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Project Number 8
Date of Summary January 5, 2004
Subject Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deepwater Drilling
Performing Activity Louisiana State University
Principal Investigator Dr. Ted Bourgoyne
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion Completed
Description Developed improved well control procedures and systems by theoretical and experimental investigations into overpressured flows, formation fracture, measurements while drilling, diverter operations and related aspects pertaining to operational safety.
Progress Completed
Reports
AA File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (470 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne Jr., A. T., Hise B. R., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deepwater Drilling Operations, Annual Summary Report 1979, Louisiana State University, August 1979.
AB File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.020 KB) Holden, W. R., and others, Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deepwater Drilling Operations, Annual Report No. 2, Louisiana State University, February 15, 1981.
AC File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.076 KB) Holden, W. R., and others, Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to the Used in Deepwater Drilling Operations, Annual Report No. 3, Louisiana State University, August 15, 1981.
AD File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.896 KB) Mathews, J. L., Upward Migration of Gas Kicks in a Shut-in Well, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 1980.
AE File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (5.208 KB) Casariego, V., Experimental Study of Two Phase Flow Patterns Occurring in a Well During Pressure Control Operations, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 1981.
AF File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (4.001 KB) Doyle, R. S., Pressure Drop-Flow Rate Characteristics of A Spherical Type Blowout Preventer During Closure, Master of Science Thesis, August 1981.
AG File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.043 KB) Surcouf, Jr., R. M., An Examination of Blowout Prevention Equipment and Procedures Used on Floating Vessels, Master of Science Thesis, December 1981.
AH File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.191 KB) Holden, W. R., and Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., An Experimental Study of Well-Control Procedures for Deepwater Drilling Operations, Proceedings, 1982 Offshore Technology Conference, Paper No. 4353, May 1982.
AI File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.159 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., University Uses on-Campus Abandoned Well to Simulate Deepwater Well-Control Operations, Oil and Gas Journal, May 31, 1982.
AJ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (8.684 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., Holden, W. R., Langlinais, J. P., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deep Water Drilling Operations, Annual Report Louisiana State University, May 1983.
AK File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.180 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., Holden, W. R., Langlinais, J. P., Whitehead, W. P., The Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Systems for Offshore Drilling Operations, Annual Report No. 2, Louisiana State University, September 1984.
AN File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.592 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T. and Holden, W. R., An Experimental Study of Well Control Procedures for Deepwater Drilling Operations, Journal of Petroleum Technology, pp. 1239-1250, July 1985.
AO File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (9.778 KB) Bourgoyne, J., Holden, W. R., Desbrandes, R. R., Langlinais, J. P., and Whitehead, W. R., A Study of Improved Blowout Prevention Systems for Offshore Drilling Operations, Final Report, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 1986.
BA File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (2.199 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., The Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Systems for Offshore Drilling Operations (Shallow Gas Hazards), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 12, 1989.
BB File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (27.581 KB) International Well Control Symposium/Workshop - Proceedings, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 27- 29, 1989.
BC File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (818 KB) Santos, O. L., Depaula, L., H. R., Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., An Analysis of Gas Kick Removal from the Marine Riser, SPE/IADC 21968 Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 11, 1991.
BD File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (667 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., Performance of Diverters Under Multi-Phase Flow, Summary Report, 1991, Louisiana State University, 1991.
BE File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.582 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., Integrity of Diverter Systems Under Abrasive, Multi-Phase Flow, Summary Report, 1991, Louisiana State University, 1991.
BF File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (918 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., Experimental Study of Gas Slip Velocity and Liquid Holdup in an Inclined Annulus, American Association of Mechanical Engineers, Los Angeles, CA, 1992, Louisiana State University, 1992.
BI File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.730 KB) Mathews, J. L., Upward Migration of Gas Kicks in a Shut-In Well, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 1980.
BJ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.867 KB) Doyle, R. S., Pressure Drop - Flow Rate Characteristics of a Spherical Type Blowout Preventer During Closure, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, August 1981.
BK File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (2.921 KB) Surcouf, R. M., A Examination of Blowout Prevention Equipment and Procedures Used on Floating Vessels, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, December 1981.
BL File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (4.442 KB) Elfaghi, F. A., Pressure Losses in Subsea Choke Lines During Well Control Operations, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 1982.
BM File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.810 KB) Redmann, K. P., Flow Characteristics of Commercially Available Drilling Chokes Used in Well Control Operations, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 1982.
BN File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.149 KB) McFadden, P. G., The Pressure Behavior of a Shut-In Well Due to the Upward Migration of a Gas Kick, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, December 1984.
BO File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (5.344 KB) O'Bryan, P. L., The Experimental and Theoretical Study of Methane Solubility in an Oil-Base Drilling Fluid, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, December 1985.
BP File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.689 KB) Rohleder, S. A., Erosional Aspects of Diverter Design, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, December 1985.
BQ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (2.112 KB) Carter, J. A., Experimental and Theoretical Study of Mud Pulse Propagation, Master of Science Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 1986.
BR File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (7.118 KB) Almeida, M., Computer-Aided Analysis of Formation Pressure Integrity Tests Used in Oil Well Drilling, Phd. Thesis, Louisiana State University, August 1986.
BS File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.791 KB) Beck, F. E., An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Diverter System Performance, Phd. Thesis, Louisiana State University, December 1986.
BT File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (7.151 KB) Casariego, V., Generation, Migration, and Transportation of Gas Contaminated Regions of Drilling Fluid, Phd. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Fall 1987.
BU File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.040 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., et. al., Analysis of Injecting Water and/or Friction Reducing Agent as Means of Reducing Diverter Erosion During Diverter Operations, Louisiana State University, September, 1993.
BV File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (686 KB) Bourgoyne, Jr., A. T., Experimental Study of Erosion in Diverter Systems Due to Sand Production, SPE/IADC 18716 Drilling Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 28, 1989.
BW File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (981 KB) Leitao, H. F. C., Maidla, E. E., , Bourgoyne, A. T., Negrao, A. F., General Computerized Well Control Kill Sheet for Drilling Operations with Graphical Display Capabilities, SPE 20327 presented at the Fifth SPE Petroleum Computer Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 25-28, 1990.
BX File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (601 KB) Leitao, H. F. C., Maidla, E. E., Netto, F. A., Bourgoyne, A. T., Computerized Kill Sheet for Most Drilling Operations, presented at the 1992 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18-21, 1992.
BY File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (809 KB) Kelly, O. A., Bourgoyne, A. T., Holden, W. R., A Computer Assisted Well Control Safety System for Deep Ocean Well Control, presented at the International Well Control Symposium/Workshop, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 27-29, 1989.
