STANDARD OPERATING PRACTICE

WEATHERFORD RIG 829 SOP # 829-027

OPERATION OF DRAWWORKS AND ASSOCIATED EQ IP!ENT D"#e$ Peo%&e$ DRI''ER E()i%*en#$ DRAWWORKS AND TDS 'o+"#ion$ DRI'' F'OOR,DRI''ER-S CONSO'E P."+#i+e$ START P PROCED RE CHECK CROWNO!ATIC AT THE START OF EACH SHIFT/ See SOP 829-011. 1. Ensure all hydraulic switches in the ON position. (Hydraulic power pac is situated at the top o! the stairs on the le!t hand side in a "lue unit. Switches are inside the doors. #ll switches $ust "e in the on position%. 2. On enterin& the drillers console' ensure "oth the e$er&ency and par "ra e "uttons (red' situated on the ri&ht hand side o! the console% are in the on position (pressed down(pulled up is the o!! position%. ). Switch on the drawor s and let settle (appro*. 10 secs.%. +. #pply $anual disc "ra e and hold. (,isc "ra e is situated on the ri&ht hand side o! the driller-s console. .o apply pull "ac le/er toward you%. 0. 1elease e$er&ency and par in& "ra e holdin& the disc "ra e on. 2. Slowly release disc "ra e while chec in& "loc position and drill line. 3hen disc "ra e !ully released there should "e NO "loc (drill line $o/e$ent4 P."+#i+e$ SH T DOWN PROCED RE 1. Ensure "loc s(drill line stationery. 2. #pply e$er&ency and par in& "ra es. ). Shut o!! drawor s i! necessary. P."+#i+e$ A TO DRI''ER SEQ ENCE ON 1. .a& "otto$' ta e wei&ht (2-)56%. 2. #pply disc "ra e and hold. ). Switch o!! drawor s. (Holdin& disc "ra e%. +. Switch on #uto ,riller (7S%. 0

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0. Switch on ,rill 7lutch. 2. 1elease disc "ra e slowly. (Ensure no $o/e$ent on drill line%. 8. .urn #uto ,riller 1heostat to re9uired speed(3O:. OFF 1. .urn #uto ,riller 1heostat o!! slowly. Ensure drill line stopped' no $o/e$ent. 2. #pply disc "ra e and hold. ). Switch ,rill 7lutch o!!. +. Switch #uto ,riller (7S% o!!. 0. Switch drawor s on. 2. 1elease disc "ra e slowly. Ensure no drill line("loc $o/e$ent. 8. Pic -up. P."+#i+e$ TRIPPING O T OF HO'E 1111 CHECK TO CH SCREEN AND DETER!INE THAT 'OW OR HIGH SPEED IS SE'ECTED 11111 1. ;atch ele/ators at rotary ta"le. 2. Pic -up with "loc s &ently' wei&ht showin& on <artin ,ec er (to&&le towards you% (sa/es shoc in& the strin& and .,S%. ). =ncrease rate o! ascent with strin& slowly (while co/erin& disc "ra e%. +. Slow down (release drawor s to&&le% when nearin& $on ey "oard at derric $an-s si&nal. 0. 3hen at correct hei&ht e*tend lin tile (watchin& operations on ca$era%. 2. ;ower stands at controlled rate deter$ined "y drill crew positionin& stand on $at. 8. 3hen landed ensure derric $an unlatched sa!ely. (He should &i/e a si&nal' on ca$era or to the !loor$en%. 8. >loat lin tilt. 9. Ensure lin tile !ully retracted and sa!e to lower. 10. ;ower "loc s slowly in controlled $anner and slowly "uild up descent speed. (3hile co/erin& disc "ra e%. 11. 3hen approachin& rotary release drawor s control and "loc s will scru" o!! speed. 12. Ensure slow descent while placin& ele/ators around stu$p. 1epeat as per procedure. DISC 2RAKE SHO 'D 2E CO3ERED AT A'' TI!ES/ P."+#i+e$ TRIPPING IN THE HO'E 1111 CHECK TO CH SCREEN AND DETER!INE THAT 'OW OR HIGH SPEED IS SE'ECTED 11111 1. ?n-latch ele/ators at rotary ta"le.

