Validation of reverse circulation drilling rig for reconciliation purposes

As onshore oil and gas deposits are becoming more difficult to locate, and as the world demands for energy continue to increase at an alarming rate, oil companies are channeling much of their exploration activities towards offshore operations, and in particular, towards operations centered off Canada's coast lines. Because of the environment, offshore drilling presents problems which are novel to the onshore-geared oil industry. J. M. Killey discusses in detail many of the considerations involved in drafting the offshore drilling contract, concentrating on problems such as the liability of the various parties; costs; scheduling; pollution; conflict of laws; etc. Similarly, he discusses service contracts (such as supply boat charters; towing services; helicopter services; etc.^ which are necessity to the operation of an offshore drilling rig. To complement his paper, the author has included number of appendices which list the various considerations lawyer must keep in mind when drafting contracts for offshore operations.

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Active Heave Compensated Drilling Rig (AHC800) Cruise KN167 -KN168A/B R/V Knorr

10.21236/ada630360 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Dennis L. Nielson

Keyword(s):

Drilling Rig

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Energy-saving technologies of technical service and processing of organic waste

Tekhnicheskiy servis mashin ◽

10.22314/2618-8287-2020-58-1-65-75 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 65-75

Author(s):

Anatoliy V. Fedotov

Keyword(s):

Wastewater Treatment ◽

Diesel Engine ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Organic Waste ◽

Research Purpose ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Technical Service ◽

Supercritical Conditions ◽

Drilling Rig ◽

Aluminum Oxyhydroxide

Agricultural production in the Russian Federation is several times more energy-and material-intensive than in developed countries. (Research purpose) The research purpose is evaluation of the effectiveness of energy-saving technologies for technical maintenance of equipment using nanostructured aluminum oxyhydroxide and hydrothermal processing of agricultural waste in supercritical conditions. (Materials and methods) Nanostructured aluminum oxyhydroxide (boehmite) was produced by hydrothermal synthesis from aluminum powders. Tribological studies were carried out on a four-ball friction machine, a special device from WAGNER, on friction machines 2070 SMT-1M and MTU. Bench-in run was carried out on the D-240 engine and gearbox of a mobile drilling rig. The crushed solid waste of the agro-industrial complex was used as adsorbents for organic wastewater pollution. Their joint processing was carried out under hydrothermal supercritical conditions. (Results and discussion) It has been shown that nanostructure boehmite has antifriction, antiwear and extreme pressure properties. The possibility of its use as a product for running of a diesel engine has been found. The application of the boehmite in oils accelerates the running-in of a diesel engine, provides savings in material, labor and energy resources. For running-in of power transmission units, an additive containing bemite, surfactant, talc and kaolin reduced the running-in time of the drilling rig gearbox by 2.5 times. The article shows that the crushed plant waste of the agro-industrial complex, such as buckwheat husk, rice, and sunflower can be effectively used as adsorbents for the localization of pollution and wastewater treatment of agricultural enterprises. Subsequent processing of the adsorbent saturated with organic matter under hydrothermal supercritical conditions ensures the complete processing of organic substances to produce purified water and a high-enthalpy vapor-gas mixture or combustible gases, depending on the processing conditions. (Conclusions) Energy-saving technologies for the technical service of a diesel engine and transmission units can be based on the use of tribotechnical materials containing nanostructure boehmite. Technological solutions for energy-saving technologies for processing solid and liquid organic waste can consist in adsorption wastewater treatment followed by hydrothermal treatment in supercritical conditions.

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Mass Spectrometric Calibration Procedure for Real-Time Detection of Lighter Hydrocarbons

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14082123 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. 2123

Author(s):

Makuachukwu F. Mbaegbu ◽

Puspa L. Adhikari ◽

Ipsita Gupta ◽

Mathew Rowe

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Mass Spectrometer ◽

Calibration Procedure ◽

Mass Spectrometric ◽

Spectrometric Method ◽

Mass Selection ◽

Mass Spectrometric Method ◽

Mass Spectrometers ◽

Drilling Rig

Determining gas compositions from live well fluids on a drilling rig is critical for real time formation evaluation. Development and utilization of a reliable mass spectrometric method to accurately characterize these live well fluids are always challenging due to lack of a robust and effectively selective instrument and procedure. The methods currently utilized need better calibration for the characterization of light hydrocarbons (C1–C6) at lower concentrations. The primary goal of this research is to develop and optimize a powerful and reliable analytical method to characterize live well fluid using a quadruple mass spectrometer (MS). The mass spectrometers currently being used in the field have issues with detection, spectra deconvolution, and quantification of analytes at lower concentrations (10–500 ppm), particularly for the lighter (<30 m/z) hydrocarbons. The objectives of the present study are thus to identify the detection issues, develop and optimize a better method, calibrate and QA/QC the MS, and validate the MS method in lab settings. In this study, we used two mass spectrometers to develop a selective and precise method to quantitatively analyze low level lighter analytes (C1–C6 hydrocarbons) with masses <75 m/z at concentrations 10–500 ppm. Our results suggest that proper mass selection like using base peaks with m/z 15, 26, 41, 43, 73, and 87, respectively, for methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and hexane can help detect and accurately quantify hydrocarbons from gas streams. This optimized method in quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) will be invaluable for early characterization of the fluid components from a live hydrocarbon well in the field in real time.

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