Technical

Influx Prevention This article highlights the guidelines which shall be followed during tripping and drilling…

Well Control – Preliminary record of information Pre-recording of information.Proper secondary well control follows a…

Influx Detection A kick occurs when the hydrostatic pressure of the mud column in the…

Maintenance and inspection of BOP equipment General recommendations on maintenance, inspection and testing of BOP…

Well Control – Loss of Primary Control There are four principal causes of loss of…

Pressure Testing of Well Control Equipment This article describes the main requirements for Pressure Testing…

Fluid measuring devices Fluid measuring devices play an important role in the casing design of…

Drill String BOP Valves Components for shutting in the drillpipe internally are a basic part…

Well Control during Logging Operations Wireline BOPs are not normally used for open hole logging…

Classification of BOP and well control equipment. Well control equipment falls into five basic working…