Rig Stuck Pipe Assessment Form

Mission Statement

Improve, communications,
awareness & teamwork to
Minimise Stuck Pipe.

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INDEX

1. INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES P.3

2. RIG DETAILS P.4

3. GENERAL RIG STUCK PIPE AWARENESS P.5

4. STUCK PIPE AWARENESS MATERIAL P.6

5. RIG FLOOR MANAGEMENT P.7 & 8

6. DIRECTIONAL DRILLER P.9 & 10

7. MUD LOGGER P.11

8. MUD ENGINEER P.12 & 13

9. LOGGING STUCK PIPE PREVENTION P.14

10.CASING STUCK PIPE PREVENTION P.14

11.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS P.15

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RIG SITE VISIT PLAN INTRODUCTION

Objectives

1.1 To obtain an assessment of the current Stuck Pipe exposure within the
organisation.

1.2 To assess the awareness towards stuck pipe in the offshore team.

1.3 To recommend onshore / offshore drilling team stuck pipe requirements.

1.4 For the stuck pipe report to generate actions and recommendations from the
answers provided by questionnaire.

1.5 To input to update or upgrade the level of stuck pipe training.

Expected Outcomes

2.1 Onshore support team to increase the stuck pipe awareness offshore.

2.2 Alert onshore support team of action(s) that need to be taken to prevent the
occurrence of a stuck pipe incident.

2.3 For stuck pipe to become a regular offshore awareness culture.

2.4 Courses set up as necessary.

2.5 Well programmes screened for stuck pipe prevention.

Actions

3.1 Stuck Pipe Rig Visits

3.2 Stuck pipe culture supported by the onshore superintendent / offshore Co Rep /
Rig Supt

3.3 Regular interaction with well specialists via the rig stuck pipe champion.

3.4 Use of stuck pipe awareness material: Videos, Modular Training, hole section
discussions.

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RIG DETAILS

Date of Visit

Drilling Contractor

Name of Rig

Type

BP Co Rep

Rig Superintendent

Country

Field

Well

Off / Onshore

Operations at time of visit

Visit conducted by:

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GENERAL STUCK PIPE AWARENESS

1. Have all drilling crews been on a stuck pipe course?

2. Is stuck pipe mentioned on the Rig Training Matrix?

3. When did they attend the course?

4. Have the crews attended other drilling training courses?

5. Does the rig have a stuck pipe awareness campaign

onsite/onboard?

6. Are there any stuck pipe posters displayed on the rig in

English or other language?

7. Are the stuck pipe posters up to date?

8. In what locations are the posters displayed?

9. Who on the rig champions stuck pipe?

10. How often is the drillpipe laid down and inspected?

11. How often are the DC’s and HWDP inspected?

12. What is drilling tubular failure rate?

13. Are downhole equipment manuals supplied to the rig?

14. Does the Rig Superintendent (TP) have a well

programme?

15. Is there a well programme wall chart in the Rig

Superintendent’s (TP) office?

16. Is there a mud pump fluid end preventative maintenance

procedure?

17. Does the rig lose time due to pump failure

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AWARENESS MATERIAL

1. Are the crews aware of any stuck pipe campaigns?

2. Are the stuck pipe loss figures prominently displayed?

3. Does the rig have any stuck pipe awareness material?

4. What awareness material is presently used on the rig?

5. Are the rig team aware of the stuck pipe knowledge base
on CD Rom or the Intranet?

6. Do they access the Knowledge Base?

7. How many copies of the Rigsite Modular Training Folders

are on the rig?

8. How often is the Rigsite Modular Training Folder used by

the crews?

9. How often do the crews watch and then discuss the

training videos related to hole cleaning?

10. Is this recorded anywhere (IADC)?

11. Are the stuck briefs recorded.

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RIG FLOOR MANAGEMENT

1. Is stuck pipe discussed by crews @ toolbox talks?

How often?

2. Are stuck pipe incident avoidance discussed with the

drilling team?

3. Are stuck pipe poster displayed on the rig floor? Is

the poster theme discussed?

4. Is stuck pipe discussed @ pre-hole section team brief?

5. Hole section wall chart for the well, on the rig floor?

6. Is the hole section chart displayed in the drilling

contractors office?

7. Are there written and current instructions from the rep or

TP on the rig floor?

8. Is there a lithological column provided and displayed on

the rig floor in prominent view for the driller?

9. Is there a written stuck pipe procedure on the rig floor

showing the working parameters of the BHA i.e.: max o’pull,
torque limits of the drillstring in use?

10. Is the driller or the assistant driller aware of his working

stuck pipe parameters in the event of becoming stuck?

11. Is there a clear pipe tally on the rig floor?

12. Are all the present drilling parameters visibly recorded?

13. Does the driller record information on a trend sheet?

14. Does the drillers handover stuck pipe pro-forma?

15. Is tight hole mentioned in any form?

16. Does rig rep/ toolpusher stand by on the rig floor during
open hole operations including running casing?

17. Is the directional driller present on the rig floor during

assembly make up?

