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MUDLINE SUSPENSION

Well Completion Section

Drilling Department

Abdil Adzeem Ahmad Mahdzan

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Agenda
 Introduction
 Function of Mudline Suspension
 Location of Mudline Suspension
 Casing Suspension Scenario Matrix
 Scenario 1 (rig)
 Scenario 2 (platform)
 Scenario 3 (MLH)
 Scenario 4 (MLC)
 Types of Mudline Suspension (Vetco Gray)
 MLH – tieback not required
 MLC – tieback required
 Run-in & Tieback Procedure (for MLC)
 MLC Components
 Q&A
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Introduction
DEFINITION
Suspend
To hang casing strings by supporting their loads at
either 1 of 2 locations:
• Rig or platform
• Mudline (seafloor)
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Function of Mudline Suspension

• Suspends casing loads at the mudline
– Why?
Rig / platform load rating insufficient to suspend
casing at the surface wellhead
– How?
Loads transferred from one casing string to the
previous casing string via shoulder-collet interface
• Allows for temporary abandonment & re-entry
(Vetco Gray MLC only)
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Location of Mudline Suspension

Mudline
suspension
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Casing Suspension Scenario Matrix

CASING SUSPENSION SCENARIO

Drilling Mode Exploration Development

2) Platform
No re-entry 1) Rig
3) Vetco Gray MLH

Re-entry 4) Vetco Gray MLC

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SCENARIO #1
Well: Exploration
Re-entry: No
Suspension Mode: Rig
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Scenario #1
Rig floor

Wellhead Jackup rig

Texas deck

Casing string
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SCENARIO #2
Well: Development
Re-entry: No
Suspension Mode: Platform
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Scenario #2
Rig floor

Wellhead

Platform Jackup rig

Casing
string
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SCENARIO #3
Well: Development
Re-entry: No
Suspension Mode: Vetco Gray MLH
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Scenario #3
Rig floor

Wellhead

Platform Jackup rig

Casing
string

MLH mudline suspension

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SCENARIO #4
Well: Development
Re-entry: Yes
Suspension Mode: Vetco Gray MLC
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Animation of Scenario #4
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Types of Mudline Suspension (Vetco Gray)

MLH Mudline Suspension
• 30” x 20” x 13-3/8” x 9-5/8”
casing program
• Mudline hangers land on
landing rings when RIH
• No running or tieback tool used
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Types of MLS (Vetco Gray)

• MLC Mudline Suspension
• 30” x 20” x 13-3/8” x 9-5/8”
casing program
• 4 phases
– RIH with running tool
– Temporarily abandon & install
corrosion cap
– Re-enter & remove corrosion cap
– RIH with tieback tool
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Run-in & tieback procedure (for MLC)

PHASE 1 – RIH WITH RUNNING TOOL

20” Casing

20” Running Tool

30” Casing

30” Landing Ring

20” Mudline Casing Hanger

20” Casing
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Run-in & tieback procedure (for MLC)

PHASE 2 – TEMPORARILY ABANDON AND INSTALL
CORROSION CAP
Drill Pipe
20” Casing
Running Tool for Corrosion Cap

20” Running Tool

20” Corrosion Cap

30” Casing

30” Landing Ring

20” Mudline Casing Hanger

20” Casing
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Run-in & tieback procedure (for MLC)

PHASE 2 – TEMPORARILY ABANDON AND INSTALL
CORROSION CAP
Drill Pipe

Running Tool for Corrosion Cap

20” Corrosion Cap

30” Casing

30” Landing Ring

20” Mudline Casing Hanger

20” Casing
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Run-in & tieback procedure (for MLC)

PHASE 3 – RE-ENTER & REMOVE CORROSION CAP

Drill Pipe

Retrieving Tool for Corrosion Cap

20” Corrosion Cap

30” Casing

30” Landing Ring

20” Mudline Casing Hanger

20” Casing
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Run-in & tieback procedure (for MLC)

PHASE 3 – RE-ENTER & REMOVE CORROSION CAP

Drill Pipe

Retrieving Tool for Corrosion Cap

20” Corrosion Cap

30” Casing

30” Landing Ring

20” Mudline Casing Hanger

20” Casing
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Run-in & tieback procedure (for MLC)

PHASE 4 – RIH WITH TIEBACK TOOL

20” Casing

20” Tieback Tool

30” Casing

30” Landing Ring

20” Mudline Casing Hanger

20” Casing
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MLC Components
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Stackdown Drawing
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20” MLC Mudline Casing Hanger

Left-hand
beveled
square
thread

Customer specified thread

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20” MLC Running / Tieback Tool

Customer specified thread

Elastomer
seals

Washout ports for

flowby during
cementing

Left-hand beveled square thread

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Corrosion Cap
Pin for J-slot Stem

Check valve

Elastomer seal

Left-hand beveled
square thread

Elastomer seal

Used on 20” and Used on 9-5/8”

13-3/8” casing casing
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Corrosion Cap Running Tool

Drill pipe box thread

Stinger

J-slot for running / retrieval

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DMR Connector

Viewed from underwater ROV

DMR connector being

positioned above mudline
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Overtrawl Frame

Protects DMR connector

that protrudes out from
the mudline from
collisions and falling
objects
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Q&A
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Appendix