Drilling Rigs

03. RIG SITE

INDEX
3.1 RIG SITE
Dimensions and Safety
Lay-out examples
Civil works on location
3.2 CELLAR DIMENSIONS
3.3 WASTE PIT DIMENSIONS

3.1 RIG SITE

- Dimensions and Safety

- Dimensions
Rig site dimensions depend on different factors:
- Place (village, mountain, desert, forest)
- Local laws and regulations
- Rig type
- Drilling programme and risks (H2S, HP/HT, etc.)
- Water supply (water well, river, trucks with pits, etc.)
- Operating and economical factors

- Safety
For the safety of the people, the rig and the environment, some aspects must be considered in the
project phase:

- rig must be positioned following the main wind direction; above all if H2S is foreseen;

- Emergency escape roads must be prepared in different direction;

- Different access way must be prepared in case the main road is inaccessible (i.e. Blow-
out);

- Observe minimum distance between equipments according to laws and regulations.

- Standard references
European Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX 95)
"Equipment indended for use in potentially esplosive atmophere"

API RP 500
"Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum
Facilities Classified as Class I, Division I and Division 2"

API RP 49
" Recommended practice for drilling and well servicing operations involving hydrogen sulfide" Third
Edition

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API RP-49 Standard rig site

- Example of Hazardous area classification - Plans

Minimum distances according to Italian and European laws.

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- Lay-out Examples

- Minimum Lay Out for G125 Rig

- Example of Massarenti 7000 Lay Out

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- Example of 3 Well Cluster for 2000 HP Rig

- Example of Lay Out for 3000 HP Rig

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- Civil Works on Location

- Example of Civil Works On Location

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3.2 CELLAR DIMENSIONS

- Cellar breadth

Cellar breadth is usually decided with the Rig

Contractor, considering well head, BOP and
substructure. The cellar is usually cased in
concrete to avoid collapse with the weight of
the rig.

- Cellar depth

Cellar depth depends on substructure height, BOP and well head dimensions.

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3.3 WASTE PIT DIMENSIONS

Waste pit dimensions must take into account:

- Total mud volume
- Total cuttings volume
- Cuttings treatment (on location or transported)
- Estimated drilling time.
- Weather conditions.

Waste Pits And Treatment Layout example

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