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Casing Running Procedure

This document provides guidelines and procedures for running and preparing casing on an oil/gas rig. Key steps include: properly preparing the casing by cleaning, inspecting, and racking it; conditioning the wellbore by cleaning out cuttings and stabilizing any mud losses; using the correct procedures, speeds, and equipment when running the casing into the hole; and regularly filling the casing as it is run to prevent buoyancy issues. Following these procedures helps ensure casing is properly installed and reduces the risks of leaks or other problems.

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Casing Running Procedure

This document provides guidelines and procedures for running and preparing casing on an oil/gas rig. Key steps include: properly preparing the casing by cleaning, inspecting, and racking it; conditioning the wellbore by cleaning out cuttings and stabilizing any mud losses; using the correct procedures, speeds, and equipment when running the casing into the hole; and regularly filling the casing as it is run to prevent buoyancy issues. Following these procedures helps ensure casing is properly installed and reduces the risks of leaks or other problems.

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CASING RUNNING

PROCEDURE
Rig-Site Operation

• Casing leaks are often caused by damaging the threads


while handling and running the casing on the rig.

• It has also been known for a joint of the wrong weight or


grade of casing to be run in the wrong place, thus creating a
weak spot in the string.

• Such mistakes are usually very expensive to repair both in


terms of rig time and materials. It is important, therefore, to
use the correct procedures when running the casing.
Rig-Site Operation
Casing Running Procedures
Rig-Site Operation

• As more joints are added to the string the increased weight may
require the use of heavy duty slips (spider) and elevators

• If the casing is run too quickly into the hole, surge pressures
may be generated below the casing in the open hole, increasing
the risk of formation fracture. A running speed of 1000 ft per hour
is often used in open hole sections.

• If the casing is run with a float shoe the casing should be filled
up regularly as it is run, or the casing will become buoyant and
may even collapse, under the pressure from the mud in the hole.
Rig-Site Operation

Heavy duty slip


Liner Running Procedures

• Liners are run on drill-pipe with special tools which allow the
liner to be run, set and cemented all in one trip.

• The liner hanger is installed at the top of the liner. The hanger
has wedge slips which can be set against the inside of the
previous string.

• The slips can be set mechanically (rotating the drill-pipe) or


hydraulically (differential pressure).

• A liner packer may be used at the top of the liner to seal off the
annulus after the liner has been cemented.
Liner Running Procedures

• The basic liner running procedure is as follows:

(a) Run the liner on drill-pipe to the required depth

(b) Set the liner hanger

(c) Circulate drilling fluid to clean out the liner

(d) Back off (disconnect) the liner hanger setting tool

(e) Pump down and displace the cement

(f) Set the liner packer

(g) Pick up the setting tool, reverse circulate to clean out


cement and pull out of hole.
Rig-Site Operation
Liner Running Procedures
CASING PREPARATION
GUIDELINES
1. Ensure thread protectors are installed when handling casing

2. Ensure casing is racked safety. Rack casing collars toward V-Door

3. Grades N – 80 and higher should not be handled on metal racks


and catwalks
 
4. Place casing on the racks in the proper order of running in. Verify
mixed weights and grades are in the proper running order.

5. There must be no doubt as to the weight and grade of the casing.


Unidentified joints should not be run
 
6. Ideally, the casing should be cleaned, inspected, measured and
drifted before the next layer is placed on the rack
 
7. Remove thread protectors, clean the box and pin and protectors.
Clean any debris from inside the casing. Reinstall clean pin and box
protectors hand tight
 
8. Any damaged joint and those that do not drift should be marked
with red paint and laid aside
 
9. Four persons are required to measure casing. One person on
each end of the tape, another in the center to prevent tape sag and
a fourth to visually check each call and record the measurement
 
10. Measure, record and number all joints, crossovers and in –
string components to permit ready identification
  
12. Measure several pin and threads of thread and coupled casing
to determine the average thread length
 
13. Casing should arrive on location already electronically
inspected and pressures tested
WELL-BORE PREPARATION
GUIDELINES  
1. Record bottom hole temperature on logging runs, trip back to
bottom after logging operations prior to running casing

