Pet 364 Lab Manual (2)

PETE 364 Drilling Engineering Laboratory Manual Course Instructor: Dr. ERGUN KURU Lab Instructors: Dr. Shanshan Yao Mr. John Czuroski School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Department University of Alberta FALL 2023

PETE 364 Drilling Engineering Safety Manual School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Department University of Alberta FALL 2021 Sanctioned by Environmental Health and Safety, U of A

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General Laboratory Safety Rules 1. Lab coats and safety glasses must be worn and are the responsibility of the student. Hearing protection, gloves, dust masks, etc. (if necessary) will be provided. For hygiene reasons, the instructor will not hand out spare lab coats or safety glasses. No lab coat/safety glasses = no lab. 2. Be prepared. Read carefully and fully comprehend the laboratory manual for each test before beginning any experiment. If you do not understand the procedure, ask your instructor to explain it. 3. Think safety. No practical jokes or fooling around. 4. No food or beverages in the laboratory. 5. Keep noise to a minimum. Be considerate of the others working in your area. 6. Dress appropriately for lab work. No open-toed shoes. No loose fitting clothing. Shorts may not be worn in the labs. 7. Be aware of dangling jewelry or long hair that might get caught in equipment. Long hair should be tied back and jewelry removed. 8. Do not approach or touch any machine operator from behind while any equipment is in operation. 9. Gas cylinders are not to be operated by the student. 10. Materials and equipment may not be removed from the laboratory without proper authorization. 11. If you detect any equipment that appears to not function properly, DO NOT USE IT. Report it to the instructor. 12. Only authorized and trained persons are to use the laboratory equipment. 13. When finished working in the lab make sure that the lab equipment is returned to the proper place. Students must clean up all equipment properly before leaving or risk losing marks. 14. Report all accidents and injuries to the lab instructor, no matter how minor. 15. If you have any medical problems which could be potentially dangerous to yourself and/or others, report these to the laboratory instructor at the start of the lab. 16. Never work alone. All laboratory students must be supervised by the instructor. 17. Anyone under the influence of alcohol or other drugs will not be allowed in the lab. If necessary, this will be enforced with a call to Campus Security. 3

18. Any messes, wet or dry, must be cleaned up immediately, not left until the end of the lab. 19. Stay in the assigned work area. Do not wander around the lab “exploring” to see what is in other areas. 20. Mud/drilling fluid that is thicker than water is to be disposed of in the garbage cans, not the sinks. 1. Specific Equipment Safety Information Bentonite: This is the primary material used in making drilling fluid. Due to its powdery nature, students handling it MUST wear a dust mask (supplied to them) to avoid inhaling the dust that will diffuse into the air. When weighing the bentonite, be as close to the balance as possible and if any is spilled it must be cleaned up immediately. Mud Mixer: Be aware the mud mixer spins at very high RPMs. As such it creates a bit of a “wind” When adding the bentonite, wear the provided dust mask or this “wind” will send the powder into your face/lungs. When mixing the mud, add a bit of water, then a bit of bentonite and continue until done. Do not pour all the water and add all the bentonite at once. Do not go beyond medium speed or the mud will spill out. Fann VG Viscometer: The viscometer can operate at various RPMs, some of which could be considered quite high. Care should be taken in setting the RPMs. Filtration Apparatus: High pressure is required to operate this apparatus. The mud chamber contains a screen, filter paper and an O-ring (which must be put in a certain order) for proper sealing of the apparatus with the lid, which is connected to a gas cylinder. The chamber will be readied for you by the instructor, do not “play” with this and switch the parts around. The instructor will always check to make sure the chamber is OK and do not put mud into the chamber until the instructor has verified this. Once verification is complete, the instructor, and only the instructor, will attach the mud- filled chamber to the rest of the apparatus and tighten the top lid. Only the instructor will turn on the gas tank to activate the experiment. When the experiment is completed, notify the instructor who will then shut off the gas tank and bleed off the pressure safely.