Recording a BHA Run including
the Bit and Bit Operation
BHA and Bit Data
The BHA Runs form allows users to record build the components
that make up the BHA, including the drillstring and bit. In addition,
this form records bit operation performance information.
Typically, a BHA Run is an
event that begins when a drillstring is run down the hole and ends when
the drillstring is changed or pulled out of the hole.
Note: Deleting
a BHA Run will delete the run, assembly string, associated components,
and all operations (Bit and BHA).
The following areas are covered in this topic:
Note:
The filters are applied to the BHA Run
and the Bits spreadsheets
To
learn more about calculations, features and other special fields appearing
on this form, see the BHA and Bit Data
topic.
Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete Note: Users can cut, copy, paste or delete a
row in a spreadsheet, by selecting a spreadsheet row number and right-clicking
on the row. NOT all spreadsheets support the cut, copy, paste or delete
features. But, data can be copied from any spreadsheet and pasted into
an external application, such as Note Pad or Excel.
The following workflows
show how the user enters the details of the BHA Run including the Bit
and enters Bit operation data in the Bits spreadsheet.
WARNING! Before
a new BHA or Work String can be added, any previous BHA's or Work Strings
MUST be pulled. This means their Date/Time Out and MD Out fields
must be entered. If these values are not entered, the following message
will appear, "The previous drillstring/work string has to be pulled
out before you can add a new one."
Recording
a BHA Run
Record the drillstring, BHA and Bit run downhole.
From the interactive
well site, select the Daily
Operations link and click on the BHA
Runs link in the list that appears.
For easy viewing,
the Bit entered with each BHA Run is also displayed in a separate
spreadsheet where the Bit operation can be entered.
Any
new BHA runs entered on this form are entered for the Selected Wellbore
specified at the top of the form.
For
information on viewing all BHA Runs for the entire Well, BHAs for
the selected wellbore only or BHAs active today only see the View
BHAs section below.
To
enter a BHA Run, click the Record
BHA Run button. A new row is added to the BHA Runs spreadsheet.
Enter the BHA
No. and select the BHA Name that best describes the BHA Run.
Enter
the depth at which the string begins the intended function in the
MD In field (i.e., clean out
casing from 0 to XXXX, drill from 1,000 to XXXX, and mill from 2,000
to XXXX).
Enter
the estimated MD Base. This
field should be validated when the BHA is pulled.
Enter
the date and time the drillstring begins to enter the Well in the
Date/Time In field.
The MD In and Date/Time
In define the depth and time at which the string begins the
intended function. These fields also define the BHA as ”r;downhole”
in OpenWells.
Enter
a short description of the Purpose
for the BHA Run and the Hole Size
the BHA is being run through.
Select
a Drill Mode from the drop
down picklist and enter the details BHA operation data in the fields
provided.
The blue columns in the BHA Runs spreadsheet identify BHA Operations
data.
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Recording
BHA Components including the Bit
Add component that make up the BHA Run.
Note: The
BHA components must be entered in the correct order as defined on the
Components spreadsheet. For example, Enter
Top to Bottom means the components
must be entered from the Drillstring down to the Bit. In the event that
a BHA has been entered upside down, click the Flip
BHA button to reverse the order
of the BHA components.
Once a BHA Run has been
entered, click the Record Component
button. A row is added to the components spreadsheet.
Components can be added to the spreadsheet in any one of the following
ways:
Select the Section Type for the component and
enter data directly into the spreadsheet.
Select the Section
Type for the component, click the Details
link (located in the last column of the spreadsheet row) and enter
data in the Component Details
dialog
OR
Select the Section Type for the component and
click the Catalog button,
to define the component using a predefined catalog.
When the Catalog Editor opens,
select the Catalog containing
the component to be entered.
Double-click on an item in any one of the columns. The selections in
the remaining columns are filtered. Once a selection is made in all
columns so that one item in each column remains, click the OK
button to select the item.
The component type and it's related data is added to the spreadsheet
row.
IMPORTANT!
The Section
Type and Component Type fields
are used in the OpenWells® and PROFILE™ applications to draw the BHA schematic.
If the correct Section Type and Component Type are not selected, the schematic
will not be accurate.
