26 July 2008
Alert 08 – 25 Dropped Object – Falling Sledge Hammer WHAT HAPPENED: While doing a pressure test on the stand pipe, a leak was detected at approximately
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26 January 2008
Alert 08 – 02 Standpipe Pressure Gauge Thread Nipple Failure (Under Pressure) WHAT HAPPENED: The rig crew was reaming back to bottom after making a connection. The
26 January 2008
Alert 08 – 01 Working with Rotating Control Devices WHAT HAPPENED: Incident #1 – The rotating control device (RCD) was leaking so the driller sent an employee
31 December 2007
Alert 07 – 39 Wire Rope Parted Results in a High Potential Near Miss WHAT HAPPENED: While racking back a stand of 6-1/2″ drill collars, the winch
31 December 2007
Alert 07 – 37 Employee Falls from Derrick Board WHAT HAPPENED: The crew stopped tripping in the hole to fill the pipe. The rig is a cold
30 November 2007
Alert 07 – 36 Loose, Unsecured Clothing Results in a Fatality WHAT HAPPENED: A driller was killed when the drawstring of an oversized jacket he was wearing
31 August 2007
Alert 07 – 24 High Potential Dropped Object WHAT HAPPENED: During normal drilling operations a dropped object consisting of a tong bucket counterweight weighing approx. 8 -10 lbs
27 May 2007
Alert 07 – 17 Near Miss – Lost Control of Drawworks WHAT HAPPENED: A stand of drill pipe had been drilled down using the top drive. The
27 March 2007
Alert 07 – 10 Two Auxiliary Brake Incidents Result from Miscommunication WHAT HAPPENED: In the past month our company has experienced several serious incidents that could be
