Blowout prevention is mistake prevention
Conference
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OSTI ID:7340496
The drilling industry has made important advances in the development of equipment and methods to prevent blowouts. However, it is often seen that rig personnel are not adequately trained to ensure that methods and equipment are properly applied. In other words, despite the advances made, mistakes in well control continue to occur. This paper examines the methods and training programs currently utilized with the aim to prevent such mistakes, and analyzes their effect on the performance of the drilling crew. It appears that there is not only a lack of implementation, but also a need for further development in modern training methods. One of the authors, a drilling superintendent, emphasizes the need to raise the rig crew to a high level of well control proficiency and discusses the techniques that could be used to accomplish this objective. The other author, a designer of training simulators, presents his views as to the manner in which present systems could be more effectively utilized and discusses possible new simulators to meet the requirement of the future.
- OSTI ID:
- 7340496
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-760477-12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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