Investigation Report
Well-Control Event During Rig Completion Operations
04-19-2009 15:30 G08483 MC/72 Historic Blowout - Surface Equipment Failure or Procedures - Required Muster
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Human factorsWell control
- Blowout preventerOperator displays and control interfacesValve
- Functional testingOperating and work procedures
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Investigation of a well-control event during completion operations on the Noble Lorris Bouzigard in the Gulf of Mexico. The report examines possible packer leakage, gas migration and omitted reverse circulation, without identifying a definitive cause. It discusses pressure-locked safety equipment, fluid monitoring difficulties, well-kill operations and recommendations for completion practice.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Well control; kick control; loss of well control.
Classifications: Blowout preventer; BOP; blow-out preventer.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.