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Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blowout, 21 April 2010. Kick is defined as an undesirable influx of formation fluid into the wellbore. If left unchecked, a kick can develop into a blowout (an uncontrolled influx of formation fluid into the wellbore). The result of failing to control a kick leads to lost operation time, loss of well and quite ...
KBUG – kelly bushing underground (drilling up in coal mines, West Virginia, Baker & Taylor drilling) KCI – potassium chloride; KD – kelly down; KMW – kill mud weight; KOEBD – gas converted to oil-equivalent at 6 million cubic feet = 1 thousand barrels; KOH – potassium hydroxide; KOP – kick-off point (directional drilling) KOP ...
As technology has advanced, more modern drillers have better control of the overall well. Oil well control is the management of the dangerous effects caused by the unexpected release of formation fluid, such as natural gas and/or crude oil, upon surface equipment of oil or gas drilling rigs and escaping into the atmosphere.
Kelly: A square or hexagon pipe ( Approximately 40 ft. long ) used to turn the drill string while drilling. Kick: An intrusion of pressurized fluid into the wellbore that causes drilling fluid to be displaced. It can be the precursor to a blowout. Kickoff: A planned deviation from vertical, executed at the bottom of the wellbore.
The project initiation documentation is a PRINCE2 [1] term representing the plan of approach in project management. It is assembled from a series of other documents, including the business case, the terms of reference, the communication plan, the risk register, the project tolerances, the project plan, and any specific project controls or inspections as part of a departmental quality plan or ...
A kickoff meeting is the first meeting with the project team and with or without the client of the project. [1] [2] This meeting would follow definition of the base elements for the project and other project planning activities.
Pre-kick The kicker stands by himself at the kicking team's 35-yard line He can't cross the 50-yard line until the ball hits the ground or a player (returner) in the landing zone or end zone
The primary means of detecting a kick while drilling is a relative change in the circulation rate back up to the surface into the mud pits. The drilling crew or mud engineer keeps track of the level in the mud pits and closely monitors the rate of mud returns versus the rate that is being pumped down the drill pipe.