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GRANDOIL started reaserching, developping and manufacturing the first generation of EKM® MPD drilling system in 2013, and successfully applied MPD drilling operations on wells in Tarim Basin for CNPC in April 2014. Over years, we have been dedicated to improving the control system, and have upgraded the equipment from generation 1 to generation 7 and provided MPD drilling services from onshore to offshore for CNPC, Sinopec and CNOOC in China.

| Onshore MPD operations since 2014 | Offshore MPD operations for Jackup rig since 2019 | Offshore MPD operations for semi-submersible platform since 2022 |
GRANDOIL has owned 32 full packages of EKM® MPD drilling systems and delivered MPD drilling services for more than 400 wells since 2014. Over the years, the company has developed comprehensive EKM® MPD drilling engineering standards, operational guidelines and requirements.
1. All EKM® MPD Drilling Crew Qualification Requirements
▲ First Aid
▲ IWCF or IADC
▲ EKM® MPD drilling experience
▲ H2S
▲ SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus)
2. Contingency Plans
▲ Plugged EKM® MPD drilling chokes | ▲ EKM® MPD drilling chokes washed out |
3. EKM® MPD Drilling Operation Procedures
▲ Load/Unload Equipment Procedures | ▲ Rig up/down EKM® MPD Equipment Procedures |
4. Onsite EKM® MPD Drilling Orientation
For the rig crew and thirty parties on location, detail:
▲ EKM® MPD drilling operation procedures and contingency plans | ▲ Radio communication protocol |
No EKM® MPD drilling operations until all crews are clear with all MPD procedures.
5. Risk Analysis during EKM® MPD drilling
▲ Poor communication | ▲ Release of trapped gas and/or hot mud |
▲ Poor communication with MPD crew when performing operations on mud tanks and manipulation of valves on rig choke manifold, standpipe and BOP. | |
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