BZ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (552 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Kelly, O. A., Casariego, V., Computer Assisted Well Control for Deep Ocean Environments, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1991.
CA File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (22.507 KB) LSU/MMS Well Control Workshop, Petroleum Engineering Research and Technology Transfer Laboratory, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 19-20, 1996.
CB File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (984 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Jain, A., Kelly, O. A., Experimental Study of Erosion Resistant Materials for Use in Diverter Components, Louisiana State University, Petroleum Engineering Department, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 26 , 1995.
CC File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (416 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Kelly, O. A., Reconfiguration of LSU No. 1 Test Well, Louisiana State University, Petroleum Engineering Department, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 26 , 1995.
CD File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (927 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Koederitz, W. L., Gas Kick Behavior During Bullheading Operations, Louisiana State University, Petroleum Engineering Department, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 26 , 1995.
CE File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (459 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Mendes, P. P. M., Two-Phase Flow in Vertical and Inclined Eccentric Flow, Louisiana State University, Petroleum Engineering Department, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
CF File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.149 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Casariego, V., Kelly, O. A., Integrity of Diverter Systems Under Abrasive, Multi-Phase Flow, Louisiana State University, Petroleum Engineering Department, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
CG File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (666 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Casariego, V., Kelly, O. A., Performance of Diverters Under Multi-Phase Flow, Louisiana State University, Petroleum Engineering Department, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
CH File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (406 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Improved Method of Predicting Wellhead Pressure During Diverter Operations, presented at the International Association of Drilling Contractors, Third Annual European Well Control Conference, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, June 2-4, 1992.
CI File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (990 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., The Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 10, Louisiana State University, August 15, 1981.
CJ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.143 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used In Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 8, Louisiana State University, February 16, 1981.
CK File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (501 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Langlinais, J. P., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used In Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 9, May 15, 1981.
CL File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (545 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Hise, B. R., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report May 15, 1980 - August 15, 1980, Louisiana State University, September 1, 1980.
CM File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (205 KB) Holden, W. R., Langlinais, J. P., Bourgoyne, A. T., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 12, Louisiana State University, February 15, 1982.
CN File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.694 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., Unsolicited Research Proposal for Continuation of Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Louisiana State University, June 1979. See Revision (yellow) July 1979.
CP File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (229 KB) Holden, W. R., Langlinais, J. P., Bourgoyne, A. T., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 11, Louisiana State University, November 15, 1981.
CQ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (146 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Hise, B. R., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report, July 23, 1979 - October 23, 1979, Louisiana State University, October 1979.
CR File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (852 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., A Feasibility Study on the Use of Measurements While Drilling (MWD) Technology in Well Control Operations on Floating Drilling Vessels, Phase I, Progress Report No., 1 September 1, 1982 - November 30, 1982, Louisiana State University, December, 1982.
CS File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3.416 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., The Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Systems for Offshore Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 10, December 1, 1984 - February 28, 1985, Louisiana State University.
CT File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (482 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., The Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Systems for Offshore Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 9, September 1, 1984 - November 30, 1984, Louisiana State University.
CU File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.369 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., A Proposal for the Expansion of the LSU-IADC Blowout Prevention Training Center, Louisiana State University, October, 1979.
CV File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (579 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Hise, B. R., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures for Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report, August 23, 1978 - April 23, 1979, Louisiana State University, April 24, 1979.
CW File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (912 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Hise, B. R., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report, April 23, 1978 - July 23, 1979, Louisiana State University, January, 1980.
CX File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.062 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Hise, B. R., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report, January 23, 1980 - May 15, 1980, Louisiana State University, May 1980.
CY File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.140 KB) Snuff System, Technical Overview, Petro Safety, Corporation, Toronto, Canada, July 1984.
CZ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (2259 KB) Holden, W. R., Bourgoyne, A. T., Hise, B. R., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 7, August 16, 1980 - November 15, 1980, Louisiana State University, December 1, 1980.
DA File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (2.259 KB) Holden, W. R., Lanlinais, J. P., Bourgoyne, A. T., Development of Improved Blowout Prevention Procedures to be Used in Deep Water Drilling Operations, Progress Report No. 13, March 16, 1982 - June 15, 1982, Louisiana State University, July 1, 1982.
DB File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (13.436 KB) Bourgoyne, A.T., et. al., LSU/MMS Well Control Workshop: May 23-24, 1995, Baton Rouge, LA, proceedings prepared by Louisiana State University, 1995.
DC File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (6.041 KB) Bourgoyne, A. T., A Confidential Report: The September 14, 1985 Fire occurring on the Zapata Lexington in Green Canyon Block 69, Lease OCS-G 5893, Louisiana State University, January, 1985.
DD File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (10.053 pages) LSU/MMS ROTAC Meeting and Well Control Research Status, Louisiana State University, April 1, 1998.
DE File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (7.645 KB) A Review of Sustained Casing Pressure Occuring on the OCS, Louisiana State University, March 24-25, 1999.
DF File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (4.087 KB) Development of a Prototype Computer-Assisted Well Control System for Deep Ocean Drilling with Automated Detection of Underground Blowouts.
DG File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (4.896 KB) A Review of Sustained Casing Pressures Occurring on the OCS.
DJ File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.218 KB) Wojtanowicz, Andrew K., Bourgoyne, Jr., Adam T,  Zhou, Desheng,  Bender, Kathy, Strength and Fracture Gradients for Shallow Marine Sediments, Final Report, LSU, December 15, 2000.
DK File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (628 KB) Wojtanowicz, Andrew K., Nishikawa, Somei, and Xu Rong. Final Report: Diagnosis and Remediation of Sustained Casing Pressure in Wells. Louisiana State University.   July 31, 2001
DL File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (1.293 KB) Wojtanowicz, Andrew K., Manowski, Wojtek, and Nishikawa, Somei.  Final Report: Gas Flow in Wells After Cementing. Louisisna State University.  September 5, 2000.
DM File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (674 KB)

