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ASSOCIATION SH-FCP
PREPARED BY :
*SAYOUD HAFIDA
*DAHLAB INAS
IMAD SOLTANI
DRILLING MANAGER
University M`hamed Bougara -BOUMERDES
Faculty of hydrocarbons
and chemistry
INTERNSHIP REPORT
INTERNSHIP TRAINING AND REPORT (
Gisement de Ledjmet Bloc405b )
GENERALITY
PROGRAM OF EACH DAY
RIG VISIT ENAFOR 47
TECHNICAL SHEET OF ENF47
SOME PICTURES TAKEN DURING THE VISIT
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
W E L C O M E
INTRODUCTION
I. O V E R V I E W A B O U T
DRILLING ENGINEER
O U R R E P O R T
INTRODUCTION
NOTRE
P E
Petroleum R F
refers toO
crudeR oil M A N
and natural gasC E
or simply oil and
gas. These are mixtures of hydrocarbons which are molecules,
in various shapes and sizes, of hydrogen and carbon atoms
found in the small, connected pore spaces of some underground
rock formations. These petroleum reservoirs are generally
thousands of feet below the surface. Crude oil and natural gas
are believed to be the remains of plants and animals, mostly
small marine life, that lived many millions of years ago. Oil and
gas are discovered and produced through wells drilled down to
the reservoirs. An exploratory well is one drilled to discover or
delineate petroleum reservoirs. A development well is one
drilled to produce a portion of previously discovered oil and gas.
A large producing reservoir may have one or more producing
exploratory wells and several producing development wells.
Estimated volumes of recoverable oil and gas within the
petroleum reservoir are called oil and gas reserves. From
petroleum we get numerous useful products:
3 ABOUT SONATRACH-FIRST
CALGARY PETROLEUM
IN THIS CHAPTER WE WILL PRESENT THE COMPANY
SH-FCP, SO IN THE FIRST PLACE WE WILL MAKE A
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHART AND THESE MISSIONS. THEN WE WILL MAKE A
DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES. WE
ARE BASED ON THE NEW ORGANIZATION CHART
Reservoir Department
Drilling department:
12 A B O U T DRILLING WELLS
SECOND CHAPTER:
A BNOO
U TT R
D RE I L L I N G W E L L S
PERFORMANCE
DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT :
Good business dictates that companies drilling for oil and gas
operate in a safe and prudent manner protecting workers and
the environment. such practices are part of a company’s overall
risk management program
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
and state regulatory agencies have established many
environmental and safety laws and regulations on all phases of
the energy industry. In general, these rules promote safety and
environmental protection while drilling, but some rules go so far
as to prohibit drilling in certain areas of the world
After the well has been staked or the location determined and
the necessary permits to drill have been obtained, the well site
must be prepared. Several steps must be taken before actual
drilling is commenced onshore. First, access to the location
must be provided. In many areas, this is a simple matter; an
access road is merely graded to the location. In other areas,
gaining access to the location may constitute a major problem.
Roads and bridges capable of handling heavy equipment may
be required. For example, in swampy areas, such as portions of
southern Louisiana, temporary roads may have to be built using
heavy timbers. In mountainous terrain it may be necessary to
bulldoze or blast roads through the mountains under hazardous
conditions. After access has been provided, the well site itself
must be prepared. A level site is needed for placement of the
drilling rig, power supplies, mud pits, and other components. In
some locations, setting up a structure to support drilling
operations may be so complex that it is equivalent to building an
offshore platform.
DAMAGES:
Although the oil and gas lease gives the operator the right to
explore for and produce oil and gas and includes the right of
ingress and egress, the operator may need to pay for the use of
the surface and will almost certainly pay for any damages to it.
DRILLING CONTRACTS
Oil and gas well drilling is generally carried out by independent
drilling contractors like ENTP ,ENAFOR,SCHLUMBERGER
,HALLIBURTON . Because drilling contractors are specialists,
they can normally drill more economically and efficiently than
the oil and gas operator. Although there are many types of
drilling contracts, three basic forms exist: footage rate, day rate,
and turnkey. The type of contract to be used depends on the
type of drilling to be done, the location of the well, and the
environment expected to be encountered.
