The DEEP DRILLER is engaged in wire line logging. You have 10,000 feet of drill pipe and bottom hole assembly in the set back. Marine weather forecasts are predicting weather with winds in excess of 70 knots. Your first step to prepare for the storm should be to __________.

Correct Answer: Option C — suspend wire line operations and run the drill string into the hole

Good seamanship and mobile offshore drilling unit operating procedures dictate that open-hole or wireline operations must be secured immediately upon severe weather warnings. Suspending operations and running the drill string into the hole protects the wellbore and secures the tubulars before environmental forces escalate.