Rig Superintendent – Technical Questionnaire

#1. From the following options, what is the best way to control hazards in the workplace?

Replace the hazard for a less risky option.

Eliminate the hazard completely from the workplace.

Use personal protective equipment (PPE).

Have rules to help people avoid hurting themselves

#2. What is the number one cause of fatality in the workplace?

Heat stress/ exhaustion

Failure to isolate and lock out

Falling from heights

Vehicles and transportation

None of the above

#3. What is a drilling spool as per API description?

A connection component with ends either flanged or hubbed. It must have an internal diameter at least to the bore of the BOP and can have a smaller side outlet for connecting auxiliary lines.

It is a BHA drilling component for directional drilling.

It is the drum used to hold the drilling line on.

It is a component of the Draw works on the rig floor.

None of the above.

#4. Select the primary Safety Drills routinely conducted on a Drilling Rig.

Select all that apply:

BOP Drill

Trip Drill

Strip Drill

Pit Drill

Choke Drill

Fire Drill

Man Down Drill

Threat to Security Drill

Muster Drill

All of The Above

#5. The main purpose of the Occupational Heath and Safety Act is?

Protect workers

Establish procedures for identifying and dealing with workplace hazards

Enforcement of non-compliance

All the above

#6. What is a COC and what is its purpose?

A COC, or a certificate of conformity is a declaration for a non-consumable item stating that the referenced Product meets all OEM standards and/or specifications.

A COC, or a certificate of compliance is the original documentation from the supplier confirming the purchase and delivery of a non-consumable item.

A COC is a certificate of quality from a third-party inspection service that has tested and certified the listed item has passed and acceptable to be put into service.

A COC is a Certificate of manufacturing from an OEM manufacturer certifying the authenticity of a product.

All the above.

#7. You are moving to a new lease and the weather has been wet in some areas close by. You have trucks and equipment moving. What plans are in place should the lease be too wet to access?

Give alternate routing to avoid rain. Stay put until weather clears, refer SOP’s, communicate with Transport Company, inform client.

Rig move efficiency is a known time to increase profits with a set rig move budget. The sooner the rig is back on critical path of operations and back on day rate, the more beneficial it is.

Hire dozers or pull trucks if required to keep the move going. Typically, the rain passes and there is no need to shut down or wait on weather. This could upset the client and compromise operator relationships.

None of the above.

#8. When conducting a pressure test on the BOP, surface lines, choke Safety valve and the inside BOP, how should pressure be applied to ensure a competent test is completed as per API standard?

Pressure should be applied from the direction of flow from the wellbore.

Pressure should be applied from a side entry sub with a Safety valve on top and down through a ported test plug.

Pressure should be applied from the choke manifold to test the choke, HCR, BOP RAMs and Annular element.

Pressure should be applied from the mud pump manifold to the BOP through the kill line.

A and B

#9. When completing an integrity test of the formation after drilling out the casing shoe, what is the difference between a FIT test (formation integrity test) and a LOT test (leak-off test)?

A FIT or formation integrity test can be defined as the application of pressure applied at surface on the fluid in the wellbore to determine what the formation can withstand based on a calculated certain hydrostatic pressure. A leak off test is the same application of pressure applied until the formation breaks down and pressure can be observed leaking off.

Each test is the same, just different terminology based on different geographical drilling locations.

A LOT or leak-off test can be defined as the application of pressure applied at surface on the fluid in the wellbore to determine what the formation can withstand based on a calculated certain hydrostatic pressure. A FIT or Formation integrity test is the same application of pressure applied until the formation breaks down and pressure can be observed leaking off.

#10. What work instructions would be necessary prior to Rig up and rig up to spud?

Emergency services contacted, task priority, pre-start meetings, environment considerations, preparation of equipment, well head preparation, achieved targets, scope of work, site requirements, operational conditions.

Well information and licensing, authorization from the Drilling Supervisor, Notification to the Client or regulatory board giving authorization to proceed.