Start-up of a New Generation Mechanised Drilling Package for Platform Drilling Operations : The Brent Charlie – a Step Change in Performance

Porteous, Steve; Elst, Herman van; Leil, Drew; Shuttleworth, N.; Hindriks, Hendrik

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“…Shortly after the introduction of drilling operator chairs (McGill 1991;Tonnesen et al 1995) to drive the drilling machinery, simulation environments were introduced by the manufacturers of drilling control systems to train rigsite personnel in using their equipment (Croucher 1999;Porteous et al 1999). The latest versions of those training environments include advanced 3D visualization of the rig floor and use HIL for accurate reproduction of the drilling-machine behavior.…”

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Advanced Drilling Simulation Environment for Testing New Drilling Automation Techniques and Practices

Cayeux

Daireaux

Dvergsnes

et al. 2012

SPE Drilling &Amp; Completion

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Newly developed drilling automation systems locate a computer interface between commands issued by the driller and instructions transmitted to the drilling machinery. Such functions are capable of faster and more precise control than can be achieved by an unaided operator and thus can help drilling within narrow margins. To ensure that these systems work properly in all circumstances, an advanced drilling simulator has been developed to enable testing under a wide range of simulated conditions.The environment described in this paper uses hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation to verify that the automation techniques being tested respond correctly in real time. Rigorously validated physical models of the drilling process simulate the response of the well to the commands given to the drilling machines. Abnormal drilling conditions (e.g., packoffs, kicks) and equipment or machine-related problems (e.g., plugged nozzles, power shortage) are convincingly recreated.The drilling simulator models the behavior of surface equipment such as the activation of gate valves to line up different pits or the flow in the mud return. It simulates changes in the drilling fluid properties when mixing additives to the mud. It is therefore possible to focus training sessions on cooperation between different groups at the wellsite. This is particularly useful when planning the introduction of drilling automation that involves new work procedures as a result of automation and adaptation of the drilling team to a new operational environment.Drilling operations are becoming more and more complex. Automation has the potential to provide large improvements in efficiency and safety, but automation technologies must be implemented correctly at the workplace. Just as the aviation industry has used simulated environments for decades, drilling simulation environments are the key to the safe and successful implementation of drilling automation and the development of crew skills to face future challenges.

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Advanced Drilling Simulation Environment for Testing New Drilling Automation Techniques and Practices

Cayeux

Daireaux

Dvergsnes

et al. 2012

SPE Drilling &Amp; Completion

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“…Shortly after the introduction of drilling operator chairs (Tonnesen, 1995)(McGill, 1991 to drive the drilling machineries, simulation environments have been used by the manufacturers of drilling control systems (DCS) to train rig site personnel in using their equipment (Croucher, 1999) (Porteous, 1999). The latest versions of those training environments include advanced 3D visualization of the rig floor and uses hardware in the loop (HIL) for accurate reproduction of the drilling machine behavior.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Advanced Drilling Simulation Environment for Testing New Drilling Automation Techniques

Cayeux

Daireaux

Dvergsnes

et al. 2012

IADC/SPE Drilling Conference and Exhibition

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Newly developed drilling automation systems locate a computer interface between commands issued by the driller and instructions transmitted to the drilling machinery. Such functions are capable of faster and more precise control than achieved by an unaided operator and thus can help drilling within narrow margins. To ensure that these systems work properly in all circumstances, an advanced drilling simulator has been developed to enable testing under a wide range of simulated conditions.The environment described in this paper uses hardware in the loop simulation to verify that the automation techniques being tested respond correctly in real-time. Rigorously validated physical models of the drilling process simulate the response of the well to the commands given to the drilling machines. Abnormal drilling conditions (pack-offs, kicks, etc.), and equipment or machine related problems (plugged nozzles, power shortage, etc.) are convincingly recreated.The drilling simulator models the behavior of surface equipment like the activation of gate valves to line up different pits or the flow in the mud return. It simulates changes in the drilling fluid properties when mixing additives to the mud. It is therefore possible to focus training sessions on cooperation between different groups at the wellsite. This is particularly useful when planning the introduction of drilling automation that involves new work procedures as a result of automation and adaptation of the drilling team to a new operational environment.Drilling operations are becoming more and more complex. Automation has the potential to provide large improvements in efficiency and safety, but automation technologies must be implemented correctly at the workplace. In the same way as the aviation industry has utilized simulated environments for decades, drilling simulation environments are the key to the safe and successful implementation of drilling automation and the development of crew skills to face future challenges.

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“…Challenged by the need to ensure that new rig construction was no longer a bottomless money pit, the drive for better rigs could not be compromised. 1 In the late 1990's not all rig construction groups recognized that drilling performance had to be birthed out of a more experienced approach to planning and execution. With the introduction of computers in drilling machinery, we saw the rush to add them to tasks that mimic manual rigs.…”

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Reducing Equipment Integration Cost and Risk in New Rig Construction

Reid

Hoeflich

Ogg

2008

IADC/SPE Drilling Conference

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By reminiscing about new drilling rig construction for the last 15 years, this paper proposes a change of thinking in reducing both cost and risk through the application of lessons learned. Every individual who has been involved in building rigs carries their own lessons learned forward, and they naturally apply them to their next construction project. Historically, these collective lessons have not been proactively focused for the good of the industry. Therefore, the intent of this paper is to draw upon the concurrent themes of these lessons learned and, in turn, propose industry-wide solutions when dealing with newrig construction.The group with the broadest exposure to execution challenges, and the subsequent source of the information within this paper, can be found with the suppliers, installers, and integrators of the equipment and controls on new-build rigs. In our most recent construction cycle, the introduction and application of the most successful pastera behaviors has removed considerable risk from the emerging processes. The emerging processes that have been developed are the product of increases in complexity and the subsequent integration challenge that comes from numerous control systems. However, as it is known, these control systems are expected to work as one harmonious drilling machine, and historically this has not been the case! Impressive early results have shown marked improvements with the implementation of complete standard rig designs. These results have reduced the overall risk, and in some cases, they have shown how the innovative utilization of simulators early in the process to try and face construction woes, prior to the actual construction process, can avoid hitting a bottleneck in the process.

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Start-up of a New Generation Mechanised Drilling Package for Platform Drilling Operations : The Brent Charlie – a Step Change in Performance

Abstract: This paper was prepared for presentation at the 1999 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference held in Amsterdam, Holland, 9-11 March 1999.

Cited by 7 publications

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Advanced Drilling Simulation Environment for Testing New Drilling Automation Techniques and Practices

Advanced Drilling Simulation Environment for Testing New Drilling Automation Techniques and Practices

Advanced Drilling Simulation Environment for Testing New Drilling Automation Techniques

Reducing Equipment Integration Cost and Risk in New Rig Construction

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