O’hara, Shell Brazil E&P, Flores-Avila, Pemex, Improved Kick Tolerance Analysis, Final Kick Tolerance Report, LSU, January, 2004.
DO File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) .  (480 KB)

Task 8 - Requirements for Dynamic Kill of Underground Blowouts by, Alvaro F. Negrão, PETROBRAS, Victor Gerardo Vallejo-Arrieta, PEMEX, Adam T. Bourgoyne, JR. LSU, John Rogers Smith, LSU, Last modified:  April 24, 2003  

DP File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) .  (3,916KB)  

 Task 05 - Study of Drill String Safety Valves, by Adam T. Bourgoyne,Jr., LSU, Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578 5215, September 6, 2002

DQ  File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (3,424KB)  

 Task 05 - Drill String Safety Valve Project Report Presentation, by Adam T. Bourgoyne, Jr., LSU and L. Scott Stevens, U. Kentucky, September 08, 2002

DR File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) .  (921KB)  

Task 06 - An Experimental Study of BullHeading Operations for Control of Underground Blowouts by Adam T. Bourgoyne, Jr., LSU and William L. Koedritz, LSU and Hank Bacca, LSU, Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-5215, January 21, 2001

DS File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) .  (1,162KB)  

Task 09 - Review of Recent Diverter Performance during Well Control Emergencies by Adam T. Bourgoyne, Jr., P.E., PH.D., Louisiana State University, Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, (225) 578-5215

DT  (99KB)  .xls 

 Task 09 - Shallow Formation Strength.xls

DU File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) .  (1,077KB)  

Task 10 - Underground Blowout Training Modules by John Rogers Smith, LSU and Adam T. Bourgoyne, Jr., LSU and Sherif M. Waly, LSU and Eileen B. Hoff, LSU, April 17, 2002

DV (655KB) .ppt

 Task 10 - The Case History of an Underground Flow Offshore Texas, An Interactive Group Learning Exercise, by John Rogers Smith, P.E., Ph.D. Louisiana State University, (2002)
DW File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . (2,963KB)  ‘TOP CEMENT PULSATION FOR PREVENTION OF FLOW AFTER CEMENTING’, by Andrew K. Wojtanowicz, John Rogers Smith, Wojciech M. Manowski, and Joseph Martin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 15, 2000
DX File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) .  (2,303KB)  ‘Appendix Document - TOP CEMENT PULSATION FOR PREVENTION OF FLOW AFTER CEMENTING’, by Andrew K. Wojtanowicz, John Rogers Smith, Wojciech M. Manowski, and Joseph Martin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 5, 2000

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