Question 4474Deck General70% to pass
The DEEP DRILLER is engaged in wire line logging. You have 10,000 feet of drill pipe and bottom hole assembly in the set back. Marine weather forecasts are predicting weather with winds in excess of 70 knots. Your first step to prepare for the storm should be to _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) suspend wire line operations and run the drill string into the hole.
The reasoning for this is that in preparation for a severe storm with winds exceeding 70 knots, the safe and appropriate action is to suspend any ongoing wire line logging operations and run the drill string fully back into the hole. This secures the well and protects the drilling equipment from the high winds and rough seas. Continuing wire line operations or dumping mud overboard would not properly secure the well or equipment. Increasing anchor tension alone may not be sufficient to keep the rig stable in extreme weather conditions. Therefore, the best first step is to pull the drill string back into the well bore before the storm hits.
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#4472 The DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in the Sample Load Form #1 (Transit). If weather conditions make it necessary to ballast down to survival, how much ballast would be required? #4473 In storm conditions, when the environmental conditions are such that the DEEP DRILLER has disconnected the marine riser, the two leeward mooring lines should be _______________.#4475 During the passage of a severe storm, the DEEP DRILLER is at survival draft. Strong winds are blowing from the starboard. A careful load form calculation determined that, although the unit is level, the TCG is 2.0 feet to starboard. The value of the wind heeling moment is _______________.#4476 Before deballasting to survival draft in the event of predicted heavy weather, the DEEP DRILLER Operations Manual recommends that the mooring lines be slacked _______________.#4477 For the DEEP DRILLER, in deballasting to survival draft when threatened with heavy weather from 100 knot winds, a load form should be calculated to determine that _______________.