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The differences between DPSVs and IBOPs
𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾𝗍𝗒 𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗏𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗅 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇? 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗀𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖿𝗂𝗀𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖠𝖯𝖨 𝖲𝖳𝖣 𝟧𝟥 … Continue reading
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𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Christmas Tree is an assembly of valves, spools, and fittings used for an oil well, gas well, water injection well, water disposal well, gas injection well, condensate well, and other types of wells. It is named for its resemblance … Continue reading
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Drillco Drilling Assembly Handbook
PrefaceThis handbook was prepared by Wellbore Integrity Solutions DRlLCO engineers to help rig personnel with technical questions, provide recommendations and help the rig crew to optimize their drilling operations. It summarizes proven drilling techniques and technical data that will enable … Continue reading
What is a BOP?
A Blowout Preventer (BOP) is an important piece of equipment used in well operations in the oil and gas industry to prevent uncontrolled releases of crude oil or natural gas from the wellbore. BOPs ensure that pressure control is maintained … Continue reading
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Shear Ram In Blowout Preventer (BOP)
Shearing a drill pipe using the shear ram in a blowout preventer (BOP) is a safety-critical procedure performed in emergency situations during drilling operations. The primary reasons for shearing are: If the well becomes uncontrollable, the shear ram cuts the … Continue reading
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𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Squeeze cementing is a critical process in the oil and gas industry. It involves injecting a cement slurry through perforations in the casing to create a seal in specific locations, effectively bridging undesired gaps. A common misconception is that the … Continue reading
Artificial Lifting Systems for Oil & Gas Wells
✅️ Artificial lifting is a process used in oil wells to increase pressure inside the base and lift oil to the surface. When the natural conductive energy of the landfill is not strong enough to push oil onto the surface, … Continue reading
Christmass Tree Components and Functions
1 Master Valve: Job: control mains flow from well. Can be manual or automatic. Location: Typically mounted at the top of the well head. 2 Production Valves: Job: control the flow of liquids (oil or gas) to pipelines or processing … Continue reading
Excellent Animation of A Drilling Rig and Its Basic
operation 1)Mud tank 2)Shale shakers 3)Suction line (mud pump) 4)Mud pump 5)Motor or power source 6)hose 7) Drawworks 8)Standpipe 9) Kelly hose 10)Goose-neck 11) Traveling block 12)Drill line 13) Crown block 14) Derrick 15) Racking Board (Sometimes referred to Monkey … Continue reading
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Reservoir Stimulation Hydraulic Fracturing
This sheet can be used to perform a complete well model (IPR) for hydraulically fractured oil reservoirs. It can be used to predict the production rate increase after a hydraulic fracture treatment. The sheet also provides:1. Productivity index (PI) calculations before … Continue reading
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