Safety Alert
Near Miss – Mud Pump Relief Line
Near Miss – Mud Pump Relief Line
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 05-42
- Pressure Systems
- Mechanical failurePressure systems
- PumpsValve
- Pressure relief
- Upstream oil and gas
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Summary
This alert describes a mud pump near miss after a module repair and return to circulation. The relief valve operated at approximately 4,900 psi, while bolts securing an anchor clamp on the mud tank failed. Nobody was present in the area, and no personnel were injured.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Pressure relief; overpressure protection.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
IADC Alert 05-42. Themes: pressure systems.