1 SCOPE
1.1 Purpose
1.2 BOP Installations
1.3 Operations
1.4 Furthering the Understanding of Well Control
1.5 Deepwater
2 REFERENCES
2.1 Standards
2.2 Other References
3 GLOSSARY FOR WELL CONTROL OPERATIONS
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations
4 PRINCIPLES OF WELL CONTROL
4.1 General
4.2 Conventions
4.3 Primary Well Control
4.4 The Flowing Well
4.5 Drilling or Workover Fluid
4.6 Influx Behavior
4.7 Formation Integrity Tests
4.8 Well Control Pressures
4.9 Well Close-in Procedures
4.10 Methods For Circulating Kicks At Constant
Bottom-Hole Pressure
4.11 Non-Circulation Kill Methods
4.12 Comparison of Kill Methods
4.13 Choke Line Pressure - Subsea Stacks
4.14 Diverter Systems Applications
4.15 Well Control Worksheets
5 CAUSES OF KICKS
5.1 Conditions Necessary for a Kick
5.2 Insufficient Hydrostatic Pressure
5.3 Drilling Into an Adjacent Well
6 WELL CONTROL WARNING SIGNALS
6.1 General
6.2 Gain in Pit Volume
6.3 Increased Flow from Annulus
6.4 Volume of Drilling Fluid to Keep the Hole
Full on a Trip is Less Than Calculated or
Less Than Trip Book Record
6.5 Sudden Increase in Bit Penetration Rate
6.6 Change in Pump Speed or Pressure
6.7 Flow After Pumps Stopped
6.8 Gas-cut Drilling Fluid
6.9 Liquid-cut Drilling Fluid
7 WELL PLANNING
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Data Availability and Gathering
7.3 Shallow Flows
7.4 Casing
7.5 Cementing
7.6 Blowout Prevention Equipment Selection
7.7 Drilling Fluid
7.8 Service Operations
7.9 Kick Response Plans
7.10 Riser Disconnect
7.11 Simultaneous Operations
7.12 Logistics
7.13 Safety and Medical
7.14 Communication
7.15 Training and Instruction
8 WELL CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR SURFACE DIVERTER
INSTALLATIONS
8.1 Purpose
8.2 Installation of Equipment
8.3 Diverter Operation
8.4 Diverter Stripping Operations
9 CONTROL PROCEDURES - SURFACE BOPS
9.1 Pre-kick Planning
9.2 Well Control Procedures
9.3 Drill String Off-bottom
9.4 High-Angle and Horizontal Well Bores
9.5 Reference Notes For Section 9
10 WELL CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR SUBSEA BOPS
10.1 General
10.2 Additional Causes of Kicks Unique to Subsea
Operations
10.3 Subsea Exceptions to Control Procedures
10.4 Special Subsea Procedures
11 WELL CONTROL PROCEDURES - RECOMMENDED RIG
PRACTICES
11.1 Well Control System Equipment Installation
11.2 Well Control Equipment Installation Test
11.3 Crew Drills
11.4 Trip Tanks
11.5 Gas-Cut Drilling Fluid
11.6 Trip Book
11.7 Pre-Kick Information
11.8 Minimize Time Out of the Hole
11.9 Trip Margin
11.10 Short Trip
11.11 Rig Practices for Handling Pressure
11.12 Rig Practices for Pipe Handling
11.13 Drill Stem Tests
12 PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH SPECIAL PROBLEMS
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Pump Failure in a Kick Situation
12.3 Excessive Casing Pressure
12.4 Pipe Problems with a Well Kick
12.5 Procedures for Gas Bubble Migration
12.6 Gas Influx In Cemented Annulus
12.7 Drill Stem Testing
12.8 Stripping Procedures
12.9 Bullheading and Top Kill Methods
13 SLURRIES AND PLUGS TO DEAL WITH LOST CIRCULATION
AND UNDERGROUND BLOWOUTS
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Lost Circulation
13.3 Underground Blowouts
13.4 Barite Plugs
13.5 Squeeze Slurries
APPENDIX A KICK PRESSURE AND GRADIENT CALCULATIONS
APPENDIX B WELL CONTROL WORKSHEETS