Blow Out Process.

Presented by

Israel Rodriguez Venezuela Project BHDC

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Purpose

To establish a common understanding of problem areas and challenges related to well control management and competency within the industry
To harmonize the regulators approach, follow-up and requirements to basic and special competence level in the industry within the cooperating countries To emphasize the importance of increased focus on well control aspects within the industry in the near future To reduce or eliminate well control incidents in the BHDC`s area caused by lack of competence within the industry.
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Safety Pyramid
Fatality

LTA OSHA Recordable

At-Risk Behaviors
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Statistics

Podio Study of OCS Blowouts, 1996

1 Blowout for every 285 wells drilled

2.7% of the wells studied deeper than 15,000 ft These accounted for 8% of the blowouts 1 Blowout for every 110 kicks 52 kicks for every 100 wells drilled

Wylie and Visram, 1990

SINTEFF Deep Water, 2001

79% of kicks had significant problems

At least 21% of kicks resulted in loss of all or part of the well
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1992 to 2001 we drilled 1015 wells in water >1500 feet deep

Blowout Pyramid
1 Blowout 20 Well Bore Losses

80 Significant Well Control Problems

110 Kicks At Risk Operations 200+ Wells Drilled
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Bridging Scenarios
16000 14000 12000 10000
Pre sure, psi

Gas Iinflow and Outflow PR

4
Unstable

Massive Solid Production

Total Wellbore Collapse

Wellbore Bridging 7

8000 6000 4000 2000 0 0 2000000 4000000 6000000 8000000 1000000 1200000 Gas Rate, Mscf 0 0

5
Concentration

5000 4000 3000

Pressure

6
Solid Load

2000 1000 0 0 50000 Rate Flow 100000 150000

Moderate

Time, sec Distance, m

Negligible Solid Production

Stable FluidSolid Flow

Bridge

Bridge Failure

Formation Failure

0 0

5000

10000

15000

20000

Pressure, psi

5000

Pressure Profiles Overburden Hydrostatic

Depth, ft

10000

Fluid

Stable

15000

20000

Stable Fluid Flow

Blowout

Underground Blowout
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25000

1. Well is out of Control

16000 14000 12000 10000
Presure, psi

Gas Iinflow and Outflow PR

8000 6000 4000 2000 0 0 2000000 4000000 6000000 8000000 1000000 1200000 Gas Rate, Mscf 0 0

1. Wellbore and Reservoir Performance Relationships

2. Stress and Pressure Distributions 3. Stress-Strength Relationships

3
0 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 Pressure, psi 5000
Pressure Profiles Overburden Hydrostatic

15000

Depth, ft

10000

Fluid

Flow and Geomechanics Models

20000

25000

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2. Wellbore Instability
4
3. Stress-Strength Relationships

4. Solid Production Potential

Wellbore Stability Model

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3. Solid Production
4
Concentration

Massive Solid Production

4. Solid Production Potential

5. Actual Solid Production

Time, sec Distance, m

Solid Production Model

Negligible Solid Production

Stable Fluid Flow

Blowout
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4a. Wellbore Collapse

Massive Solid Production
Total Wellbore Collapse

Wellbore Bridging

5000 4000 3000

Pressure

6
5. Actual Solid Production
0 50000 Rate Flow 100000 150000

2000 1000 0

6. Outflow Performance with Actual Solid Load Flow and Geomechanics Models
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Negligible Solid Production

4b. Bridge Formation

5000 4000 3000
Pressure

2000 1000 0 0 50000 Rate Flow 100000 150000

6. Outflow Performance with Actual Solid Load 7. Bridge and Formation Stability Flow and Geomechanics Models

Stable Fluid-Solid Flow

Blowout
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5. Bridge Stability
Wellbore Bridging

7. Bridge and Formation Stability

Flow and Geomechanics Models

Formation Failure Bridge Failure

Blowout

Underground Blowout

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Thank You. !

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