Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences: Research Areas

Article Title: Analysis on the Impact of Losses of Well Control During Offshore Drilling Mekunye Francis and Paul Osaze Ogbeide Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria
by Mekunye Francis and Paul Osaze Ogbeide

Abstract:
Losses of well control during offshore drilling represent an eminent threat associated with the exploration of petroleum (crude oil) by the upstream sector of the petroleum industry. Major challenges faced by the upstream sector of the petroleum industry due to losses of well control during offshore drilling, leading to a blowout includes; claims of lives (personnels working on the rig), ruin equipment, loss of property, huge monetary loss by rig owners, irreparable damage to the environment (land, air, water) and the economy. To surmount the consequences of losses of well control during offshore drilling, well control issues like, formation kick, reservoir pressure, failing blowout prevention systems, drilling of relief wells, inexperience drilling engineering crew, equipment failure and irregularities of water current must be paramount in the plans of offshore drilling engineers. Competent, experience and sensitive drilling engineers who are determine to work with set down rules and regulations and monitoring of drilling equipment can minimize and avert losses of well control during offshore drilling leading to blowout since blowout cases are too enormous to bear by government agencies, oil and gas companies and avoid putting lives, property, the environment and the economy in jeopardy.

Keywords: Offshore, Exploration, Upstream, Blowout, Formation, Reservoir, Environment, Economy, Rig, Jeopardy

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