Standards and Publications - Fearnley Procter Group

Fearnley Procter UK Ltd. have produced a range of standards and publications covering all aspects of their services and training courses. These are regularly reviewed to ensure that they are up-to-date, and can be modified to suit the customer's requirements.

Standard for Drilling and Well Completion Equipment

NS-1^TM Standard Quality and Inspection Requirements and NS-2^TM Drill String Inspection Manual are regularly reviewed by a panel of experts drawn from the oil industry. A list of pending technical updates can be viewed here. Customer's enquiries on the contents of these are also registered. A list of enquires is available:-

A list of exceptions to NS-1^TM and NS-2^TM is available below.

To order copies of any of Fearnley Procter UK's publications or for queries on any of the manuals, please contact alison.law@fearnleyprocter.co.uk.

Fearnley Procter UK have produced the following Standards:

NS-1 Quality and Inspection Requirements for New and Refurbished Drilling and Completion Equipment

NS-2 Drillstring Inspection Standard for Used Drilling Equipment

NS-3 Drillstring Acceptance Standard

NS-4 Casing and Tubing Inspection Standard

Publications/Booklets for the Oil & Gas Industry

The following Publications and Booklets have been produced by Fearnley Procter UK to enhance their Training Schools.

NS-5 Drillstring Failure Prevention Rig Team Handbook
NS-6 Drillstring Failure Prevention Rig Team Training Course Manual
NS-7 Drillstring Failure Prevention Supervisors' Course Manual
NS-8 Drillstring Forces Theory Booklet
NS-9 Drillstring Jars and Accelerator Booklet
NS-10 Stuck Pipe Mechanism Booklet
NS-11 Casing Wear Booklet (under development)
NS-12 Drillstring Maintenance/Management Standard
NS-13 HPHT Booklet (under development)
NS-14 Drillstring Design Manual
NS-15 ECD Management Booklet
NS-16 Pinnacle Pinnchrome Hardbanding Manual
NS-17 ABC of Hole Cleaning
NS-18 ABC of Borehole Stability in Shales
NS-19 Rig Crew Tool Joint & Connection Handbook
NS-20 Geological Guide to the North Sea for Non-geologists
NS-21 Drillstring Knowledge Handbook
NS-22 Data Acquisition Specification (under development)
NS-23 Drillstring Procurement & Inspection Training Course Manual
NS-24 OCTG Tubing, Casing and Drillpipe Training Course Manual
NS-25 Tubing & Casing Quality Procedure Manual
NS-26 Drill String Design Course Workbook
NS-27 Fishing for Supervisors
NS-28 Process Assurance Handbook (under development)

Pending Updates, Revisions, Customer Enquires & Exceptions

NS-1^TM Standard Quality and Inspection Requirements

NS-2^TM (Drillstring Inspection Standard)