104 – Elevators

3 April 2004

Alert 04 – 15 Making Up Bit into Bit Sub Results in High Potential Near Miss

Alert 04 – 15 Making Up Bit into Bit Sub Results in High Potential Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: The floor crew was in process of making up
3 February 2004

Alert 04 – 10 Use of Rope for Elevator Hobble Results in LTI

Alert 04 – 10 Use of Rope for Elevator Hobble Results in LTI WHAT HAPPENED: Rig crew was pulling the drilling string out of the hole to
3 January 2004

Alert 04 – 01 Drive Pipe Hammering Incident

Alert 04 – 01 Drive Pipe Hammering Incident WHAT HAPPENED: While driving 30” drive pipe, a hard area in the formation was contacted. The crew continued to
7 June 2003

Alert 03 – 26 Laying Down Cut-Off Casing Joint Results in a Fatality

Alert 03 – 26 Laying Down Cut-Off Casing Joint Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: A 5m cut-off joint of 9 5/8″ casing was suspended in a
7 April 2003

Alert 03 – 15 Spinning Out Pipe With Top Drive Results in Injuries

Alert 03 – 15 Spinning Out Pipe With Top Drive Results in Injuries WHAT HAPPENED: Recently two rig floor workers were injured while working on the rig
7 February 2003

Alert 03 – 08 Dropped Object – Joint of Heavy Weight Drill Pipe

Alert 03 – 08 Dropped Object – Joint of Heavy Weight Drill Pipe WHAT HAPPENED: An incident occurred recently which resulted in a lift sub backing out
8 November 2002

Alert 02 – 49 Dropped Blocks Incident

Alert 02 – 49 Dropped Blocks Incident WHAT HAPPENED: While the rig crew was pulling out of the hole with 5 inch drill pipe (8 stands into
8 September 2002

Alert 02 – 43 Drill Collar Back Out of Lift Sub

Alert 02 – 43 Drill Collar Back Out of Lift Sub WHAT HAPPENED: While preparing to lay down the bottom hole collar, the crew was attempting to
8 July 2002

Alert 02 – 30 Inattention While Pulling Slips Results in Finger Amputation

Alert 02 – 30 Inattention While Pulling Slips Results in Finger Amputation WHAT HAPPENED: When running the first joint of 9 5/8 Casing, it was decided to