Safety Alert
Safety Alert 81 - Blowout
Safety Alert 81 - Blowout
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 81
- Hydrocarbon ReleaseProcess Safety
- Well controlWell integrity
- Drilling
- Operating and work procedures
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
A water injection well intersected a gas-lifted producing well during drilling, causing a blowout and platform evacuation. One roustabout sustained minor injuries, and the drilling rig suffered considerable damage. The alert describes directional surveys, interference plotting and monitoring drilling parameters to recognise and halt impending well interference.
Classifications: Well control; kick control; loss of well control.
Classifications: Well integrity; well life cycle integrity.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 81. Themes: hydrocarbon release, process safety.