A importância do conhecimento das operações de perfuração para o operador de posicionamento dinâmico

Abstract

In an offshore drilling rig equipped with dynamic positioning system, the dynamic positioning operators required to have knowledge that goes beyond his normal assignments. In this context, the present work highlights the importance of drilling operations and equipment knowledge and its influence on decision-making by the dynamic positioning operator in the bridge. From the methodological point of view, a field research were carried out by the author himself in an offshore drilling rig through familiarizations with new dynamic positioning operators, where the research problem was verified. Well control and drilling books, oil and gas websites and procedures, manuals and documents from a reputed drilling company on the market were used to develop and confirm the problem in question. From the results obtained, it were verified that drilling operations and equipment are directly linked to the activity of the dynamic positioning operator, who need to understand it to ensure the safety of the personnel on board and the operations, besides preventing pollution of the marine environment and maintain the integrity of the rig equipment.