Drilling & Wells

SHA meaning in oil and gas

Definition

Safe Handling Area

SHA means Safe Handling Area. Term sometimes used with MODU's. Rig is moved away from seabed structures (welss/manifolds/pipelines) to a SHA for lifting/lowering heavy objects e.g. drilling BOP's.

Term sometimes used with MODU's. Rig is moved away from seabed structures (welss/manifolds/pipelines) to a SHA for lifting/lowering heavy objects e.g. drilling BOP's.

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