations must be supplied with the
personal dosimeters and have the Sanitary Record Book indicating each time and dosage of the
radiation exposure.
4.6.5
The radioactive materials must be kept in the specially equipped storage area according to the
requirements of the Sanitary Regulations. The storage has to be provided with the balanced
ventilation. The door of the radioactive storage house must be locked and supplied with the
precautionary sign indicating the radiation danger.
It is prohibited to provide a joint storage for the radioactive (RV) and ionising materials (II) together
with the other explosive and flammable materials.
4.6.6
III (ionising materials) are to be delivered by the person in charge of the radioactive material inventory,
storage and operations authorised by the Companys management. The Party manager receives the
ionising materials and signs in the registration log that indicates the material number and radioactivity
range.
4.6.7
Upon return of the radioactive material to the storage the person in charge of the radioactive material
inventory, storage and operations must make the appropriate notice signing in the registration log.
4.6.8
The radioactive material return transportation from the storage to the well site must be provided in the
transportation container securely locked and fastened to the logging pulling unit loaded on a truck or
trailer. The operation supervisor or cargo escorting person must keep the key to the container lock.
The radioactivity number and precautionary sign of the radiation exposure must be lettered on the
external side of the container.
4.6.9
To the short distance delivery of the containers (less than 100m) with the radioactive material and
tanks containing liquid radioactive materials must be carried by two persons with the use of a bar (not
less than 2m length) or by one person using a specialised handcart. Each container must have only one
piece of the radioactive material.
4.6.10
It is allowed to keep the radioactive material in the locked transportation container fixed to the logging
pulling unit or specialised trailer during the work implementation. At the well site the portable
containers with the radioactive material must be kept at a distance of 10-15m from the personnel
location. The Party manger is responsible for safe -keeping of the radioactive and ionising materials
required for the work implementation.
4.6.11
The vehicles designated for transportation of the radioactive materials must be provided with the
radioactivity precautionary sings set on the front and back side of the vehicle.
4.6.12
In order to provide radiation protection during the survey performed with radioactive and ionising
material involvement, all the operations must be provided in accordance with the established
technological consistency using the remove control instruments and within the minimum period of
time. The radioactive operations involving direct contact of a specialist with the radioactive material
must be equally distributed among the entire operating personnel.
4.6.13
The field geophysical party providing the survey with the use of the radioactive materials must have
two sets of the portable remove control equipment.
4.6.14
The well should be shut down during any moving of the radioactive material from the container to the
unit.
The engineer and operator should be in charge of safe performance of this work.
The engineer must always move the radioactive material with the use of the remove control equipment
supplied with the safety fitting at the end.
The safety engineer must be immediately advised on each case of the radioactive material loss, or
overdosed exposure of radiation presumably received by an employee.
4.6.15
During the radioactive material installation or extraction the well site must be secured from the
unauthorised personnel entry including the drilling crew specialists.
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4.6.16
The impulsive generator of neutrons can be started up only after it is been hauled down the bore hole
to the depth above 5m.
The impulsive generator of neutrons can be pulled out to the surface only after 30 minutes past its shut
down. Any maintenance and repair operations of the high voltage unit and neutron tube are prohibited
at the well site.
4.6.17
During the geophysical survey provided in the operating wells with the use of the open radioactive
isotopes it is prohibited to have the outcrop of the activated cleaning or stratum fluid with the total
activity range exceeding 0.5mg*equ of radium.
4.6.18
It is prohibited to utilise the open radioactive isotopes in the wells with depth less than 400m including
the isotopes with the interval of the half-life of more than 60 days.
4.6.19
Prior to the injection of the radioactive isotopes into the formation or annulus it is required to provide
the test injection using the non-activated fluid.
4.6.20
The open radioactive isotopes must be transported to the well site on a truck especially equipped for
the radioactive material transportation with the use of the containers manufactured by the specialised
plants.
4.6.21
The radioactive isotopes must be transported in the pressure tight bottles securely packaged
preventing the bottle from any mechanical damage.
4.6.22
The geophysical survey of the wells provided with the use of the short-lived isotopes must be
performed using the neutron-activation unit (TAU) enabling the required operational concentration of
the radioactive materials directly in the surveyed well.
4.6.23
During the radioactive fluid preparation the bottle containing the radioactive material must be crushed
with use of the remote control unit preventing any contact of the fluid with the body or clothes of the
operating personnel.
4.6.24
Upon the completion of the operations performed with the use of the radioactive fluid all equipment,
well site and area adjacent to it, personnel clothing and body experienced the direct contact with the
fluid must be tested on the radiation contamination.
The test results must be recorded into the specialised log.
4.6.25
The rest of the unused radioactive fluid must be diluted to the permissible concentration and removed
from the well site.
4.6.26
The explosive materials (VM) and equipment used during the perforation operations (PVR) must be
kept and transported (moved, delivered) in the specially manufactured containers or on the specially
equipped vehicles.
4.6.27
The perforation operations (PVR) should be provided in accordance with the requirements of the
standard technical project and upon request issued for each well separately by the Customers
geological department. At the well site the scope of work to be performed should be completely
finalised by the perforation supervisor (Party manager) in co-operation with the Customers
representative.
4.6.28
During the transportation the perforation equipment (PVA) must be disassembled from the explosive
detonators and containerised into special crates preventing the equipment from any strikes or friction.
4.6.29
The crates with explosive and perforation materials and equipment must be securely locked, and the
key to the lock must be kept by the perforation operator.
4.6.30
Any rout change of the specialised vehicles with explosive materials is prohibited. During
transportation any vehicle stop is only permitted in the unpopulated area within more than 200m from
any buildings and constructions. It is prohibited to leave the vehicle with the explosive materials
without security.
4.6.31
During the perforation operations provided on the gas wells and penetration of the formation under the
depressive conditions the wellhead must be always supplied with the lubricator.
4.6.32
If the perforation operations must be performed during the night time the following precautions should
be undertaken:
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4.6.32.1 The power supply of the lightning units must be located out of the restricted area. It is permissible to
set the floodlights within 50m out of the restricted area.
4.6.32.2 The work site lightning must be provided by the Customer.
4.6.32.3 The act permission confirming the well availability for the night perforation operations must be
approved by the Customers representative in co-operation with the person in charge of the perforation
operations.
4.6.32.4 The act permission must be submitted to the person in charge of the perforation operations.
4.6.33
The usage of the power units of the voltage above 36B and reduction of the area of the restricted zone
till the radius above 10m including simultaneous well operations and perforation work performance
can be permissible only if the additional precautionary measures have been undertaken (usage of
interlocking units, power protection increase, the usage of the explosive materials with reduced
sensitivity, etc.).
4.6.34
From the time of power supply units shut down till perforation operation completion no welding work
can be performed at the well site within the radius of 1000m
4.6.35
Prior to perforation equipment or explosive material trip down the bore hole must be drifted. The
diameter and weight of the drifting gage must correspond to the diameter and weight of the perforation
equipment.
4.6.36
The perforation equipment installation to the cable must be provided by the logging operator located at
the perforation equipment head out of the area affected by the chargers.
4.6.37
The shooting or blow-out of the perforation equipment and material must be provided by the person in
charge of the perforation operation performance (logging foreman or operator).
4.6.38
During perforation equipment trip down, moving and wire pull must be provided with monitoring. It
is prohibited to adjust the perforation equipment inside the well.
4.6.39
It is prohibited to perform the perforation equipment run down the bore hole if the well head is not
supplied with the blow- out prevention equipment (without preliminary well or pressure test
provision).
4.6.40
After the shooting work (blow out) has been performed the cable must be unhooked from the power
supply unit. The person in charge of the perforation work (logging foreman or operator) can approach
the well head not earlier than 5 minutes past the shooting (blow out) provision.
4.6.41
Upon the work completion the interval depth and quality of the performed perforation work must be
tested with the use of perforation monitoring equipment.
4.6.42
The geophysical survey performed during the time of the well start up or treatment can be provided
only if the well head is supplied with lubricator.
4.7 Geophysical Survey of the Producing Wells.

