Safety Alert
Decanting Synthetic Based Mud Can Results in a Flash Fire
Decanting Synthetic Based Mud Can Results in a Flash Fire
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 03-10
- Hazardous SubstancesHot Work and Fire
- ExplosionFireHazardous substancesStatic electricity
- Fluid transfer
- Ignition source control
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
This alert highlights fire and explosion hazards when decanting low-flash-point synthetic-based mud additives. It describes delivery in tote tanks and gravity feeding through flexible hoses into mud pits, identifies a flammable-liquid classification, and links explosion potential to absent bonding or grounding. It also directs readers to check additive safety data for flammability.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Static electricity; electrostatic discharge.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Ignition source control; ignition prevention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 03-10. Themes: hazardous substances, hot work and fire.