Abstract
In this paper, the authors are presenting a hand on method applied in the field (well site) in such a way that an old hydrocarbon well out of production can be capped at surface, allowing a correct hook up of a dedicated workover rig to be installed and connected with the subject well and carry on further a legal plug and abandon well program, imposed by the national laws and regulations. More than this, the method is allowing that the remanent fluids coming out of the well to be safely contained, loaded and transported at a suitable disposal location. In this way the well can be plugged and abandoned properly, and the pollution of the area can be reduced with success.

