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CHAPTER5.0

SNUBBINGOPERATIONS

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SNUBBINGEQUIPMENT

WHATISSNUBBING

Aninterventionmethodthatpermitsworkingonlivewells

§PIPELIGHT.Whenthecombinationofsurfacepressure,work

stringweightandwellborefluidsissuchthat,ifunrestrained,the

pipewouldbeejectedfromthewell.Movingthepipeistermed

snubbing.

§PIPEHEAVY.Whenthecombinationofsurfacepressure,work

stringweightandwellborefluidsissuchthat,ifunrestrained,the

pipewouldfallintothewell.Theprocedureistermedstripping.

BalancePoint:-

Thepointatwhichtheweightofthestringisequaltotheforcethat

mustbeovercome(transitionfrom‘pipelight’to‘pipeheavy’).

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SNUBBINGEQUIPMENT

[DIS]ADVANTAGES

─Reduction/eliminationofformationdamagepotential[depletedwells].

─Allowsworkoversonwellsthatcannotbekilled[becauseofheavylosses].

─Highload[push/pull/rotate]andpressureworkingenvelopes.

─Eliminatesuseofkillfluids[logistics,disposal,handling,environmental]