CORMORANT ALPHA DRILLING OPERATIONS GUIDE

DRAWWORK CONTROL

1. SPECIAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

1) Drawwork Gearing.

2) Drawwork Power Assignment.

3) Weight Indicator.

4) Auxiliary Brake.

2. ASSOCIATED PUBLICATIONS

Manufacturers Technical Data.

CP-HSE-658 Lifting Operation Plans.

3. SAFETY INFORMATION & LOLER CONSIDERATIONS

1) Should the drawworks be used to lift any equipment and or

tools that could be considered to be non-routine then an
appropriate risk assessment and lifting plan should be
completed. An example would be, rigging up coiled tubing
equipment on the drill floor.

2) All tools and tubulars, which employ two separate means of

lifting, for example using the crane to tail in a joint of casing
whist picking up on the Drawworks, then this would require a
separate plan and drawing.

3) Routine use of the Drawworks can be covered by fully utilising

the TRIC card as a lifting plan and risk assessment.

4) Should a problem be encountered or the plan changes then stop

and re-assess the situation, review the lifting plans and risk
assessment.

5) The tensile strength of the pipe in use should be known and the
safety factors involved.

6) Establish the weakest point in the string.

7) The limit that the selected gear will allow pulled.

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8) The amount of power available from the selected assignment.

9) How much deceleration force is available from the auxiliary brake

and the time required for it to maximise.

10) Avoid sudden stopping movement when raising light loads. (The
line can jump the drum.)

11) Know the tripping speeds above which surging and swabbing are
likely to be excessive.

12) Check the Crown-o-matic is correctly set and in good working

order.

13) Check KEMS Systems are set high and low positions and in working
order.

14) A competent person should carry out a pre-use inspection of all lifting
equipment and accessories, ensure the colour code is current and
the SWL is adequate for the task.

15) The Driller is the responsible person for all drawworks operations.

4. PROCEDURE

4.1 PREPARATION

1) For tripping in.

Select highest gear that can be operated within the confines of
equipment and safety.

2) For tripping out.

Select the highest gear that will provide the lifting capacity
required.

3) Ensure the air supply to the clutches is sufficient.

4) a. Ensure cooling water to the brake is at the correct pressure.

b. Ensure the oil pressure is correct.

5) Select the correct power assignment.

6) Ensure the auxiliary brake is hooked up and set correctly.

7) Set the drawworks to 'turn' at a medium rate.

(This rate is best decided on rig.)
Check the Crown-o-matic.

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8) Ensure the friction brake is set to allow the operation to be

carried out without having to reset.

4.2 PERFORMING

IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT SMOOTHNESS OF MOTION

IS PARAMOUNT.

PICKING UP OR RAISING THE STRING

1) ENGAGE THE CLUTCH FULLY.

2) As the friction between the rim and the brake pads increases
the brake handle will start to lift, aid this by lifting the brake
handle manually, in conjunction with this accelerate slowly
by depressing the foot throttle.

3) Maintain a medium pace until the block spring opens and the
weight indicator starts to show the pull being exerted.

4) Increase the throttle, applying more pull to the string.

(The slips are now pulled.)

5) Observe the weight being applied (do not exceed the known up
drag by any more than half the BHA weight).

6) When preparing to stop the upward string movement:-

Decelerate by easing back on the foot throttle (do not let the
motion stop).

7) When at the required position:-

Disengage the clutch and apply the friction brake in one
continuous movement.

8) Control any small downward movements by use of the friction

brake.
(Do not do this over any great length as the brakes can overheat.
If excessive downward movement is necessary employ the
auxiliary brake.

RUNNING IN OR LOWERING THE STRING

In most cases prior to running into the hole, the slips will have to be
pulled. Picking up to run in the hole varies from picking up to pull out of
the hole only in as much that when the motion is stopped the string weight
is not transferred to the friction brake but to the auxiliary.

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BLOCKS AT THE MONKEY BOARD,

STAND IN ELEVATORS, JOINT MADE UP.

1) Engage the low drum clutch and apply the throttle.

