Technical

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…

Problems Encountered During Well Control Conventional well killing procedures are based upon the basis that…

Surface BOP equipment Surface blowout prevention equipment (BOP) is that equipment used in land operations…