 
2. Circulate hole until shaker is clean prior to pulling out of the hole
to run casing

 
3. Make a wiper trip, above hole problem depths and check for
caving, tight spots, hole fill on bottom. Circulate bottoms up
checking for gas or water cut mud and mud losses. Stabilize any
losses if possible before running casing

 
4. Measure the drill string while pulling out of the hole to obtain an
accurate depth measurement
 
5. Condition the mud as required. This generally consist of lowering gel
strengths, plastic viscosity and yield point, removing drilled solids,
lowering the fluid loss and improving wall cake properties

 
6. If a hole problem is encountered on the trip out, the problem must be
corrected before running casing. Reaming and mud conditioning until
the hole stabilizes is the proper treatment

7. Record drag / set down trends on the trip out to run casing. These
values will be used to evaluate the drag / set down trends when the
casing is on bottom and reciprocation begun
 
RIG PREPARATION
GUIDELINES
1. Install proper casing rams in the correct position in the BOP. Test
the opening and closing of the BOP
 
2. Verify rating of substructure and traveling equipment is adequate
to handle casing and cement load
 
3. Ensure elevator links are of the proper length for the job
 
4. Ensure good condition of the drill line.
  
5. Inspect braking system on the draw works

6. Ensure mud pumps are in proper working order

7. Rig tongs should be checked for correct head size


  
8. Ensure stabbing board is available and in good condition
 
9. Ensure adequate size casing Fill–Up tool is rigged up
 
10. Remove wear bushing before running casing
CASING OPERATIONS
PRE JOB CHECKLIST
 
1. Calculate the casing strap for landing joint space out. Casing collar
should be ten feet minimum distance from casing head flange. Ideally,
cementing head should be 5 – 15 feet above the rotary table

 
2. Rat-hole below the casing shoe should be +/- 5 feet for surface
wellheads, 15 – 20 ft for sub sea wellheads

 
3. Maximum safe tension load calculated on weakest upper casing
joint/ coupling

 
4. Cementing head on location. Proper thread type and function tested

5. Guide / float shoe, float collar on location. Proper thread type and
function tested
6. Stage cementing or liner hanging equipment on location. Proper
thread type and function tested
 
7. Centralizers / scratchers on location. Type / size / number /
spacing determined from electric logs / well plan
 
8. Cementing plugs on location. Type / size and rupture pressure on
bottom plug verified.
 
9. Casing head / slips / hanger / ring gasket / on location.
 
10. Casing slips / elevators on location. Size / type verified

11. Proper casing thread compound and thread locking compound


on location
 
12. All service companies notified for timing sequence of events
( Cementing & Casing crews, Inspection services,
Nipple – up services, Test companies)
 
RUNNING CASING
GUIDELINES
1. Clamp on thread protectors are recommended when picking up
casing.
 
2. Observe correct make – up procedures. Ensure torque gauge
on tongs is accurate. Use API thread compound
 
3. Ensure casing cementing head is properly dressed with top /
bottom plugs and proper crossovers
 
4. Install centralizes / scratches according to predetermined plan
 
5. Utilize a casing running schedule to monitor casing
displacement trends for losses / gains
 
6. Run surge / swab pressure calculations. Communicate the
proper running speed to the Driller. Running speeds of 1000 ft /Hr

 
7. With conventional float equipment, break circulation after
running the first 2 – 3 joints to verify proper working order
8. Apply thread lock compound to the pin ends of float
equipment and shoe joint
 
9. Pick – up / set down weights for casing string should be
recorded for each joint for early detection of sticking.
 
10. Bring casing string to a complete stop before settings slips.
Do not allow elevators to get ahead of casing through tight spots
 
11. Ensure proper stabbing procedures are used to minimize
thread damage
 
12. Fill casing every five joints minimum depending on casing
size. Communicate fill – up schedule to casing crew
  
13. For surface wellheads, measure the last joint of casing in the
hole to prevent a casing collar being located across the wellhead

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