[QUOTE=KASOL;37377]Many rigs have realtime cameras that can be viewed onshore. Since 2005 have had access to all rig cameras from operations rooms onshore on projects I have worked. You can switch cameras onshore but you are not allowed to “move cameras” from onshore.
Read: http://www.csg.no/pdf/30_08_07_Statoil.pdf
Most major oil companies have this today.
With this technology we are one team on it is not “rig vs beach”.
Normal way of working:
- Drilling guidelines developed onshore
- Rig "Drillers work instruction written offshore by DSV and Drilling Engineer based on drilling guideline.
- Meeting held with rig contractor(TP) and all involved service contractor( DD, mud, cement, ROV etc) to finalize drillers work instruction offshore.
- Drillers work instrucution sendt onshore for review by onshore Drilling Superintendent and engineers as well as Rig Manager and service provider coordinators.
- Meeting held, often video meeting, with beach/rig. Reviewing and agreeing on final procedure/drillers work instruction.
Then beach and rig agree an the way forward.
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KASOL, can you clarify a couple of things for me?
Me thinks your comments reflect Norwegian ways of doing things…
“Many rigs have realtime cameras that can be viewed onshore”… I’ve never experienced this. Yes rigs have numerous cameras that can be viewed and manipulated from different points on the rig… but fed back to town?
“Normal way of working:”… I agree with steps 1 thru’ 3, but never experienced steps 4 & 5 being done. So I have to question your use of “Normal”.
However, given the overall gist of your post, I think we all have to stand back and reflect on how we worked our operations before and how we now might want to do them in the future.
Good post. Thanks.