8 June 2002
Alert 02 – 25 Greasing Crown Assembly – Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: While greasing a deadline sheave, a Roustabout (who had never been to the crown before)
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8 May 2002
Alert 02 – 22 Top Drive Unit and Traveling Blocks Fall to Rig Floor WHAT HAPPENED: A small treble rig (127ft mast) was on its first well
8 January 2002
Alert 02 – 02 Inattention Allows Traveling Block to Strike Crown WHAT HAPPENED: While pulling and standing back 2 3/8” tubing on a truck mounted rig, the
9 August 2001
Alert 01 – 30 Handling Stabbing Guide Results in Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: While installing a stabbing guide on the box of 5 ½” sand screen tubing in
9 February 2001
Alert 01 – 07 Foot Caught in Drawworks Braking System WHAT HAPPENED: The crew was slipping and cutting drilling line as per ton-mile program and had finished
5 September 2000
Alert 00 – 27 Auxiliary Brake WHAT HAPPENED: Prior to “Stage 2” of a cement job, the blocks were raised above the casing stump and locked into
5 July 2000
Alert 00 – 21 Near Miss – Crownout WHAT HAPPENED: While pulling the bottom hole assembly out of the hole, an assistant driller failed to note the
5 July 2000
Alert 00 – 20 Dropped Blocks WHAT HAPPENED: Crews were preparing to move a rig and, at the time of the incident, the blocks were near the
5 June 2000
Alert 00 – 16 Slipping and Cutting Drill Line WHAT HAPPENED: A rig crew gathered tools and equipment and rigged up to slip and cut the drill
