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Wellhead Safety for

Non-wellhead Professionals
Presented by
Larry Benson, Regional Operations Manager
GE Oil & Gas
Pressure Control

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Safety Moment

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Agenda
The GE acquisition
Wellhead/Christmas tree safety
Customer-initiated
Gate valves
Actuators
Exposed wellhead housings
Hidden pressures
Branch information
Tyler
Shreveport
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Acquisition by GE Oil & Gas

GE Acquisition
WGPC is part of GE Oil & Gas, Drilling &
Production
Surface wellhead elements will merge

Pressure Control management will remain


Transition timeframe = 12 months

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety

Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Customer-initiated changes
Stairs/ platforms

Barricades
Site security

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Model 1000 and 2200T Gate Valves
Handwheel

Body fittings
Potential leaks
Bonnet/body
Stem
Fittings

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Body Fittings

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Actuators
Pressure inlet

Pressure relief
valve

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Exposed wellhead housings
Test or
injection
fittings
Lockscrews

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Lockscrews

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Hidden pressure

Back Pressure Valves

Valve Removal Plug

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Valve Removal (VR) Plugs
One-piece, solid for
lower pressures

Two-piece for higher


pressures

One-piece solid VR plug

Two-piece high pressure VR plug


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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Valve Removal (VR) Plugs
Warning tags

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Wellhead/Christmas Tree Safety


Types of Back Pressure Valves
Also referred to as 2-way Check Valves

Separate
threaded cap
eliminated in
Type HP

One-way Type H

Two-way Type H

Two-way Type HP

Phasing out. Recommended


up to 10,000 psi

New WGPC Proprietary design


up to 20,000 psi

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Branch Information

Service Branch Tyler, TX


Facility:
Property
Office
Warehouse/Shop

3 acres
6,300 sq.ft.
37,700 sq.ft.

Capabilities:
Equipment preparation & inventory
management
Assembly & hydrostatic testing to 30,000
psi
Welding & painting
Rental equipment/Frac equipment
Crane truck service (24,700 lbs payload)
Service tools, BPV Lubricators, and other
service equipment
2 Super Service Trailers with 10K hydro
test pumps
2 Field Greasing Units

Personnel
Service 10
Total
29
H2S certified personnel
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Updated 8/10/10

Service Branch Shreveport, LA


Facility:
Property
Office
Warehouse/Shop

3 acres
2,750 sq.ft.
32,065 sq.ft.

Capabilities:
Equipment reparation & inventory
management
Assembly & hydrostatic testing to 30,000 PSI
Painting
Rental equipment/Frac equipment
Crane truck service (32,220lbs payload)
Service tools/BPV Lubricators

Personnel
Service 25
Total
51

Updated 8/10/10

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