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OPS.10:5.1 - PumpWorks: fit, reserve and a deferred package

In this constructed extension, four eligible test packages each require two consecutive rig-hours, including their normal setup, under the current estimate. In the next eight-hour horizon, this operation has access during hours 0–6; hours 6–8 are currently reserved for another use. This gives six continuous usable rig-hours. Permission and required configuration for the tests are current; release authority and SafetyQuestion-S19 remain separate.

The initial load is eight rig-hours, so all four packages cannot fit the six usable hours even before uncertain recovery. More ready packages or a larger buffer cannot remove that deficit.

For comparison, assume one adverse scenario: one of the planned packages needs a single consecutive two-hour repeat, after which it passes. The failed attempt is identified on completion and its repeat can run next under the current test conditions. This is a supplied scenario, not an estimated failure probability. The resource owner can offer hours 6–8 to this operation through a separate access and cost decision that accounts for the displaced use.

OptionUsable rig-hoursPlanned packagesExplicit reserveAccepted test packages without repeatAccepted packages in the one-repeat scenario
current access, plan three63032, with unfinished load returned
extra access, plan three83233
extra access, plan four84043, with unfinished load returned

If the operating decision requires three completed packages in both stated scenarios, the second option supports that comparison; the first does not. If the decision instead values four nominal completions and can accept the stated adverse shortfall, the third is a different choice. Cost, permission and affected commitments remain explicit rather than being hidden in “maximum utilization.”

The first useful return can therefore be: obtain the authorized extra access, admit three packages for this plan, reserve two hours for the named repeat scenario, and return the fourth package to OPS.5 and any affected existing commitment to OPS.7. If the extra access is not obtained, use the six-hour result instead.

No probability or release guarantee is claimed. More than one repeat, a longer repeat, changed configuration or another loss reopens the comparison. A passed test package still does not settle the release decision for R42.