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Gas Well Blowout: cause of the blowout and rig fire was the failure of two preventive barriers that were intended to be in place to stop a blowout. Those were the primary barrier—hydrostatic pressure in the well, produced by drilling mud—and the secondary barrier—human detection of gas flowing into or expanding in the well and activation of the rig’s blowout preventer. The report explains that unplanned underbalanced drilling and tripping operations allowed a large quantity of gas to enter the well, and safety-critical operations called “flow checks,” used to determine if gas is in the well, were not performed. #blowout #oilwell #drilling #fire #oilfield #wellcontrol #oilfieldlife

Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Wonderful and useful movie 🎥 The Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010 caused 134 million gallons of oil to pour into the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 people and injuring 17 more. It had devastating ecological and economic impacts from Texas to Florida. The consequences of this event are still affecting marine life and residents along the Gulf Coast today. An investigation revealed that what happened at the Deepwater Horizon was completely preventable and was the result of failures in communication, poor regulatory practices for deepwater drilling, and a disregard for warning signs. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DEEPWATER HORIZON? On 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform engulfed the oil rig in flames. before nearly three dozen people were injured or killed. The event also led to a catastrophic oil spill that wasn’t contained for three months, causing unprecedented damage to natural resources in the Gulf. While accident, the Deepwater Horizon, a semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, was operating in the Macondo Prospect, an oil and gas prospect 41 miles off the southeast coast of Louisiana. The owners of the Deepwater Horizon had been contracted to drill a 20,000-foot exploration well into the Macondo reservoir. The goal was to determine whether oil could be produced from four miles below the ocean’s surface in this part of the Gulf of Mexico. WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION ON THE DEEPWATER HORIZON? The Macondo well was dug 5,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface. There were problems from the very beginning of the project, including: A drillpipe that got stuck during drilling Drilling mud leaking out of the well through cracks in the surrounding rock The presence of gas at unexpectedly high pressures, which entered the well from the surrounding rock formation All of these issues caused significant delays in drilling. In fact, the Macondo project was $58 million over budget at the time of the catastrophe. Everyone involved was feeling considerable pressure to finish the project without further delays or expense. At the beginning of April, engineers working on the project determined that the risks involved in further drilling were very high. The concern was that additional fracturing of the rock formation was likely to occur if they continued to drill. Although the planned depth of the Macondo well was supposed to be 20,200 feet, the engineers decided to stop drilling at 18,360 feet due to these concerns. The next step was to install a steel production casing into the final section of the well in order to pump cement around the well. The purpose of the cement was to seal gas and oil into the well until it was time to produce oil. #Deepwaterhorizon #oilspill #oil #oilspills #oilspillresponse #oilindustry #environment #mauritius #oilspillswide #oilandgasindustry #industry #oilspillz #oileconomics #oilworld

Equinor has evacuated some of the workers "without critical tasks" from the Gullfaks C platform and shut down production amid a “well control incident.” Havtil - Havindustritilsynet Full details: https://lnkd.in/eArvZAui

🔶Blowout: Uncontrolled flow of formation fluids from a well. An uncontrolled flow of formation fluids from the wellbore or into lower pressured subsurface zones (underground blowout). Uncontrolled flows cannot be contained using previously installed barriers and require specialized services intervention. A blowout may consist of water, oil, gas or a mixture of these. Blowouts may occur during all types of well activities and are not limited to drilling operations. In some circumstances, it is possible that the well will bridge over, or seal itself with rock fragments from collapsing formations downhole

Steam kick from geothermal exploration well: This steam kick occurred during the time of drilling at IJN 6-1 entering a shallow depth high temperature steam reservoir at 630 m. This incident could occur in a geothermal drilling and already mitigated with the installation of BOP (Blow Out Preventer). During the incident, the BOP was function properly, however due to the increase of the pressure and temperature of the well, the steam flows to the surface. There is no harmful gas detected that can harm the local community, and the situation is properly controlled. Until now, MCG is still working to manage the steam kick and stabilizing the well by pumping heavy drilling mud and it is expected the situation will be overcome soon. The incident has been reported and coordinated with the related government body, local authorities and socialized with local communities. #blowout #kick #geothermal #oilfield #geothermalenergy #nature #energy #incident #drilling