by eftrain331 | Aug 14, 2015 | Well Control
In this earlier post we talked about scaling, which can cause salts to drop out of the completion fluid and the resulting loss of well control weight in a high temperature workover situation. Drilling muds can also lose weight unexpectedly when solids... by eftrain331 | Jul 4, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide, Well Control
1982 H2S BLOWOUT AT LODGEPOLE While it is problematic to rate one H2S well control incident as worse than another, the Blowout at Lodgepole may be described as one of North America’s worst H2S well control releases due to the large flow rate of the well, high... by eftrain331 | Jun 22, 2015 | Well Control
In safety training, especially well control, can there be too much of a good thing? For the constant bottom hole pressure well control method–there is when weighting up mud to kill a kicking well. EAGLE FORD SHALE The Eagle Ford is a shale and, as such,... by eftrain331 | Jun 17, 2015 | Hydrogen Sulfide, Well Control
In most San Antonio H2S programs, personal safety is given an emphasis specifically by focusing on PPE, hazards awareness, communications, worker training and certification, and pre-job planning. The importance of these factors towards personal safety cannot be...