77 – Rig Floor

6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 04 Radio Frequency Radiation Hazards

Alert 98 – 04 Radio Frequency Radiation Hazards WHAT HAPPENED: API RP54 states: “Precautions should be exercised in explosive operations to prevent radio frequency radiation hazards. Warning signs
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 31 Drilling Breaks

Alert 98 – 31 Drilling Breaks WHAT HAPPENED: A drilling rig experienced a chain of events, which could have resulted in a loss of well control. The
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 28 Crew Change Communications

Alert 98 – 28 Crew Change Communications WHAT HAPPENED: An incident occurred on a rig where 420 feet (128 meters) of tubing was dropped in the well
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 27 Energy Lock-Out Procedures

Alert 98 – 27 Energy Lock-Out Procedures WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was adjusting the front rollers on a set of pipe spinner power tongs. When the
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 23 High Pressure Hose Safety

Alert 98 – 23 High Pressure Hose Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A high-pressure top-drive rotary hose ruptured under a pressure of 3000 psi. The hose fell to the
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 12 Cutting Drilling Line

Alert 98 – 12 Cutting Drilling Line WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was in the process of cutting drilling line. The 500-ton blocks had been hung on
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 11 Improper Use of Hand Tools

Alert 98 – 11 Improper Use of Hand Tools WHAT HAPPENED: A workover rig crew was tripping in the hole with specialized shouldered production pipe. The pipe procedure
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 10 Pressure Washing Safety

Alert 98 – 10 Pressure Washing Safety WHAT HAPPENED: A rig worker was using a high-pressure steam cleaner to wash between the drawworks motors when he slipped and
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 02 Kelly Wear and Damage

Alert 98 – 02 Kelly Wear and Damage WHAT HAPPENED: While making a connection in the mousehole to continue drilling, the driller was spinning the kelly to