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Project Number 383
Date of Summary February 25, 2002
Subject Performance of Deepwater BOP Equipment During Well Control Events
Performing Activity SINTEF
Principal Investigator Per Holand
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion October 2001
Description Description: This project is a follow up to the recently completed SINTEF study on deepwater BOP reliability. This study used the information from the same 83 wells but looked at the kicks (48) and examined BOP performance after each kick will use data from the same wells used in that project. The project:

bullet Established a quantified overview of the deepwater well kick frequencies;
 
bullet Identified the important parameters contributing to the kick frequency;
 
bullet Assessed the performance of BOP equipment during well control operations;

and

bullet Assessed the effect of well control operations on BOP reliability.
Progress Per Holland made a presentation on the report to MMS in October 2001.  The final report is available on our website.
Reports
AA JIP report and not available for public viewing.
AB (820 KB) pdf Unrestricted report, Deepwater Kicks and BOP performance, SINTEF, Final Report, July 2001.
 

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