Stripping Drill - Tank Dimensions.

D1 - Kick whilst tripping.

1 - Set pipe in slips, install and close safety valve.

2 - Open HCR valve and close annular.
3 - Check well is properly closed in and valves lined up correctly.

Stripping Drill.

1 - Install single, m/u top drive, open safety valve and pressurise well to 400psi.
2 - Close safety valve, break off single, install dart sub and dart. Reconnect single
open safety valve and check that dart is holding.
3 - Ensure stripping tank is connected properly.
4 - Reduce annular closing pressure until a slight leakage occurs. This reduces wear
on the annular by lubricating element when stripping.
5 - Start stripping pipe, bleed off closed end displacement. The stripping tank has levels
indicating volume to bleed off each stand. Mud will have to be bled off slowly as the
stand is lowered, check at the end of each stand that correct volume has been bled off.
Also check and record pressure at end of each stand - the most important issue when
stripping is to ensure proper volume is bled off.
6 - After stripping 2 stands m/u top drive and fill pipe, bleed off pressure and open well
pull back to remove dart sub and safety valve.

Note: -Remove drill pipe rubbers from stands as they are stripped into well.

A stripping tank should be part of the well control equipment on every rig.

I recommend we use the tank dimensions and procedures used on rig 152 and standardise the system
across the fleet.
Following are the dimensions -
Width -35.5 inches
Length - 35.5 inches
Width - 47 inches.
Capacity - 5.7 bbls. - .1216 bbls per inch.
Level marks 4 inches apart giving .5 bbl per mark.
The tank should have an inlet which can be hooked up to kill line on standpipe manifold and an outlet
with a valve to hook up to the mud bucket return line.

Rig Up.
The stripping tank is rigged up on the rig floor. The tank is connected to the standpipe manifold. The
returns from the well are sent to the tank via the kill line. A lo-torque valve is rigged up here and the
returns controlled by a man operating lo-torque valve.
The mud bucket return line is connected to the tank and the tank drained after reading is recorded.

This system has worked very well when carrying out regular drills on Rig 152. Having the tank on the rig
floor provides good communication between the main players during a well control incident.
The ideal time for a stripping drill would be after setting 9/5/8 liner prior to drilling reservoir.