Document Responsibility: Piping Standards Committee SAES-L-470

Issue Date: 25 September 2012

Next Planned Update: 25 September 2017 Trenchless Pipelines Construction Requirements

Appendix A – Drilling Execution Plan

The drilling contractor shall develop a plan for the drilling execution. The plan shall include
the following as minimum:

1. Specifications of drilling rigs.

2. Drilling rig anchorage system.

3. Drilling pipes specification.

4. Details of the drilling steps operation that includes but not limited to surface
preparations, sump construction, pilot hole drilling, hole opening operation, pull back
operation, etc.

5. Drilling fluid and drilling fluid recycling system.

6. Steering system.

7. Pressure monitoring type.

8. Sample of daily drilling reports.

9. Contingency Plan for any obstruction during the operation such as piping getting stuck,
equipment lost, etc.

10. Description of the drilling fluid type and the additives.

11. Disposal plan for the drilling fluid.

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