Loss of Well Control - Statistics and Summaries 2006-2010

MMS requires that all Losses of Well Control be reported. Effective July 17, 2006, MMS revised the regulations for incident reporting. The number of Losses of Well Control for 2006 may be affected by this change when compared to other years. The current definition for Loss of Well Control means:

OCS Losses of Well Control: 2006-2010
LOSS OF WELL CONTROL ***	2006		2007		2008^YTD		2009		2010
LOSS OF WELL CONTROL ***	GOM	PAC	GOM	PAC	GOM	PAC	GOM	PAC	GOM	PAC
Flow Underground	0	0	1	0	1	0
Flow at the Surface	1	0	3	0	1	0
Diverter Flow	0	0	0	0	1	0
Surface Equipment Failure	0	0	3	0	1	0
REGIONAL LOSS OF WELL CONTROL TOTALS FOR THE YEAR	1	0	7	0	4	0
COMBINED LOSS OF WELL CONTROL TOTALS FOR THE YEAR	1		7		4
^YTD = Year to date *Effective July 17, 2006, MMS revised the regulations for Incident Reporting. Related to this chart, changes were made to the reporting criteria for Losses of Well Control incidents. Thus the number of Loss of Well Control Incidents shown in these categories for 2006 and beyond may be affected by this change when compared to previous years. Effective July 17, 2006, the definition of Loss of Well Control means: 1) Uncontrolled flow of formation or other fluids. The flow may be to an explosed formation (an underground blowout) or at the surface (a surface blowout); 2) Flow through a diverter; or 3) Uncontrolled flow resulting from a failure of surface equipment or procedures. SOURCE: TIMS Database as of 02-Sep-2008**