Kicks with Drill Collars in the BOP Stack

Kicks with Drill Collars in the BOP Stack

The detection of a kick when the drill collars are in the BOP stack is a time of concern for the safety of the crew and the drilling unit as the normal methods of secondary control using the BOP’s may fail.

A kick of this nature can occur when the drill siring is being pulled out of the hole and is extremely hazardous for the following reasons:

  • the kick is probably due to . . .

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