1.FOOTAGE-RATE CONTRACTS:
Under the usual footage-rate contract, the drilling contractor is
paid a specified amount per foot of hole drilled. (There is no
implication that it costs the same amount for each foot of hole
drilled. Costs increase significantly as the depth of the well
increases.)
The drilling contract specifies the payment schedule for work performed.
Payments under the drilling contract, including amounts owed for day
work performed, may be required at specific time intervals or may be
required when drilling has reached specific depths.
2.DAY-RATE CONTRACTS:
The day-rate contract is conceptually simple. The drilling
contractor is paid a specified amount for each day worked on the
well, regardless of the number of feet drilled. The drilling
contractor furnishes the rig and the crew. Unless the contract
specifies otherwise, all materials, supplies, and other services are
furnished by the operator. The method and manner of payment
are stated in the contract. Usually the contract specifies two daily
rates, one for time when the contractor is actually engaged in
drilling and a lesser figure for standby time, during which the
operator may be running tests or having other services
performed.
3.TURNKEY CONTRACTS :
. The basic feature of a turnkey contract is that the contractor performs
specified services for a set price and the operator merely has to turn
the key when the project is completed. For a specified sum, the drilling
contractor performs all services and furnishes all materials required to
complete the job. The operator has no liability until the contract
requirements are met. Normally the turnkey contract specifies day
rates for completion work. There are advantages and disadvantages to
the turnkey contract for both the contractor and the operator.
Two methods of drilling have been used in the U.S.: rotary-rig drilling
and, many years ago, cable-tool drilling. The cable-tool method is one of
the oldest mechanical means known for drilling into the earth's surface.
Cable-tool rigs have long been used for drilling water wells and salt brine
wells. A cable-tool rig was used in 1859 to drill the Drake well in
Titusville, Pennsylvania; this innovation marked the beginning of the oil
industry as we know it today. The rotary method came into significant
use just prior to 1900, and rotary rigs are used to drill virtually all U.S. oil
and gas wells today.
1.CABLE-TOOL DRILLING
In the cable-tool method of drilling, a heavy piece of forged steel is lowered
into the hole. The bit, which weighs several hundred pounds, is raised and
then dropped in the hole, literally pounding a hole in the earth. Water is
pumped into the hole to float the cuttings of rock away from the bottom of the
hole. After drilling for a few feet, the bit is hoisted to the surface and removed;
the bit is then replaced by a bailer, which is merely a length of pipe with a
one-way valve at the bottom. With some raising and lowering of the bailer,
formation chippings suspended in water are entrapped, raised back to the
surface, and dumped. The bailer is then removed, and the drill bit is put back
on and lowered back into the hole to pound through formation rock again. The
primary disadvantages of cable-tool drilling are that it is less than one-tenth as
fast as a rotary rig and does not provide a means for controlling formation
pressures. Uncontrolled pressure in underground formations may cause a
blow out (or blowout) with oil or gas spewing upward out of the well, resulting
in both economic waste and environmental damage.
The mast or derrick is the structure placed over the intended drilling
location. The derrick floor houses much of the equipment needed
for the drilling operation and serves as a base for the mast itself.
For drilling shallow wells and for some workover operations, a self-
contained rig mounted on a large truck may be used. In most
onshore work, however, a jackknife mast, which consists of a series
of modules that can be erected at the well site, is used. The derrick
structure must be capable of withstanding great vertical stress. The
drill string alone may weigh as much as 500,000 pounds when a
deep well is drilled.
The power system furnishes power for rotating the drill string and
bit, hoisting operations, fluid circulation, compressed air, lighting,
and other functions. Rigs capable of drilling only to shallow or
moderate depths may require only 1,000 horsepower, while those
capable of drilling over 20,000 feet may require more than 3,500
horsepower. Diesel, gasoline, dieselelectric, and other types of
power sources are used.
Hoisting Equipment:
Rotary System :
The rotary system begins with the rotating swivel at the top of the kelly and
ends with the drill bit at the bottom of the hole. The swivel allows the entire
system to rotate while being held by the hoisting system. Power is applied
to the rotary table, and when the kelly bushing is engaged, the drill string,
the collars, and the bit rotate so that the bit cuts into the formation. While
not actually part of the rotary system, very important parts of the drilling
system are located under the rotary table. The blowout preventers are
especially important. A blowout may occur when a formation containing
gas, water, or oil is encountered if the formation pressure
In rotary drilling, the fluid, or drilling mud, plays several important roles. The
circulating drilling mud suspends and brings to the surface the cuttings of the
formation being drilled through. These cuttings are analyzed to identify the formation
and to determine the absence or presence of hydrocarbons. The drilling mud also
lubricates and cools the drill bit and coats the wall of the well, sealing off the
formations and making the well wall more stable. The weight of the drilling mud also
helps in preventing blowouts caused by high pressures in the formation being drilled
through. The fluid mixture and specific gravity are constantly monitored to provide
optimal drilling conditions and control of the well. The mixture of materials used in
the fluid determines the weight of the fluid column. To achieve these objectives,
many types of drilling muds are used. A commonly used mud is merely a mixture of
clay and water. Various chemicals may be added or substituted for the clay,
depending on the conditions encountered. The mineral barite is used to add weight
to the drilling fluid; it is about 4.2 times as heavy as water. Certain types of
formations could be damaged by water; in those formations an oil base is used for
the drilling fluid. Even in drilling a single well, several changes in the drilling fluid may
be made
In the early days of the industry, wells drilled with cable tool equipment
were assumed to be vertical. With the advent of rotary drilling, it was
discovered that it is almost impossible to drill a truly vertical well.
Changes in the angles of the rock formation layers, known as dip
angles, differing rock strength, and drilling practices cause the drill bit to
drift away from true vertical. Drillers later learned how to purposely drill
in a certain direction, allowing them to access areas where the surface
location didn't allow a rig to be set up, such as offshore Huntington
Beach, California, and under the state capitol building in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. When offshore platforms were set in the Gulf of Mexico,
even more emphasis was placed on directional drilling. The wells on a
typical offshore platform go out in all directions, allowing each platform
to drain a much greater area than would be possible with one well. The
distance away from the platform that a directional well can reach
depends on many factors, particularly the depth of the target formation,
but a reach of one mile is not uncommon. In a vertical well, the wellbore
bisects the formation approximately at a right angle, resulting in a
minimum of formation section being exposed to the wellbore
Drilling:
After the location is prepared and the rig is on location, the crew is ready
for spudding-in (the commencement of drilling operations). An auger bit
may be used for the initial drilling if the surface is soft; otherwise, a
regular rotary bit may be used. The initial section of the hole is relatively
large to permit the installation of casing that may be required by the
drilling plan. Large conductor casing (often 20 inches in diameter) may
be installed for a few feet at the surface to prevent caving in of the hole.
Surface casing (perhaps 13 3/8 inches in diameter) will be installed and
cemented to a point below all fresh water formations in order to prevent
contamination of these formations. Additional strings of casing will be
installed as needed. The various types of casing and pipe that are
typically used in a well
The operator may think there is enough evidence that the well can be completed as an oil well
or gas well to justify the additional costs of completion. Completion of the well does not
necessarily mean that the well will be profitable. Many wells are completed that will never
recover all drilling, completion, and production costs. A well will be completed if anticipated
revenues from production are expected to significantly exceed the anticipated completion and
production costs. Therefore, even if the overall operation is not profitable, in the sense that all
costs (including drilling costs) will not be recovered, completion of a well may be economically
justified. In The operator may think there is enough evidence that the well can be completed as
an oil well or gas well to justify the additional costs of completion. Completion of the well does
not necessarily mean that the well will be profitable. Many wells are completed that will never
recover all drilling, completion, and production costs. A well will be completed if anticipated
revenues from production are expected to significantly exceed the anticipated completion and
production costs. Therefore, even if the overall operation is not profitable, in the sense that all
costs (including drilling costs) will not be recovered, completion of a well may be economically
justified. In by firing projectiles through the casing and the cement or by using a jet or rocket
charge that burns its way into the formation. Other techniques are also being developed for
perforating casing. No matter which process is used, the purpose is to create a hole to allow
the hydrocarbons to flow through the cement and casing into the well bore for flowing to the
surface
Christmas Tree
49 A B O U T TRAINING PROGRAM
THIRD CHAPTER : ABOUT
OTRAINING
UR PROGRAM
PERFORMANCE
During the training period , which extended from April 27th to
May 7th in the Hassi messaoud region , specifically at the base
of February 24th, where we stayed for 10days, there where our
work differed between learning, training,and study.
motivation increased
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