Asset Integrity Assurance - Wells and Drilling

ADC Rig Inspection Services specialise in providing Asset Integrity Assurance for wells and drilling on new oil field developments.

We develop, review and provide the requirement standards for all well related equipment, including rental equipment to:

  • Perform the integrity review of the surface components, including the rig - with the emphasis on well control and other safety critical elements
  • Assess the integrity of related operational capabilities including well control, ability, rig maintenance and inspection
  • Develop, review and examine the integrity of wells constructed to date
  • Develop, review and examine the integrity of wells currently under construction

ADC’s TRAMS (Technical Rig Audit Management System) reporting systems are used for all the equipment audits included in the programme. 

Focussing our expertise on assessing and managing the drilling equipment and units in a management system, we will report on the condition of the equipment. We will provide guidance on the requirements for capital expenditure, in the way of repairs and replacements. The aim is to ensure the equipment remains “fit for purpose” and to promote life expectancy, both on surface and sub-surface.

These objectives are met by carrying out:

  • Rig and BOP Inspection Services on all drilling and wells equipment both Company owned and rented, surface and sub-surface
  • Well examination services
  • Acceptance Testing
  • Factory Acceptance Testing Services

This result is achieved by utilising the following selection of ADC services:

1. Rig Well Control Acceptance and Certification to API Standards
2. Rig Acceptance Testing to Operator agreed Standards
3. Wells Integrity Assurance Programme (Well Examination)
4. HSE and Competence Assurance Inspections
5. Rig Critical Spares Inventory
6. Dropped Object Survey Review
7. Factory Acceptance Testing

Diverse engineering studies have also been undertaken in close collaboration with our clients in the following key areas:

Feasibility Studies
Examples include:

  • Asset Integrity Assurance for Wells and Drilling in the Kashagan Field, Kazakhstan
  • Detailed investigation into the reinstatement of a platform-drilling package
  • Comprehensive studies covering areas such as power generation, loading, costing and procurement
  • Investigation into reducing the necessity for man-riding operations while running and pulling the BOP stack
  • Load capacity of damaged equipment by FEA

Research Projects
Projects have included:

  • Equipment operability in extreme climates ranging from – 40°C to + 40°C
  • Drilling operations in hostile environments, covering issues such as drilling rigs and related equipment, well planning and local infrastructure
  • Investigation into cuttings re-injection vs old ‘skip and ship’ system

Quality Assurance
ADC Rig Inspection Services is proficient in the implementation of quality assurance systems. 

Namely, in the areas of equipment assurance, we aim to implement systems to ensure that equipment is “right first time”. These processes are designed to be used from the earliest stages of procurement through to receiving the equipment on location.

Technical Studies
ADC Rig Inspection Services can provide clients with extensive experience of failure analysis.  We are able to offer a comprehensive, quick response, failure investigation service for all types of oil and gas-related equipment. Analysis is carried out by a combination of detailed mechanical investigation of the failed components and complex engineering modelling, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

Please contact us for more information on our services and experience.