Packer Case Study

Decent Essays
The first point to note is that the running Packer job was planned properly before it was performed - Appendix B. The Procedure, Fishing Diagram and appropriate discussion were made and distributed to all involved parties. In fact, when the plan to make up the Packer and Hurricane Plug in the Mouse Hole was aborted, the BJ Cementer mentioned again the potential risks associated with Packer Body/Drag Block sticking. He also made discussion with Rig Crew the procedure when the Packer was made up onto the DP string, which was being hung by the Spilt Bushing.

In contrast with planning, the poor cooperation and communication between individuals on the rig was the culprit of the issue. While the A.D desired to manipulate the Split Bushing out, the

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    COMMUNICATIONS EFFECT ON OPERATION ANACONDA In any team effort communication will always be the most important factor towards success. During Operation Anaconda there were many hurdles faced in regards to communication. Multiple units and allied forces with different methods and command chains had to work in cohesion on short notice and in an extremely stressful situation.…

    • 1124 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Black Friday 2015 Ad for Cabela’s is here and it’s a dream come true for hunting and outdoors enthusiasts. The _ page ad has deals on everything from handguns and hunting rifles to scopes and gun safes. Here are the best deals we found from Cabela’s: • Include 5-10 top deals.…

    • 154 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Candidate Kult was able to deliver his brief in accordance with the 5 paragraph order, and he repeated the information as it was briefed to him. SNC developed a scheme of maneuver and assigned tasks that were in favor of the individual team member’s skill set. SNC ensured that he was in charge as he assertively delegated tasks to the fire team. Once met with a friction point, SNC seemed to have lost control. SNC was not able to initially issue a command or order because he did not know what should be done.…

    • 165 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    During this investigation to what happened to Laura I found out that her fiance was with her at the moment of the accident at Camper's Discount Warehouse (CDW) and I asked him some questions and this is what he said: He is going to Sue (CDW) because of a consequences of its poor safety conditions Laura and him are not going to have the ability to get married. They have been waiting for this special moment for a long time. Also Randy said that he does not have an exact estimation on how much money they have been spending on their wedding preparation.…

    • 329 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Candidate Postel's Case

    • 171 Words
    • 1 Pages

    Candidate Postel’s brief was complete; however he stumbled through the enemy situation and elements of the execution paragraph. SNC lacked volume and confidence in delivery of his order, remaining monotone throughout. When the team stepped off on execution, the azimuth was incorrect pulling the fire team to the far right of the objective. SNC’s non-verbal control was successful, however lacked a sense of urgency in moving his team, and upon receiving contact, there were no orders or an ADDRAC issued. There was clear confusion as to why the enemy was offset from their location due to the incorrect azimuth.…

    • 171 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    11… Candidate Flagg displayed a very timid approach when delivering his five paragraph order. SNC did manage to cover all facets of the operation order; however it did not make sense in several areas. No plan was generated prior to stepping to objective. In addition, SNC failed to post security. SNC did task out subordinates but Candidates looked lost.…

    • 147 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    16… Candidate Hoffman delivered all the information that was provided by the evaluator, but did not fully address each paragraph appropriately. SNC did not address the Admin and Logistics or the Command and Signal paragraph. This made the order hard to understand. SNC issued a vague plan of how the team was going to negotiate the obstacle and stated “we can get someone or someone else to climb up the pole” thus not providing clear direction. SNC posted security, but SNC was still taking suggestions from his team members on how best to approach the obstacle.…

    • 235 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Daily Deliveries is a whole sale delivery service owned and operated by Steve Smith that delivers various food items to local stores and restaurants. In addition to regularly paid employees, Smith hires independent drivers to ensure all delivery requirements are met. Smith hires Chip Jones as one such driver. Jones owns his delivery truck and in addition to working for Smith and Daily Deliveries solicits and makes deliveries for other companies. Smith has been withholding payroll tax from commission payments to Jones, which Jones contends should not be happening because he is an independent contractor, not an employee of Daily Deliveries.…

    • 246 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The article “Committees, Juries, and Teams: The Columbia Disaster and How Small Groups Can Be Made to Work” by James Surowiecki begins by explaining the twenty-eight flight of the space shuttle Columbia. Columbia was hit by a large piece of foam which has been broken off by the left bipod area of the shuttle's external fuel tank. Surowiecki focuses on a narrow strip of the disaster which is how the small group decided that “nothing could be done”(Surowiecki, 475) about the hit and how their decision as a small group to come to that conclusion was wrong. Surowiecki begins by explaining all the different ways that working in a small group can be a bad thing. He puts in slight teasers of how a group could effectively work well like describing…

    • 965 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Case Study: Canadian Tire

    • 259 Words
    • 2 Pages

    As the largest retail Company, Canadian Tire is successful in Canada market. The factors of their success because of their diverse core business services. The core business includes Canadian Tire Retail, PartSource, Canadian Tire Financial Service, Canadian Tire Petroleum, Mark’s and FGL sports. However, to continue its successful future development, they must concentrate on customer service, growth and productivity.…

    • 259 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Rescuing Search and Rescue The core problem presented in the case would be the tension between the “Dirty Dozen and Old Guard” of the Jeep Patrol. When the Jeep Patrol and the Mountain Rescue Team started joining forces different aspect of each organization started become noticeable. The reluctant ways in the Jeep Patrol/Old Guards when it came to taking actions or making changes verses the organization making the service group more of a social group.…

    • 1052 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hormel Company Case Study

    • 867 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The one of the fundamental errors P-9 made was to fail to understand BATNA in the negotiation table. The consultant and the local P-9 did not consider the best of many options for workers. They just wanted to gain their reservation point by the aid of strike. In this case, P-9’s target point was to recover wages of workers to $10.89 per hour. However, the Hormel Company’s reservation point was to cut wages by 23%.…

    • 867 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Thomas Killmann Conflict Style Assessment is useful for understand how an individual responded to a conflict situation. There are five different ways in which an individual deals with conflicts: (Fayard) The Thomas Killmann’s Conflict Style assessment of the team is as seen in the figure below. At this moment, the two members furious were Haukur and me.…

    • 892 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Package Industry

    • 671 Words
    • 3 Pages

    What is a package handler? It is a person that performs various tasks and typically works for a courier company or in a warehouse environment. Most of these positions are in the service industry. According to businessdictionary.com, the service industry is made up of companies that primarily earn revenue through providing intangible products and services.…

    • 671 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) was used mainly because it told us about the behavior of an individual (do they know about the health issue, are they taking necessary precaution, etc.). Three stages of this model were used: stage 1 (unaware), stage 2 (unengaged by the issue), and stage 3 (undecided about acting). After our opening survey and myth and fact activity, we found out that students were in the three above stages. Interestingly, the students were aware of the basic importance of genital hygiene however, they were unaware that they can contract diseases from improper genital hygiene. After doing the sections, we realized that most students were in the unengaged stage.…

    • 1501 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays