Iwcf Coiled Tubing Exercise - 5
Iwcf Coiled Tubing Exercise - 5
What is
the impact on the operation if traction cannot be regained? (1 required ans.)
a) The coiled tubing must be spooled back onto the reel using the reel motor
b) The coiled tubing will eject out of the well
c) The injector head can be replaced easily
d) The well may have to be killed to replace the injector head
Emergency Mis.
1. Kill fluid is being gas-lifted out of a well using CT. once the well bore fluid reaches surface. It
is directed to a flare boom through the X Tree flow wing. If a leak developed at the choke
manifold, how would you close the well quickly and safely?
a) Close the X tree upper master valve and swab valve.
b) Close the X tree kill wing valve.
c) Close the BOP shear seal ram.
d) Close the X tree flow wing valve. repeated
2. What is the impact on the operation if the pump unit fails while pumping kill fluid through
the CT?
A. The well must be circulated out using N2 pump
B. The well kill must be recalculated and completed once the pump is
restarted.
C. The well will be dead once the kill fluid falls out of the CT.
D. The CT must be sheared and the well made safe .
3. You plan to do a production logging test (PLT) with coiled tubing on flowing sand producing
well
Which potential situation should you prepare to ?
a) The CT could buckle.
b) The CT could become stuck.
c) The CT may collapse.
d) The rotating joint on the reel may become blocked.
4. What may happen if the hydraulic piston seals in the CT stripper housing leaks?
i. The stripper element may begin to leak as not enough pressure is applied.
j. The CT will begin to erode as it passes the stripper element.
k. The well fluid will be contained.
l. The brass bushings may fail due as not enough pressure is being applied.
5. When rigging down the coiled tubing injector head, you see hydrocarbons are leaking from
the stuffing box connection above the BOPs. The Xmas tree upper master valve and swab
valves are closed. How would you stop the hydrocarbon release quickly and safely? (1
required ans.)
a) Close the blind rams
b) Close the pipe rams
c) Close the shear rams
d) Close the Xmas tree lower master valve
6. While running coiled tubing into the well, you see that the BOP hydraulic pump pressure is
falling. How will this affect the overall operation?
a) The well must be killed as the BOPs have failed.
b) The coiled tubing must be sheared as the BOP system is inoperative.
c) The well can be made safe, as the BOPS can still be operated using the
accumulator.
d) The well must be flowed while the hydraulic system is repeated.
7. During coiled tubing nitrogen (N2) lift operation, the N2 convertor fails and pressure in the
coiled tubing to drop. What action is required? 1
a) Maintain the CT differential below collapse pressure by killing the well.
b) Maintain the coiled tubing differential above collapse pressure by pumping fluid.
c) Continue the operation by pumping fluid to lift the well.
d) Let the CT pressure fall to zero while pulling out of the hole.
8. When pumping acid through coiled tubing, there is a decrease in pump pressure. There are
indications that there is a hole in the coiled tubing above the check valves. What action is
required? 1
a) Displace the acid with N2 before pulling out of the hole.
b) Displace the acid with water before pulling out of the hole.
c) Kill the well before pulling out of the hole.
d) Shear the coiled tubing to make the well safe.
10. When using CT to mill out a stuck plug, the CT fluid pump fails and circulation is lost. What
action is required?
Please select 1 answer(s)
a) Flow the well to remove any derbies around the BHA.
b) Pull the CT back to surface to allow the repair of the pumps.
c) Keeps the CT moving to ensure it does not become stuck?
d) Pull the CT off bottom and repair the pump.
11. What is the effect on the operation if general muster alarm is sounded when CT is still in the
hole?
Please select 1 answer(s)
a) There will be a major impact to the operation as the operation will have to stop for
an extended period.
b) The well must be killed and the operation stops for a full investigation.
c) There will be no major impact to the operation, as general muster alarms are
conducted regularly.
d) The coiled tubing must be sheared and the operation will be compromised.
12. The power unit fails while running coiled tubing into the well. What is the action if the
power unit cannot be restarted? (1 required ans.)
a) The coiled tubing must be pulled out of the hole using the reel .
b) The coiled tubing will begin to run uncontrolled into the well
c) The coiled tubing will eject out of the well
d) The well must be made safe until the power unit is restarted
13. The CT BHA stuck in one of the down hole nipples. There is consultation with the offsite
operation manager, and it is decided that the CT will be pulled to the maximum over pull in
an attempt to free the stuck CT. what is the impact to the operation if CT parts at surface?
Please select 1 answer(s)
a) The CT operators are put at risk from the recoil of the broken CT.
b) The well must be circulated with N2 to remove broken CT.
c) The well will begin to flow out of the stripper and the BOP will must be closed
d) The CT will held in the injector chains and so it can be jointed using an inline
connector
14. During a well clean out operation, Nitrogen (N2) and fluid returns are directed through a 2
phase separator. Liquids are separated and passed to a stock tank and gas is routed to flair
stack. The separator cannot cope with the liquid returns and the flow control valves closed.