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2. Pic -up with "loc s and slowly increase the rate o! ascent until nearin& the $on ey "oard. ). Slow down (release drawor s to&&le% when nearin& $on ey "oard at derric $an-s si&nal. +. 3hen at correct hei&ht e*tend lin tilt (watchin& operations on ca$era%. 0. ,erric $an will place stand in ele/ators and latch sa$e. (He should &i/e a si&nal' on ca$era or to the !loor$en%. 2. Start pic in& up stand slowly and !loat lin tilt. 8. Ensure lin tilt !ully retracted and sa!e to lower. 8. >loor$en should ha/e rope around stand "ein& pic ed up at drill !loor le/el and tail the stand o/er to the rotary ta"le. 9. 3hen at the tool @oint' wait until the stand has steadied and slowly lower into "o* at stu$p. 10. Ensure no wei&ht on ele/ators as the !loor$en spin in the stand to the stu$p. 11. >loor$en tor9ue up stand with ton&s. 12. 3hen tool @oint tor9ued correctly slowly pic up until wei&ht seen on <artin ,ec er and raise strin& !ro$ slips. (>loor$en re$o/e slips%. 1). Start descent slowly and increase speed as re9uired' co/erin& disc "ra e at all ti$es. 1+. 1elease to&&le when nearin& rotary and "loc s will slow down. Ensure controlled slow speed as !loor$en place slips in rotary. Slac o!! wei&ht &ently and !loor$en unlatch slips. 1epeat as per procedure. DISC 2RAKE SHO 'D 2E CO3ERED AT A'' TI!ES/ P."+#i+e$ SING'E DRI'' PIPE IN THE HO'E 1111 CHECK TO CH SCREEN AND DETER!INE THAT 'OW OR HIGH SPEED IS SE'ECTED 11111 1. ,riller has ele/ators around drill pipe stu$p at rotary ta"le with wei&ht o!!. 2. ,rill crew unlatches ele/ators. ). ,riller pic s up slowly and care!ully e*tends lin tilt' @ust enou&h to clear the stu$p. +. ,riller then lowers ele/ators slowly' with "ales e*tended and stops. 0. 1ousta"outs ha/e sin&le @oint lyin& on the catwal . 1e$o/e "o* end protector' and install dri!t. 2. 7are!ully lower A-door winch to catwal at a controlled rate. 1ousta"outs install pic -ups' ensure they are latched properly and sa!ety pin installed. 1ousta"out crew lea/e catwal . 8. 3inch operator care!ully' at a controlled rate pic s up with winch' a!ter chec in& no personnel at or near catwal ' and raises @oint up towards A-door. 8. 3hen @oint at drill !loor' drill crew hold @oint in place with rope at A-door' and re$o/e pin end protector. Boint is held low to !loor as dri!t will drop out' personnel to "e aware o! this and watch their !eet. 4

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9. 3inch operator pic s up @oint with winch and drill crew tail @oint to $ousehole. 1e$o/e $ousehole co/er and lower @oint into sa$e in a controlled $anner. 10. 3hen @oint on "otto$' drill crew re$o/e pic ups and lower to catwal care!ully. 11. ,riller then e*tends lin tilt and drill crew latch ele/ators around @oint in $ousehole. 12. ,riller then pic s up at a controlled speed' watchin& position o! all personnel and !loats lin tilt hal! way up the @oints len&th. 1). >loor$an then wal s @oint to stu$p and steadies sa$e. 1+. ,riller &ently lowers @oint into "o* on stu$p' ensurin& all wei&ht o!!. 10. >loor$an then spins in @oint and tor9ues up sa$e with ri& ton&s. 12. ,riller then pic s up slowly' ta in& wei&ht' as !loor$en re$o/e slips. 18. 3hen slips re$o/ed' driller lowers strin& throu&h rotary ta"le. 1epeat as per procedure. P."+#i+e$ DRI''ING CONNECTIONS 1111 CHECK TO CH SCREEN AND DETER!INE THAT 'OW SPEED IS SE'ECTED 11111 1. ,riller proceeds upwards to collect ne*t stand at controlled rate. Slac s o!! the drawor s to&&le when nearin& the $on ey "oard. He can watch this operation on ca$era and stops operation at derric $an-s re9uired hei&ht. 2. ,riller e*tends lin tilt. ). ,erric $an then places stand in ele/ators and latches sa$e. ,erric $an should si&nal at ca$era or down to !loorhands' who should "e loo in& up. +. ,riller slowly pic s up and !loats the lin tilt. 0. >loor$en ha/e tail rope around the drill pipe rac ed "ac and they dri!t the pipe o/er to the rotary ta"le. 2. ,riller raises stand to tool @oint hei&ht and then slowly lowers pin into "o* at stu$p. 8. ,rill crew then spin in pipe and tor9ue up usin& ri& ton&s ensurin& rotary ta"le is unloc ed. 8. ,rill crew then loc rotary ta"le. 9. ,riller alters ca$era an&le and Coo$s in to pipe handler. He then lowers the "loc near the "o* and stops. He then ensures that the .,S is in !orward rotation and puts on spin. He lowers a&ain ensurin& the "o* end enters the pipe &uide and care!ully spins into the stand' watchin& the <artin ,ec er. 3hen screwed in the driller then tor9ues up the stand to the correct tor9ue. He then opens the =:OP. 10. ,rill crew unloc s the rotary ta"le. 11. ,riller then pic s-up and drill crew re$o/e the slips. 12. ,riller then switches on the pu$ps slowly watchin& &au&es and esta"lishes his drillin& para$eters. 7ontinue procedures as re9uired.