Safety Alert
Blow Out Preventer (BOP) Drops to Seabed
Blow Out Preventer (BOP) Drops to Seabed
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 20-04
- Dropped ObjectsLifting OperationsMarine Operations
- Dropped objectsHuman factors
- Lifting operations
- Blowout preventerOperator displays and control interfaces
- Upstream oil and gas
- Subsea
Summary
This alert describes a blowout preventer falling to the seabed during deployment on marine riser. A subsea engineer inadvertently triggered the emergency disconnect sequence after mistaking its button for the wellhead connector valve override, separating the preventer from the lower marine riser package.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Blowout preventer; BOP; blow-out preventer.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
A blowout preventer dropped to the seabed during offshore operations.
IADC Alert 20-04. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations, marine operations.