4.7.1
The geophysical surveys provided at the producing wells must be performed in accordance with the
technical regulations established by the general or individual projects developed for the surface well
work over.
The geophysical survey can provided at the following wells:
4.7.1.1
Wells operated with flow or gas lifting method, supplied with the work site pad levelling to the flanges
of the check valves and tubing equipped with funnel.
4.7.1.2
Wells operated with the pumping method with the pipe hanger and tubing for instrument run down into
the test interval.
4.7.1.3
Injection and control wells supplied with the sites enabling the geophysical equipment fitting provision
at the wellhead.
4.7.1.4
The wells suspended for the general maintenance or work over performance.
4.7.2
The geophysical surveys of the injection or producing wells must be provided at the presence of the
Customers representative.
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4.7.3
The pulling roller must be fastened to the column flange in such way so that its rotation pin is
perpendicular to the winch pin, and the roller plane of rotation is located at the centre of the winch
drum reel. The operator of the logging pulling unit must have full visibility of all elements of the well
head encapsulation.
4.7.4
The well head valves must be opened carefully avoiding any strikes or pressure increase. The run
down of the first 10m of the cable into the bore hole must be provided with the use of the manually
operated unit. The cable travel speed down the hole must not exceed the following:
0,8 m/s in the tubing;
0,14 m/s upon entry to the tubing shoe;
0,07 m/s from the depth of 100m till the well head.
4.7.5
If the pressure in at the well head is above 70 kgs/sm2 then the geophysical survey must be provided
with the use of the equipment of the specialised types supplied with the instruments required for fitting
or lifting mast operations.
4.7.6
The geophysical survey to be provided in the producing wells operated by the electrical submersible
pumps must be performed in accordance with the technology based on the joint trip down of the pump
and the survey instrument fixed on the cable underneath the pump.
4.8 Accidents during the Geophysical Survey Performance.