How would you make the well safe? (1 required ans.)
a) Close the shear rams, drop the coiled tubing and shut the Xmas tree Swab
b) Stop pumping and close the Down Hole Safety Valve (DHSV)
c) Stop pumping and close the return line surface safety valve
d) Stop pumping and close the Xmas tree upper master valve.
15. In a coiled tubing operation, there is a pin hole leak in the coiled tubing between the reel
and the injector head. What effect will this have on the operation? 1
a. There will be no impact as the coiled tubing can be spooled back onto the reel.
b. There will be a potential impact to the safety of the onsite personnel.
c. There will be no environmental impact.
d. There will be some minor well integrity issues.
16. There is a leak in the coiled tubing above the stripper. How will this affect the operation? 1
a. The operation must stop while the operator calls the supervisor for
instructions.
b. The operation will continue as normal, as leaks in coiled tubing are common.
c. The emergency procedures must be applied and all personnel must follow
the procedure.
d. The supervisor will take control of pulling the coiled tubing. And all other
personnel must go to their muster stations.
Run a way
1. During a coiled tubing operation the CT begins to run away. The CT operator stops the run
away by using the pipe/slip rams.
a. No problems, as the pipe/slip rams are designed for this type of use.
b. The BOP flanges will no longer seal.
c. The BOP stack is designated to withstand this type of use.
d. The pipe/slip rams may be damaged and will need replacing.
ROTATING JOINT
1. To repair the rotating joint , the inner reel isolation valve is shut in and the necessary
isolations are put in place. What else should you do to allow the safe removal of the leaking
rotating joint?
2. How would you repair the rotating joint on the CT reel if it begins to leak?
A. Pull the CT out of the hole and bleed the reel before repairing the rotating joint.
B. Inflow test the BHA dual check valve and close the BOP pipe rams before repairing the
rotating joint.
C. The rotating joint cannot be repaired or replaced without killing the well.
D. Inflow the BHA check valves and close the reel isolation valve before repairing the rotating
valve.
3. Fluid is dripping from the center of the coiled tubing reel. What may have caused this?
a. The fluid pump has a leak.
b. The injector hydraulics are leaking.
c. The coiled tubing has parted in one of the wraps.
d. The rotating joint has a leak.
4. When pumping nitrified acid, the rotating joint leaks, the pumps are shut down, but the
rotating joint continues to leak as BHA dual check valves are not holding. The reel isolation
valve is manually operated. What action is required?
Please select 1 answer(s)
a) Displace the reel to water and raise dispensation to repair the rotating joint.
b) Shear the CT and close the blind rams before repairing the rotating joint.
c) Displace the reel to water, close the manual isolation valve, and repair the rotating
joint
d) Stop the operation while the manual isolation valve is closed and rotating joint is
repaired.
5. In order to repair or replace a leaking rotating joint, what pressures must be bled off to zero
psi before work begins?
Please select 2 answer(s)
a) The pressure between the rotating joint and the pumps.
b) The well pressure between the pipe rams and the CT.
c) The pressure between the pipe rams and the stripper rams.
d) The coiled tubing pressure between the BHA check valves and the reel isolation
valve.
e) The pressure between the rotating joint and the reel isolation valve.
6. What valve or ram should you close if the rotating joint on the coiled tubing reel is leaking?
1
a) The BOP pipe rams.
b) The BOP shear rams.
c) The pump isolation valve.
d) The reel isolation valve inside the reel.
Testing
1. What can you do to prevent pipe collapse during an inflow test of the BHA check valves?
Please select 2 answer(s)
a) Reduce the riser pressure by bleeding down through the kill wing valve first.
b) Depressurize the coiled tubing slowly through the reel.
c) Flow the well through the kill wing.
d) Limit the amount of pressure that is bleed of through the reel.
e) Only use N2 as test medium
2. When using a Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) with an external up-set, the coiled tubing was
pull tested against the stuffing box. If the connector fails, what is the impact on the well
integrity? (1 required ans.)
a) During the pull test, the Xmas tree valves must be closed so that there is no leak
hydrocarbons
b) Hydrocarbons will flow into the coiled tubing as there are now BHA ####
c) The coiled tubing will whiplash out of the hole, and the hydrocarbons will ####
atmosphere
d) The well will flow through the stripper as the coiled tubing is pulled out ####
stripper
3. A shear/seal ram is installed onto the Xmas Tree flange. Before the rest of the riser assembly
installed, how would you test the shear/seal in the direction of flow? (1 required ans.)
a) Open the master gate and swab and use well pressure shear/seal closed
b) Pump pressure through a test cap on top of the shear/seal, shear seal closed
c) Pump pressure through the kill valve, swab valve open, shear/seal closed
d) Pump pressure through Xmas Tree side outlet, swab valve closed, shear/seal
closed.