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14 Subsea Drilling

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DRILLING FROM A FLOATING
VESSEL

1. Drilling Procedures
2. Well Control
3. Subsea BOP Stacks
4. Major Drilling Components

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Semi-Submersible
Rig
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1. OUTLINE OF DRILLING
PROCEDURES
• Positioning the Rig
• Drilling the 36" Hole
• Drilling the 26" Hole
• Drilling the 17 1/2" Hole
• Drilling the 12 1/4" Hole
• Adandonment

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 Subsea
Wellhead

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 Subsea
Wellhead

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Temporary Guidebase 7
Drilling
36” Hole

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Running Conductor and PGB
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Drilling
26” Hole

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Running 20” Casing and HPWHH
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 Subsea
Wellhead

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Subsea BOP

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2. SUMMARY OF MAJOR
DRILLING COMPONENTS
• Subsea Wellheads
• Subsea BOP Stack
• Marine Riser
• Surface Equipment

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