During that era, the simple drilling techniques, such as cable-tool drilling, and the lack of blowout preventers meant that drillers could not control high-pressure...

Well drilling is the process of drilling a hole in the ground for the extraction of a natural resource such as ground water, brine, natural gas, or petroleum...

kick) emanating from a well reservoir during drilling. Kicks can lead to a potentially catastrophic event known as a blowout. In addition to controlling...

Oil well control is one of the most important aspects of drilling operations. Improper handling of kicks in oil well control can result in blowouts with...

Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field...

wellbore. Some oil wells are drilled with air or foam as the drilling fluid. The generated rock "cuttings" are swept up by the drilling fluid as it circulates...

types: marine drilling risers used with subsea blowout preventer (BOP) and generally used by floating drilling vessels; and tie-back drilling risers used...

sediment by wind Blowout (tire), a sudden loss of tire pressure Blowout (well drilling), a sudden release of oil and gas from a well Blowout grass, a type...

Directional drilling (or slant drilling) is the practice of drilling non-vertical bores. It can be broken down into four main groups: oilfield directional...

drilling fluid, also known as drilling mud, is used to aid the drilling of boreholes into the earth. Used while drilling oil and natural gas wells and...

While drilling the oil well, surface pressure control is provided by a blowout preventer (BOP). If the pressure is not contained during drilling operations...

onshore drilling rig. Offshore drilling rigs have similar elements, but are configured with a number of different drilling systems to suit drilling in the...

drilling mud, the oil or gas can blow out of the wellbore. This has caused spills of large quantities of oil and fires on drilling rigs. The blowout of...

Underbalanced drilling, or UBD, is a procedure used to drill oil and gas wells where the pressure in the wellbore is kept lower than the static pressure...

semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by BP. On 20 April 2010, while drilling at the Macondo Prospect, a blowout caused an explosion...

that are not used for drilling. Blowout (well drilling) Blowout preventer Oil well Oil well control "Oilfield Glossary". Well Control. Retrieved 29 March...

by International Well Control. The blowout did not cause any casualties, but the drilling rig was destroyed. Damages to the drilling rig were estimated...

the ocean. Blowout (well drilling) – Uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from a well Deep well drilling – Using a drilling rig to bore...

from ignited high pressure wells. A frequent cause of a well fire is a high-pressure blowout during drilling operations. Oil well fires are more difficult...

intervention vessels, or mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) for the heavier interventions such as snubbing and workover drilling rigs. Light interventions are...

extract natural resources such as gas or oil. During such drilling, data is acquired from the drilling rig sensors for a range of purposes such as: decision-support...

Drilling engineering is a subset of petroleum engineering. Drilling engineers design and implement procedures to drill wells as safely and economically...

drill as deep as possible into the Earth's crust. Drilling began on 24 May 1970 using the Uralmash-4E, and later the Uralmash-15000 series drilling rig...

Intermediate casing may be necessary on longer drilling intervals where necessary drilling mud weight to prevent blowouts may cause a hydrostatic pressure that...

Transocean Ltd. is an American drilling company. It is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor based on revenue and is based in Vernier, Switzerland...

pushed the blowout oil 114 feet into the air, when the drill hit the oil. The drilling rig collapsed in the blowout. A new clean well was drilled nearby and...

Well completion is the process of making a well ready for production (or injection) after drilling operations. This principally involves preparing the...

blocked the opening at the top of the dome. Pumping heavy drilling fluids into the blowout preventer to restrict the flow of oil before sealing it permanently...

to keep the blowout preventer to be used as evidence in any court actions. On 25 August, Harry Thierens, BP's vice president for drilling and completions...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blowout (well drilling), the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from a well Crush 'n' Gusher, a water coaster...