Industry Recommended Practice Volume #15

Overview

The intent of the document is to supplement existing standards and regulations and establish guidelines where none previously existed. The intended audience for this document includes oil and gas engineers, field consultants, snubbing personnel, service rig personnel and regulatory bodies. 

IRP 15 includes the following information about snubbing: 

• Down hole and surface equipment specifications
• Personnel requirements
• Hazard assessment information 
• Joint safety meeting requirements
• Operational procedures

The document applies to both rigless and rig-assisted snubbing operations and clearly differentiates when a recommended practice or process is specific to one or the other.