Performance of Deepwater BOP
Equipment During Well Control Events
Performing Activity
SINTEF
Principal Investigator
Per Holand
Contracting Agency
Minerals Management Service
Completion
October 2001
Description
Description: This project is a follow up to the
recently completed SINTEF study on deepwater BOP reliability. This study
used the information from the same 83 wells but looked at the kicks (48) and
examined BOP performance after each kick will use data from the same wells
used in that project. The project:
Established a
quantified overview of the deepwater well kick frequencies;
Identified the
important parameters contributing to the kick frequency;
Assessed the
performance of BOP equipment during well control operations;
and
Assessed the
effect of well control operations on BOP reliability.
Progress
Per Holland made a
presentation on the report to MMS in October 2001. The final report is
available on our website.
