实用英语现场会2

Practice Drilling English AtWell-siteChapter I.Meeting at First Time&GreetingMr.Wang Xiao-yu just graduated from the South-west Petroleum Institute,and was assigned to be the practice technician of No.17 Great Wall DrillingCrew.Its the first time that he has arrived at GW 17 today.He met Mr.ChenMing,the driller who came from the rig floor,at the well-site.He went to him and asked:Excuse me,Sir.My names Wang Xiao-yu,a newpractice technician of this Crew.“How do you do!Welcome to our Crew.My names Chen Ming,the driller ofNo.3 Shift.May I help you?“Can you tell me where I can find the Rig Manager?Maybe he is in the Rig Manager Office,I think.Let me lead you there.“Thank you.”The driller fervidly gave him a hand to carry his luggages to the office.In the office,the Rig Manager,Mr.Peng Yuan-chun,was discussing theOperation Program to run 9 5/8 casing with his drilling engineer andToolpushers.The driller knocked on the door,shouting:Manager,the new practicetechnician is coming?Come in,please.Peng met Wang Xiao-yu who was a little nerval at thedoor,putting out his hands to hold him,saying friendly:Welcome to ourCrew!My names Pen Yuan-chun,everyone calls me A Chun or George.How do you do!My names Wang Xiao-yu,the new practice technician ofyour Crew.lWang,let me introduce them to you.Thank you.“This is Mr.Zhou Hua,the drilling engineer of our Crew.*How do you do!*Hi!Welcome to join us.The two guys are Toolpushers,Lao Yang and Lao Zhang.How do you do!Hello.Welcome.After greeting,Wang Xiao-yu asked the Rig Manager urgently:Manager,what shall I do now?Dont worry,there are a lot of jobs for you to do in future.Now,Mr.Zhou willlead you to your caravan for a rest.Hell be your master and he is in chargeof arranging your work later.On the way to the caravan,Wang Xiao-yu said to Zhou in fear and trembling:Mr.Zhou,I just came here and havent any drilling experiences,I amafraid.Dont worry,young fellow.After completing a well,everything youll obtain.Really?Yeah.I remembered when I came to the Drilling Crew for the first time,I hadthe same feelings as yours,full of anxieties.*So,how many years have you been in the Drilling Crew?“Ten years.*How many years to be a drilling engineer?Five years.And how many wells have you completed?“Let me think.Eight,at least.Including this one?“No.”“Oh!You must have accumulated rich drilling experiences.Id learn from youmore.“Learn from each other.llHow are about the depth in this region?Normally are deep wells.The TD(total depth)is usually over 4500m.Thedesign depth of this well is 5015m.So deep.When was it spud in?March 18,2002.Now the depth is 2985m.We are preparing for running 95/8 casing.When will it be completed,you estimate?“In four months,I estimate,according to the present progress,if everything isnormal.ROP(rate of penetration)is high?“Just so-so,1.2m per hour in average.Maybe you dont know how difficultto drill in this area.The geological conditions are very complex.It has thefeatures of high pressure,high H2S,high dip angle,more faults,losscirculation formations and poor drillability.They arrived at Mr.Wang Xiao-yus caravan during their conversation.Here we are.Xiao Wang,take a good rest first.See you at the rig-sitetomorrow.Good-bye.Bye-bye.When the first sun rayed in the next morning,Wang Xiao-yu,who wasexcited a whole night,got up very early,putting on his new working uniformsand going to the rig-site.He wanted himself to be familiar with the workingcircumstances as soon as possible.He climbed up the rig floor first.Good morning,Mr.Chen?he greeted the driller who was holding the brakehandle.Morning,Wang.You got up so early!lTd like to have a look first,said he,smiling,How about the well condition?Normal Drilling.The depth now?2993 meters.The level(horizon)now?Jialingjiang.Tell me the present drilling parameters,OK?No problem.We are using 8 1/2 bit to drill now,the driller said as he watched thegauges on the drillers control console:Rotary speed,63rpm;Pumppressure,17.5 to 18.5Mpa;WOB(Weight on bit),14 tons;Torque,5000ft.lb;Displacement,110gpm;(NO.1);Pump stroke,60 to 70spm.Why drilling with single pump?Small size hole,single pump can completely satisfy the needs of drilling.In which condition,two pumps are to be used?To drill big size hole.Oh,I see.At this moment,the machinist stepped on the Floor.Chen Ming introducedWang Xiao-yu to him.They two greeted each other.“Mr.Hu,how about the rated drawworks horsepower of ZJ70D rig?*2000 horsepower.Drilling Capacity?If drilling with 4 1/2 drill pipe,7000m.If with 5 drill pipe,6000m at least.Oh,6000 meters with 5 drill pipe.Wang exclaimed in surprise,then hecontinued,So the open diameter of the rotary table must be 37 1/2?Youre right.The model is ZP-37.5.,How many gears of the rotary table?No gears.The electric rig has no gears.Its a stepless gear.But I heard that the rig has four forward and two reverse gears before.“Really?That means the mechanical rig.Oh,I see.Wang nodded,asking:uHow about the height?I mean thederrick and substructure.The