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Download Wild Well Control Technical Book
This is a very good book for well control “Wild Well Control’s Technical Data Book” which is a quick reference book of formulas, charts and tables. Wild Well Control Technical Book I’ve found that it...
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Diverter Systems In Well Control
The diverter is an annular preventer with a large piping system underneath. It is utilized to divert the kick from the rig and it can be used when the conductor pipe is set. It is not used if you drill...
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Well Control Kill Sheet from Shell
I’ve got the useful SHELL well control kill sheet. It is really handy for drilling people. Please find the download at the end of the blog post. There are 5 parts in the kill sheets. Bull heading...
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Ram Preventers as Well Control Equipment
In the previous topic, we discuss about the annular preventer and today we would like to give you more details regarding ram preventers. The ram preventers were invented by James Smither Abercrombie...
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How To Perform Volumetric Well Control Method
This article will demonstrate how to perform volume metric well control. There are a total of 5 steps as listed below; Step 1 – Calculation Three calculations must be determined before conducting...
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Cement Transition Period in The Oil Well Can Cause Well Control Situation
When cement is in transition period (forming the bond), you will lose some hydrostatic pressure because cement becomes solid phase therefore water in the cement will provide hydrostatic pressure. In...
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Understand More about Pipe Rams, Variable Bore Rams and Shear Rams
I would like to share these 3 VDO’s demonstrating how Pipe Rams, Variable Bore Rams and Shear Rams work. This eliminate confusion when the new people in the oilfield read and try to understand about...
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Kick Tolerance Concept and Calculation for Well Design
Kick tolerance is the maximum gas volume for a given degree of underbalance which the circulation can be performed without exceeding the weakest formation in the wellbore. This article is the extended...
View ArticleBlowout – Oilfield Disaster That You Need to See
These are some footage showing some oil drilling rigs were blown out and got fired. I would like to share these VDO clips to raise awareness of well control. Oil Rig Blowout Chesapeake Energy Nomac Rig...
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Learn About Drill Pipe Float Valve
A drill pipe float valve is a check valve installed in the drill stem that allows mud to be pumped down but prevents flow back up. There are two types of float valves which are flapper type and plunger...
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Riser Margin – One of Important Concepts For Deep Water Drilling
Riser margin in the mud weight increase below mud line to compensate bottom hole pressure in case of an accident disconnect or a failure marine riser close to the BOP stack at sea bed. The riser margin...
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Hercules Jackup Rig 265 Blows Out In Gulf Of Mexico and 44 People Evaculated
This is very bad news “ Hercules Jackup Rig 265 Blows Out In Gulf Of Mexico and 44 People Evaculated”. The details that I gather from several sources on the internet. This is the reason why well...
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More News Update: Fire subsides after Hercules 265 partially collapses
I’ve collected several sources of Hercules 265 Blows Out. You can read the update here. CIMB: Fire subsides after gulf rig partially collapses A Gulf of Mexico drilling rig partially collapsed off...
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BP’s $1Billion Battle On ‘Absurd’ Oil Rig Blast Claims As Total Bill For...
BP is to appeal $1billion of compensation payments for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, after lashing out at ‘absurd’ claims by US law firms cashing in on the disaster. The British oil giant yesterday...
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Blowout at EOG site in Eagle Ford Shale – Nabors Rig Blows Out
I would like to share this NEWS. A drilling rig owned by Nabors Drilling USA blew out and caught fire Wednesday evening just before 7 pm while drilling an Eagle Ford Shale horizontal well for EOG...
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International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) Well Control Kill Sheet
International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC ) is one of important organizations in drilling industries. One of their main contributions is well control. IADC has the well control courses...
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Lubricate and Bleed in Well Control
In some special well control cases, you will not be able to circulate kick out of the well then the kick is brought up to the surface using special well control procedure like “Volume Metric Method”....
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What are differences between Full Opening Safety Valve (TIW valve) and Inside...
Two types of stabbing valves that must be prepared for well control are Full Opening Safety Valve (TIW valve) and Inside BOP valve (Gray Valve). We would like to describe what the differences between...
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What Are Differences Between Possible and Positive Well Control Indicators?
Many people tend to confuse between possible and positive well control indicators therefore we would like to differentiate between these two well control indicators. Possible Well Control (kick)...
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Free Useful Well Control Spread Sheet – All Important Well Control Formulas...
There are a lot of people who are interested in well control and we would like to help them learn and make their life easier by sharing the well control spread sheet. The image (Figure 1) below is the...
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