4.8.1
Accidents and emergency situation occurring during the geophysical survey performance at the field
wells must be eliminated in accordance with the Emergency Respond Plan developed by the Customer
in co-operation with the Geophysical Contractor using the technical facilities and equipment of both
Parties.
4.8.2
During the instrument fishing down the hole the cable pull must not exceed the maximum cable pull
capacity to 50%.
4.8.3
The develop of the cable left in the bore hole is prohibited.
4.8.4
In case the radioactive material is left in the hole the emergency respond actions must be provided in
accordance with the plan developed by the Geophysical company and approved by the Customer and
Sanitary organisation.
4.8.5
The emergency respond activity provided during the accidents involving the radioactive material usage
must be always performed using the equipment for the dosimeter well control, cleaning mud and
environmental protection.
4.8.6
The drilling crew personnel involved into the emergency respond activity with regard to the shooting
gun or perforation material operations must be instructed accordingly. All the activity must be
provided under the direct supervision of the Customers management (drilling foreman, operations
supervisor) and the person in charge of the perforation work performance.
4.8.7
The explosive charge left inside the bore hole must be eliminated if necessary by the additional blow
out provided with the use of the backup charger (torpedo) in accordance with the work plan developed
by the Geophysical company and approved by the Customer.
4.8.8
Any accident or emergency situation involving the geophysical equipment or other activity happened
at the well site must be recorded in the Act. The Customer and Geophysical companys management
must be advised upon each case of the emergency situation or accident.
4.8.9
All the disputes arising between the Customer and the Geophysical company with regard to the
accident causes shall be finally settled by the technical expertise provided by the organisations of the
higher priority.

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Probably DB#0001, but date differs.

1.2. General Requirements

1.3. Requirements to the Personnel

The vocational training of regular labour force is to be conducted in specialised educational

Instructions on general matters of safety regulations (introductory instructions) are to be conducted by

1.4. Requirements to Territories, Premises, Facilities, Working

prevention of explosions inside the equipment;

exclusion of explosions, fires in the premises/facilities and open areas;

reduction of combustible substance emissions into atmosphere during emergency depressurisation

1.5. Fencing of Moving Parts of Machine-Tools, Machines and

1.6. Requirements for Equipment and Tools

Commissioning of newly manufactured or modernised equipment is to be implemented by a

From 200 to 560

From 560 to 650

More than 650

Special appliances or devices for replacement of quick-wearing replaceable components and

1.7. Requirements To Electric Power Equipment Of Drilling Rigs

As for imported explosion proof electric equipment it is to be provided with a certificate on

Isolator turn on when the cubicle back door is opened.

Opening of the back door when the isolator is turned on.

PAF DB# 4278

Connection of grounding conductors to the grounder and to grounding structures is to be performed by

1.7.13.1 External examination of visible part of the grounding device;

Requirements to steel cables

one of its plies is torn off or pressed;

the cable has a twisting (jumper );

as a result of deterioration the diameter of wire decreased to 40 % and more;

1.9. Drilling and well service rigs.

If cradle floor is metal, heat-insulating covering should be designed.

Lower part of drilling derrick is to be encased, height of encasement is to be at least 6 m.

During summer time by-derrick facilities can be erected without encasement.

1.10. Loading & Offloading Operations, Equipment Move and

20 kg- for women above 18 years old;

50 kg- for men above 18 years old.

1.11 Responsibility for Non-compliance with Safety Regulations.

2. CONSTRUCTION OF OIL AND GAS WELLS

2.2. Preparatory And Rig-Up Operations

2.3 Drilling Rigs

The drilling rig is to be equipped with the following:

Load limiters in the hook of travelling block hoisting height.

System of control over concentration of gases in air and mud.

2.4. Explosion Protection Of The Drilling Equipment

Premises and spaces

Inner contents of pits/mines, channels and other similar

Enclosed spaces for storage of flammable liquid transmission

Enclosed spaces, in which the following is installed: indoor

Space, limited with 15 m radius around well axis from

Space, spreading to all sides from the wellhead of drilled well

Open spaces around open process units, equipment, apparatuses,

Open spaces around Enclosed/closed process units, equipment,

Half-enclosed spaces, in which technical units, equipment,

Half-enclosed spaces, in which flammable liquid transmission

Open spaces around ports of exhaust ventilation from zone C-1,

Opened and half-enclosed spaces around any holes (door,

Temperature of hydrocarbon-base mud self-ignition is to be 50 C higher than maximum expected

2.6. Design of Wells and Casing of their holes.

Security, technology and safety of well design is to provide:

Strength of intermediate strings carrying BOP equipment is to provide:

Resistance to force of hydrostatic column pressure of mud with maximum density.

Wellhead design and column heads are to provide:

2.7 Installation and exploitation of BOP equipment.

BOP equipment should be assembled of blocks and parts factory manufactured.