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Advanced Blowout and Well Control

Book1994

Authors:

Robert D. Grace

Advanced Blowout and Well Control

Book1994

 

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In petroleum industry drilling operations even the most simple blowout can kill people and cost millions of dollars in equipment losses - and millions more in environmental damage ... read full description

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    CHAPTER ONE - EQUIPMENT IN WELL CONTROL OPERATIONS

    Pages 3-27

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    CHAPTER TWO - CLASSIC PRESSURE CONTROL PROCEDURES WHILE DRILLING

    Pages 28-83

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    CHAPTER THREE - PRESSURE CONTROL PROCEDURES WHILE TRIPPING

    Pages 84-112

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    CHAPTER FOUR - SPECIAL CONDITIONS, PROBLEMS, and PROCEDURES IN WELL CONTROL

    Pages 113-217

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    CHAPTER FIVE - FLUID DYNAMICS IN WELL CONTROL

    Pages 218-277

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    CHAPTER SIX - SPECIAL SERVICES IN WELL CONTROL

    Pages 278-317

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    CHAPTER SEVEN - RELIEF WELL DESIGN AND OPERATIONS

    Pages 318-340

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    CHAPTER EIGHT - THE UNDERGROUND BLOWOUT

    Pages 341-366

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    EPILOGUE - The AL-AWDA Project: The Oil Fires of Kuwait

    Pages 367-394

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    INDEX

    Pages 395-396

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In petroleum industry drilling operations even the most simple blowout can kill people and cost millions of dollars in equipment losses - and millions more in environmental damage and ensuing litigation. Government environmental and safety requirements demand that operating companies and drilling contractor personnel be rigorously trained in well control procedures and in responding to blowouts when they occur.

The book reviews classical pressure control procedures. In addition, specific situations are presented along with detailed procedure to analyze alternatives and tackle problems. The use of fluid dynamics in well control, which the author pioneered, is given careful treatment, along with many other topics such as relief well operations, underground blowouts, slim hole drilling problems, and special services such as fire fighting, capping, and snubbing. Case histories are presented, analyzed, and discussed.

In petroleum industry drilling operations even the most simple blowout can kill people and cost millions of dollars in equipment losses - and millions more in environmental damage and ensuing litigation. Government environmental and safety requirements demand that operating companies and drilling contractor personnel be rigorously trained in well control procedures and in responding to blowouts when they occur.

The book reviews classical pressure control procedures. In addition, specific situations are presented along with detailed procedure to analyze alternatives and tackle problems. The use of fluid dynamics in well control, which the author pioneered, is given careful treatment, along with many other topics such as relief well operations, underground blowouts, slim hole drilling problems, and special services such as fire fighting, capping, and snubbing. Case histories are presented, analyzed, and discussed.

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ISBN

978-0-08-054581-3

Language

English

Published

1994

Copyright

Copyright © 1994 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Imprint

Gulf Professional Publishing

Authors

Robert D. Grace