Workover and Abandonment Operations Safety
Introduction
Workover activities include one or more of a variety of remedial operations on a producing well to try to increase production. Four or more people will work on the workover rig site. The rig is used to complete and stimulates, repairs and maintains an existing well.
Workover activities try to increase production.
Potential Hazards:
- guy wires
- live gas production lines (high pressure) from existing well
- liquid fuels, hydraulic fluids,
- existing producing gas wells
- tanks & pits with flammable liquids, chemicals
- single egress/ingress access road
Sand Cleanout
Sand cleanout operations are performed to remove buildup of sand in the wellbore. Potential hazards and solutions are similar to those for well servicing.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
7-1. Which of the following are hazards associated with workover activities?
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