135 – Equipment Damage

6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 22 Lightning Protection

Alert 98 – 22 Lightning Protection WHAT HAPPENED: Lightning struck a drilling rig, causing a failure of the electronic Pit Volume Totalizer (PVT) system. One mud pump was
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 21 Welding Shop Trash Cans

Alert 98 – 21 Welding Shop Trash Cans WHAT HAPPENED: A garbage can located in the welding shop of an offshore rig caught fire. The can was
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 20 Flush Mounted Slips

Alert 98 – 20 Flush Mounted Slips WHAT HAPPENED: A contractor encountered an incident involving the use of Flush Mounted Slips (FMS), which resulted in the release of
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 18 Crane Rig-Up/Rig-Down Safety

Alert 98 – 18 Crane Rig-Up/Rig-Down Safety WHAT HAPPENED: While it was being dismantled, a portable crane fell on an offshore platform. Three contractor employees were seriously injured
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 14 Bolt Breakage

Alert 98 – 14 Bolt Breakage WHAT HAPPENED: While pulling out of the hole, both brake band anchor bolts failed. The elevators were about six feet (two meters)
6 May 1998

Alert 98 – 07 Potential for Fire: Air Compressors

Alert 98 – 07 Potential for Fire: Air Compressors WHAT HAPPENED: A semi-submersible MODU experienced a fire and explosion in its machinery equipment space due to an internal
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 – 29 Power Line Safety

Alert 98 – 29 Power Line Safety WHAT HAPPENED: While moving a rig, a forklift was being used to transport a small desanding motor. Instead of putting the