Safety Alert

Safety Alert 110 - Fire

BSEEBureau of Safety and Environmental EnforcementBSEE Safety Alert 110

Safety Alert 110 - Fire

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Summary

During casing running, a welder cutting a thread protector ignited gas migrating from the bell nipple, injuring a crew member filling the hole with mud. The alert describes BOP closure and hose extinguishment, reinforces prohibition of hot work near open wells, and recommends combustible-gas checks.

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About This Record
Publisher
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Type
Safety Alert
Reference
BSEE Safety Alert 110
Date
24 March 1983 (added from another catalogue record)
Topic
Fire, Well Control
Activity
Drilling, Hot Work
Equipment
Gas Detector
Control
Atmospheric Gas Testing, Ignition Source Control
Sector
Upstream Oil and Gas
Link
Checked , working
Record
bsee-safety-alert-110 · added 2 September 2026

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