Repeat the two steps
above to add all the components that make ups the Drillstring.
When the Bit is added to the Components spreadsheet it's data is automatically
added to a row in the Bits spreadsheet below.
Scroll down to the Bits
spreadsheet and enter the Run No.
and Bit No.
The
blue columns in the Bits spreadsheet identify Bit Operation
data.
Click OK
to save changes and close the dialog.
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Pulling a BHA
Indicate in the application that a BHA has been pulled
from the hole.
From the interactive
well site, select the Daily
Operations link and click on the BHA
Runs link in the list that appears.
Navigate to the BHA Run and enter the
Date/Time Out
and verify the correct MD Base has been entered.
Click OK
to save changes and close the dialog.
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Viewing
BHAs
View a historical list of BHA Runs, their components
and Bits.
From the interactive
well site, select the Daily
Operations link and click on the BHA
Runs link in the list that appears.
The BHA and Bits form contains two
spreadsheets where BHA and Bit data is recorded. In addition,
users can filter the spreadsheets to see a historical view of all
BHA Runs entered for the wellbore to surface, BHA Runs for the current
wellbore or BHA Runs for the current day.
Note: These
filters only shows BHAs that existed from the end of the current reporting
day back. It does not show BHAs entered on future dates.
The Wellbore name appears at the top of the form to identify the selected
wellbore being viewed. Any new BHAs added at this time will be added
to this wellbore.
Click
the History button to see
a historical view of all BHA Runs entered for the wellbore to surface,
BHA Runs for the current wellbore or BHA Runs for the current day.
Note: The form can be configured:
to show the History
button, which when selected launches
a form with the filter buttons (Show
All, Show Selected Wellbore,
Show Today); or to show the filter buttons (Show All, Show
Selected Wellbore,
Show Today) on the initial form.
Click
the Show All button to view
all BHA runs for the current wellbore and any BHA runs that
parent the current wellbore up to surface, regardless of the BHA Run
Start and End Date/Time.
Note: Only
drillstrings belonging to the currently selected Wellbore can be edited
from this location.
Click
the Show Selected Wellbore
button to only list BHA runs recorded for the selected wellbore, regardless
of the BHA Run Start and End Date/Time.
Click
the Show Today button to only
view BHA runs active during the current reporting day (i.e., where
the current reporting day falls within the BHA Run Start and End Date/Time).
Note: The filter Show Today and Show
All filters display BHAs
from ALL wellbores/sidetracks within the well. Only BHAs belonging
to the currently selected wellbore can be edited from this location.
To edit a BHA belonging to another wellbore, a user must first select
that wellbore (see Select Wellbore
and Event).
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Import Spreadsheet Data
To import data into a spreadsheet:
Right-click anywhere
on the spreadsheet and select 
Import from the menu that
appears.
The Import Wizard appears.
Note: Imported data will create
a new row in the spreadsheet. An existing empty row will be left empty.
Select the source of
the data to be imported.
If the data has been
copied to the Windows clipboard select the Clipboard
option.
If the data is located
in a file select the File
option.
Once the File option
has been selected click the Browse
button to navigate to the location of the file.
Click Next.
Select the delimiter
that best suits the format of the data. The following options are
available:
Tab - The wizard
detects the location of all tabs within the data and separates the
data into columns accordingly.
Comma - The
wizard detects the location of all commas within the data and separates
the data into columns accordingly.
Other - Enter
an appropriate delimiter in the field provided any keyboard value
can be entered in this field. The wizard detects the location of the
newly defined delimiter within the data and separates the data into
columns.
A sample view of the
data using the selected delimiter is displayed below the options.
Note: A paragraph return within
text is read by the wizard as a new row for the data.
Click Next.
The next step is used to organize which columns the data will be placed
into. The Wizard displays the data into Source Columns. These source
columns are defined by the type of delimiter selected in the previous
step (i.e., Tab, Comma, Other). Each source column contains a picklist
that allows the user to define the destination of the data.
Use the picklists to
select the destination column for the imported data.
Note: If a Source column is
not specified the data contained within it will not be imported.
Once all columns have
been defined, click Finish.
The imported data appears in new rows of the spreadsheet/table.
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