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Read MoreI am one of the luckiest people in the exploration industry because I get to visit the drilling operations of a number of contractors in a variety of countries. I get to see shallow diamond core operations, deep coring operations, dual-tube reverse circulation and rotary percussion operations.
Read MoreThe Oxford English dictionary defines a standard operating procedure (SOP) as: “A series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner”.
Read MoreI can hear many people muttering that all these standard operating procedures (SOPs) are just making more work for the already overworked contractors and they are not necessary – “our guys know what to do”.
Read MoreA standard operating procedure (SOP) is essentially made up of two parts: the front end: which will include detail about the purpose of the SOP, applicable legislation etc.; the body: which details the tasks, the hazards and the actual steps to be followed.
Read MoreThe very first step is to clearly define the scope of the SOP, for example; “Tripping the drillstring using the main hoist on an Atlas Copco CS14 drill rig” or “Tripping the drillstring using the main hoist on a Sandvik DE710 drill rig”.
Read MoreOver many years of doing safety audits on drilling operations, I frequently come across the same mistakes on site - missing SOPs.
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