Loss of Well Control - Statistics and Summaries 2006-2012 ytd
The Bureau 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:
- Uncontrolled flow of formation or other fluids. The flow may be to an exposed formation (an underground blowout) or at the surface (a surface blowout).
- Flow through a diverter
- Uncontrolled flow resulting from a failure of surface equipment or procedures
| OCS Losses of Well Control: CY 2006-2012 ytd |
| LOSS OF WELL CONTROL *** |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 ytd |
| GOM |
PAC |
GOM |
PAC |
GOM |
PAC |
GOM |
PAC |
GOM |
PAC |
GOM |
PAC |
| Flow Underground |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Flow Surface |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Diverter Flow |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Surface Equipment Failure |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| LOSS OF WELL CONTROL (TOTALS) |
7 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| COMBINED TOTAL FOR THE YEAR |
7 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
ytd: = Year To Date
*** Effective July 17, 2006, BOEMRE 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 incidents shown in these categories for 2006 and beyond may be affected by this change when compared to previous years.
SOURCE: BSEE Database as of August 2012
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