Membership poll: Rig Ready Tubulars (strap, drift, install centraliser before sending to the rig)

Dear all 

(Asking for a friend …)

I would like to re-open this topic again. It was covered in another post, but needs highlighting.

https://my-spread.com/discussions/5989

In this age of digitalisation and AI (incl, Agentic AI), it seems bizarre that we still get a tape measure out and clamber over casing and tubing at the wellsite; in order to measure its length. 

We then compound this by running drifts through it and spending time (on critical path) installing centralisers.

I personally know of at least two serous injuries tat occurred clambering at height on a crowded pipe-deck.

There is a Rig-Ready option; all done in the base/pipe-yard under controlled conditions.

25 years ago, when I was a consultant Technical Limit Coordinator for BP Magnus D&C team, we adopted this approach; one of the last installations in that region to do so!

I know that many teams are doing this now, in 2026.

So, consider this a poll of our 3078 members.

1. Who is currently using the Ready-to-Run ("Rig Ready") approach in their operations. Casing and tubing.
2. On what basis are you doing so?
3. What has been the outcome?

If you are not doing so:

1. Why not?
2. What's stopping you?
3. What would it take for you to adopt a Ready-to-Run approach.

Please respond honestly and feel free to forward this to colleagues using the share  option which - as a member - you will find at the top of this post. 

If in doubt contact me directly.

Thanks

Dave

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