DRILL STRING STUCK INCIDENT REPORT

OF WELL# HF121-M121D2

Operations Department
PetroChina (Halfaya)

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 Content

1. Back ground

2. Drilling summary & stuck occurrence of 8 1/2”

directional hole

3. Action taken to release stuck drill string

4. NPT & Cost

5. Conclusion & Way Forward

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 Back ground

 To produce oil from Mishrif reservoir initially;

 To convert to injector to maintain reservoir pressure;

 To systemically collect data from all penetrated oil-bearing reservoirs for

reservoir study;

 The well is planned to penetrate the main Mishrif oil-bearing zones and to drill

60m MD below the average original OWC (-3070.0m TVDSS) to a total depth of

3444.3m MDRT (-3111.1m TVDSS) in Mishrif C2-2.

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Back ground

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Back ground

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 Drilling summary & stuck occurrence of 8 1/2”
directional hole

 Start drilling 8-1/2ʺ hole to from KOP 2200m with DD BHA.

 Drilled 8-1/2ʺ directional hole to 3126m,meanwhile control ROP less than 5 MPH and
flow rate:1.4-1.5 m3/min. Observed hole partial losses @3126m(Mishirif-B1), losses
rate:5 m3/hr.
 Sweep LCM pill (Nut Plug fine, Mica fine & CaCO3 fine).
 Pumped 3 m³ of LCM at 3126m where losses were 4m³/Hour. Reduce flow rate to
1.4m3/min and cont. drilling ,another 4 m³ were pumped at 3140m and losses were 2.3
m³/Hour. Continued drilling to 3170 m with losses at a rate of 1 – 2 m³.
 Decision on made to perform W/T, while pump 3m3 LCM @3170m, Observed suddenly
abnormal high SPP 3800 psi @ Apr-15/ 21:10, keep circulating & ream up and down to
clean the LCM particle until SPP resume normal, as shown below.

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 Drilling summary & stuck occurrence of 8 1/2”
directional hole

High SPP

 Found Drill pipe filter screen partially plugged LCM material ( packing material + nut
plug) as given below.

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 Drilling summary & stuck occurrence of 8 1/2”
directional hole

 Take out 2 liters of the LCM pill from mud tank, found medium size of Nut Plug as
shown below picture:

Note: Caution Mud service company to isolate this tank otherwise going to cause similar
problem in future.
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 Drilling summary & stuck occurrence of 8 1/2”
directional hole

 Wiper trip to 3111m, encounter over-pull of 10tons at 3168m, 3140m (clear tight
spots with back reaming).
 Rack back stand & when POOH new stand, the string got stuck @ Apr-16/ 02:00
hrs. There was full circulation as it was differential stuck.

String stuck

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 Drilling summary & stuck occurrence of 8 1/2”
directional hole
 8½" Open Hole Lithology Mud property:

Directional Data
Comment MD[m] Inc[deg] Azi[deg] TVD[m] TVDSS
Mishrif A1 3018.00 44.80 180.230 2845.97 2830.08
  3031.45 44.89 180.320 2855.50 2839.61
Mishrif A2 3044.00 44.89 180.410 2864.39 2848.50
Mishrif B1-1 3060.00 44.90 180.530 2875.73 2859.84
  3060.30 44.90 180.530 2875.94 2860.05
Mishrif B1-2A 3085.00 45.12 180.770 2893.40 2877.51
  3089.34 45.16 180.810 2896.46 2880.57
  3116.80 45.21 180.770 2915.82 2899.93
Mishrif B1-2B 3128.00 45.31 180.750 2923.70 2907.81
Last Survey 3146.80 45.49 180.710 2936.90 2921.01
Proj to TD 3170.00 45.70 180.700 2953.13 2937.24
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 Action taken to release stuck drill string

 Work on string to release without success. Many unsuccessful attempts were made to free
the pipe (Drilling jar was working all time while working on string).
 Decrease mud weight from 1.24s.g. to 1.23 s.g. Meanwhile continue work on string w/max
torque and max slack-off & pick up weight and circulate at 900lpm, monitor no losses. No
success to free the string.
 Spot 18m³ pipe free pill and wait for soaking. Meanwhile continue work on string w/max
torque and max slack-off & pick up weight. No success to free the string.
 Circulate pipe free out of hole and circulate hole and continue work on string w/max torque
and max slack-off & pick up weight. Meanwhile mix 12m³ acid for spot ( formation Lime
stone)
 While circulation, observed suddenly high SPP , from 820psi increase to 3260psi with in 1
min. After decrease flow rate, SPP still reach to 3760psi in short time. Continue working
on stuck pipe meanwhile try to resume circulation. Finally could not able to establish
circulation.
 Lost of circulation prevented any chance to spot acid to free drill string which could
have easily released the stuck drill string as formation was lime stone.
 Found Drill pipe filter screen partially plugged LCM material ( nut plug coarse + medium) .

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Action taken to release stuck drill string

High SPP

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 Action taken to release stuck drill string

 Run FPI tools and record free point above Agitator (2727m), as it will not pass through.
 RIH back-off tools to 2725, trying to back off the string suddenly got mechanical back-off
at 2729.47m.
 POOH with back-off tool and backed-off string to surface. Found upper part of shock sub
(length:2.64m) was twist off.
 Note: T.O.F @ 2729.47m, length of fish in hole 382.29m.The fish include: Bit, Mud motor,
stabilizer, NMDC, MWD, 6 stands x 5” HWDPs, 6 stands x 5”DPs, agitator & some part of
shock tool.

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 Action taken to release stuck drill string

 Note: As MWD tool was plugged due to coarse size nut plug ( due to mistake from Mud
Engineer) which resulted in unable to establish any circulation. PCH decided to go for
cement plug and side track.
 RIH OEDP’s and set 130m cement plugs.
 RIH directional BHA, side track from 2650m successfully.
 Drilled the well to FTD.

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 NPT & Cost

NPT
 Stuck when Drilled up to 3170m MD and Stuck while W/T at 3111m MD on 16 th April -
02:00 hrs.
 S/T the hole and return to 3170m MD on 1st May 06:00hrs.
 Total NPT hrs is 15.16 days.

Cost
 Estimated lost in hole Cost of Directional tool of Oilserv is USD 397,137.00
 Estimated lost in hole Cost of Agitator tool of Anton oil is USD 36,000.00
 Estimated lost in hole Cost of Bhoai drilling company tubular is USD 84,974.00

 Note: Penalty ( Money recovered) to Oilserv mud service for their mistake is USD 141,105.00

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 Conclusion & Way Forward

 String stuck due to differentially pressure stuck.

 String plugged by Coarse nut plug, resulted in preventing to pump acid and further
remedial action to free string.

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 Conclusion & Way Forward

Way Forward

 Study revised casing program or alternate drilling method as Mishrif-B reservoir is

depleting.
 Mud service company should take improve Q/C level for chemicals especially LCM
materials.
 Drilling supervisor & Directional driller should double check LCM material before
mixing.

Thanks

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