2) Pick up the string until the slips are pulled.

(On deeper holes pipe stretch may allow enough movement
without moving the whole string.)

3) Disengage the clutch and foot throttle.

4) Transfer the string weight to the auxiliary brake.

(A certain amount of control may have to be exercised by the
friction brake during this transfer.)

5) Lower the string using the auxiliary brake to control the speed of
descent.

6) When decelerating to set the slips increase the braking force by

utilising the additional capacity of the auxiliary brake and the
friction brake.

7) Bring the blocks to a stop with the application of the friction

brake after controlling a smooth transfer of the string weight to
the slips.
(Always keep the auxiliary brake deployed until the slips are set
before releasing it.)

8) If necessary lower the blocks to release the tension in the hook

spring by releasing the friction brake.

9) Apply the friction brake to allow the elevators to be released.

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APPENDIX

DRAWWORKS FOR PRECISION LIFTING

DRAWWORKS CONTROL FOR PRECISION LIFTING

(THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR

LIGHT LOADS 0 - 30,000 LBS,
HOWEVER THE SAME PRINCIPLES CAN BE APPLIED WHENEVER
PRECISION LIFTING IS REQUIRED)

1. SPECIAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

1) Associated weight charts.

2. ASSOCIATED PUBLICATIONS

CP-HSE-568 Lifting Operation Plans

3. SAFETY INFORMATION & LOLER CONSIDERATIONS

 Should the drawworks be used to lift any equipment and or tools that could be
considered to be non-routine then an appropriate risk assessment and lifting plan
should be completed. An example would be, rigging up coiled tubing equipment
on the drill floor.

 All tools and tubulars, which employ two separate means of lifting, for example
using the crane to tail in a joint of casing whist picking up on the Drawworks,
then this would require a separate plan and drawing.

 Routine use of the Drawworks can be covered by fully utilising the TRIC card as a
lifting plan and risk assessment.

 Should a problem be encountered or the plan changes then stop and re-assess the
situation, review the lifting plans and risk assessment.

 The Driller is the responsible person for all drawworks operations.

1) Know the safe working load of the lifting gear in use.

2) Know the weakest link in the lifting assembly.

3) Do not exceed the rated load.

4) Pick up in a controlled manner.

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5) Where possible use a third man to observe the load for movement.

6) A hand must be kept on the clutch any time the clutch is engaged.

7) Remember a risk assessment and a separate lifting plan may be

required if the lift is considered to be non-routine.

4. PROCEDURES

4.1 PREPARATION

1) Select high gear.

2) Select an assignment which will only give power to one drawworks

motor.

3) Engage the hand throttle and have the drawwork turning over at about
half their normal operations speed.

4) Open and zero the vernier.

5) Establish the weight of the load to be lifted and establish the limit of
overpull.

6) Unchain the brake.

4.2 PERFORMANCE

1) Engage the high clutch. (The brake will kick slightly and the
drawworks stall out.)

2) Engage the foot throttle slowly until the brake begins to rise.

3) Lift the brake and allow the drum to turn at that constant speed.

4) Observe the vernier for weight to be read.

5) (Depending on the weight of the load.) As the weight is being picked

up the drum may stall out. If this happens before the full weight is
picked up, apply slightly more throttle.

6) Watch between the vernier and the drum line during this period.

7) If the calculated weight and overpull is reached engage the brake (this
will stall out the drawworks). Release the throttle and disengage the
clutch.

8) Now slacken off using the brake until the overpull is off.
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9) Look for causes and take the appropriate action.

10) If the load has lifted continue lifting until it is at its appropriate height.

11) Engage the brake, release the throttle and disengage the clutch.

The steps within this procedure are applicable to all precision lifting however
the gearing and power supply will change.

5. ON COMPLETION

1) Inspect and store any lifting gear used.

2) Assignment and gearing are prepared for their next tasks.

Rule Of Thumb For Lifting

Always use the highest gears possible. Limit the power input so that when the
friction brake is applied the drawworks will stall out with the clutch in.

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