18. Is there a fishing inventory? Does it cover all the tubulars,

BHA assembly and all the downhole tools held on the rig?

19. Do you stage circulate on tripping in or tripping out?

20. Do you minute your toolbox talks?

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DIRECTIONAL DRILLERS

1. Which stuck pipe course and when did they attend?

2. Is there a clear bottom hole assembly on the rig floor?

3. By whom is the bottom hole assembly sheet prepared?

4. Are all the dimensions of the BHA well recorded?

5. Detailed drawings of the BHA elements drawn?

6. Minimum BHA’s run with respect to the max WOB reqd.

7. Satisfied with the BHA design run on well?

8. Are there stabiliser calipers and ring gauges available to

cover all blade sizes?

9. Are there ID and OD calipers on the rig?

10. Are there bit gauges to cover all used sizes?

11. Satisfied with the quality of stabilisers that are supplied?

12. Are the string stabilisers supplied according to the

specification that is requested?

13. Are they overgauge, in gauge or undergauge to what you

request?

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14. Does the shape/length of the string stabiliser blade
satisfy the requirement for drilling is this area?

15. Do the stabilisers on the motors meet the specification

you request?

16. What improvements could you suggest to optimise the

performance of BHA’s and ROP?

17. Do you include a dart sub in the BHA and does the dart
have a fishneck?

18. Is the dart kept on the rig floor in an oil bath?

19. Is the dart placed in the most optimum position in the

BHA with respect to stuck pipe and fishing?

20. Will the dart pass through all the BHA components above
the dart sub. Jars etc?

21. Will the string shot pass through the dart sub?

22. How often do you routinely change out the jars?

23. Do you run tandem jars? In the BHA and in the DP?

24. Do you run accelerators in the BHA’s?

25. Are there any procedures that could be improved to

reduce stuck pipe?

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MUD LOGGERS

1. Have all the mud loggers been on a stuck pipe course?

The name of the stuck pipe course they have attended?

2. When did they attend the courses?

3. Have the mud loggers attended a True training course?

4. Stuck pipe poster in the mud logging cabin?

5. Hole section wall chart displayed in mud loggers cabin?

6. Do loggers have a copy of the complete well programme

in the mud logging unit?

7. Do loggers have a copy of the rep’s instructions?

8. Do loggers communicate with the rig floor / Rep every

shift.?

9. Do the mud loggers regularly call the rig floor to inform of

a formation change and to inform of any trend change
during drilling, tripping, running casing, logging?

10. Loggers attend the pre-shift toolbox talks?

11. Loggers attend the pre-section drilling brief?

12. How often do the loggers visit the rig floor?

13. Do the drillers/assistant drillers visit the mud logging

cabin?

14. Do the loggers have any stuck pipe prevention material.

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MUD ENGINEERS

1. Have mud engineers been on any stuck pipe course?

2. Names of the stuck pipe course they have attended?

3. When did they attend the course?

4. Have mud engineers attended a drilling training course?

5. Does the mud engineer have a well programme?

6. Is there a well wall chart in the mud lab?

7. Does the rig carry a pipe lax pill?

8. Do the mud engineers communicate well with the drilling

team?

9. Does the mud engineer have a clear line of

communication to the rig floor?

10. Do the mud engineers attend the toolbox talks?

11. Do the mud engineers attend the pre-section drilling brief?

12. Do the mud engineers provide written instructions on the

mud properties?

13. Are the main mud properties visibly displayed in the

shaker area?

14. Is the hole section wall chart displayed in mud engineers

lab?

15. Are there stuck pipe posters displayed in the shaker

area, sack storage room by the mixing hopper, in the
mud engineers lab?

16. Are there clear written mud mixing instructions given to

the derrickman by the mud engineer?

17. Is there a regular mud engineer on the rig or do they

change frequently?

18. Is there a mud logging monitor in the mud lab?

19. Do the mud engineers observe the returns and advise on

potential cuttings beds forming.

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OTHER STUCK PIPE

LOGGING

1. Do the wireline logging crews communicate with the rep

prior to logging and note all the relevant well details and
potential stuck pipe sections?

2. Is the hole circulated clean prior to logging and does the

mud engineer verify the returns?

3. Does the logging crew carry the complete fishing and

stripping over tools together with the relevant procedures?

CASING

1. Is the hole circulated clean prior to running casing and

does the mud engineer verify the returns with respect to
the parameters in the well programme?

2. Does the rig conduct a pre-casing meeting?

3. Are there written casing running procedures on the rig

floor?

4. Does the casing tally state the open hole depth entry and
the formations?

5. Is the hole circulated at any time during running casing?

6. Is there a clear centralisation programme defined on the

casing tally?

7. Is there a full strength casing x/over to drillpipe thread on

the rig for each casing job.

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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This should include information to assist preventing the rig from inccurring stuck pipe,
stuck casing or stuck logging tools.

1. How do the rig / shift supervisors take an active part in

promoting the stuck pipe prevention campaign?

2. Suggestions for improvement and areas where the campaign requires greater focus?

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