Prevention of Well Control Incidents
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wild Well Control, Inc.
 Is the world’s leading provider of emergency
firefighting, well control and related engineering
services.
Wild Well Control, Inc.
 Began in 1975
 Founded by Joe Bowden, Sr.
 World Headquarters
Houston, Texas
 Acquired by Superior Energy
Services, 2001 (NYSE – SPN)
Firefighting & Well Control
Well Control Training
 Accredited by the
International Association of
Drilling Contractors (IADC)
USA Market
2007
Certificates Issued (Thru 6/30)
2006
2005
Total Issued by
IADC
7,499
15,821
11,339
– WellCAP PLUS®
Program
Issued by
WWCI Training
3,287
4,253
2,082
– Drilling, Workover &
Well Servicing
WWCI Percent of
USA Total
43%
27%
18%
– WellCAP® Program
Pressure Control
 Planning - Well control
concerns, engineering or
operational
 Operations - When Driller’s
Method or Wait and Weight
does not turn out as planned.
Engineering
 Well Control Modeling
 Well Control Risk Assessment
 Rig Audits & Crew Training
 Blowout Contingency Plan
 Relief Well Planning
Three Simultaneous Relief Wells
Targets – Three Different Blowing Wells
Relief Well #2
Relief Well #3
Relief Well #1
Well Control Jobs & Engineering Projects
2007
2007
2006
2005
2002-04
*Estimated
YTD
Well Control
Jobs
100*
73
110
97
60
Engineering
Projects
252*
189
204
187
195
Average
Safety Experience
PASSPORT
Training / Safety
Certification
2006
2005
2004
Total Recordable
Incident Rate
0.00
0.00
0.00
Number of Lost
Workday Cases
0
0
0
Incident Rate of
Lost Workday
0.00
0.00
0.00
 Safety / Training
Certification Program
 Director of Safety
 June 2007 – 1.5 Million
Hours with no LTA’s
Well Control Modeling – Major Clients
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Anadarko
BP - US, Trinidad, Egypt, Brazil
BG Group
Clayton Williams
ConocoPhillips
Devon
ExxonMobil
Newfield
Nexen
Pogo
Premier
Repsol YPF
Shell
Statoil
Total
Wintershall
Well Control Modeling
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WC Risk Management
Well Planning
Drilling Operations
Special WC Operations
The Simulator
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Two phase time transient “full effect” model.
Operating parameters can be changed any time.
More realistic than single bubble models.
Separator and flare line limits.
Choke line friction pressure limit.
Well Planning
Kick Tolerance
Observation Points
Kick Circulation
Drilling Operations
 Kick tolerance updates – function of casing point,
fracture gradient, mud weight, hole depth, kill rate.
 Marginal kicks – Expected or actual kicks that are just
above or below a kick tolerance line.
 Timely updates – Once model is set up for a given well
or hole section, update can be made in a matter of
minutes.
Questions?
Experience Makes The Difference
Tel 281.784.4700 ● Fax 281.784.4750
www.wildwell.com