Dropped object is one of the most dangerous accidents on the rig therefore we would like to share this footage so you need to watch this. This short VDO can change your life.
You really need to watch this.
My condolences to the Family regarding this bad incident (Fatality Incident in Colorado- Fracking Accident Kills 1 Halliburton crew member and two were injured at Weld County Site). We’ve seen a lot of catastrophic incident about the fracking job and we would like to emphasize everybody about the trapped pressure potential. This can happen very quickly. These are some NEWS on internet that we collect for everybody and we wish the industry would learn from the failure to make the safer work place.
My friend, Robert, forward my an email chain about dropped Top Drive and Travelling Block. It was scary and I felt deeply sorry for everybody. I would like to know where there were happened and their details because I just got only photos with few wordings. I want to learn about these incidents and to be able to share the right stories to my colleagues so we can have the safe workplace while working on the rig. Each photo has the number assign. If you know each particular photo, please feel free to leave me some comments so I can share it later with the team.
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Expect for unexpected. Arabdrill 19 incident is one of the oilfield disasters which you should learn from it. I would like to share you about this because it will help you learn from the past. It is such a very dangerous condition while working in the field because there are several unknown factors so we need to do the proper risk assessment, fully understand the task, follow the rule/procedure and don’t feel free to stop the task if it is unsafe. The detail below is about the Arabdrill 19.
Arabdrill 19 was made by Promet in Singapore on 1982, the AD19 was initially known as Sedneth 202 and it was under contract to Aramco working offshore Saudi. It was vindicated through studies and reports that the jack-up was situated over a production platform wherein it was apparent that a leg happened to buckle and get entangled which caused the breakdown of the AD19 on the platform. Although the information is not very clear, it is apparent that the catastrophe caused the platform’s production tree to be pruned off which triggered a blast and explosion followed by fire which resulted in the submersion of the jack-up as well as the platform.
The owner of the rig, Schlumberger stated that several people were injured in the catastrophe; however there were no reported deaths. Various other reports noted 3 casualties due to the explosion. The leading reason of the occurrence of the accident was the leg jabbing out through the seabed, and it was reported a 100% loss. Later, The AD19 was restored and held for resale by Rig Masters.
Adriatic IV Blowout incident is one of the worst oilfield incidents happened in our industry. We need to learn and understand about it so we can prevent this incident to reoccur again in the future.
In the month of August 2004, Adriatic IV was placed near the Temsah gas production platform, off Port Said situated in Egypt (Mediterranean). The rig was busy drilling a natural gas well and there was a gas explosion which took place. It has been vindicated through reports that the blast was followed by a fire which later escalated to the Petrobel-run platform where it was raging persistently for about 7 days after which it was taken care of. About 150 personnel on the jack-up were saved and all the production and functions were stopped.
It was vindicated through studies and reports by Global Santa Fe that the Adriatic IV was completely submerged and could not be saved or restored. Joint owners of the platform were Italy’s ENI, BP & Egypt’s General Petroleum Corporation and the platform was completely in a dilapidated condition and hence the Egyptian Petroleum minister commanded to destroy it completely. In about 12 months following the catastrophe, the Temsah field and its production activities were restored in a full-fledged manner.
Always ensure that SIMOP’s are properly conducted.
Ref: Rigzone
