Report an Incident Form

Drilling, Completions, Well Testing and Lease Construction

Incident Type

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Unsafe Condition/Hazard Near Miss First Aid
Incident Type (May be more than one)
Injury/Illness Environmental Property Damage Vehicle Public Contact

Who, What, Where, When

Well site
Foreman: / Ron Zutz / Superintendent: / ______Richard BeanMark CrawfordMaurice BujoldBill RockneyRichard CorvariPaul CurleyPat BatemanLeah DaviesDarcy KritzerSonya KingGerry StasiukDon PetersDale Hein
Foreman Phone: / (403) 350-1081 / Incident Date/Time: / March 16, 2008
Worker Type: Employee Contractor /

Group:

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______DrillingCompletionsProductionLease ConstructionWell Testing

Contractor Company: / MJB P-tank / Rig Name / #: / Nabor 88
HSE&SD
Advisor: /

Larry Kuhn

Ph: (403) 233-3167 /

Location:

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9-4-48-14w5

Description of Incident

Service rig had been swabbing to P-tank all day. On last swab tester shut in P-tank to build pressure to ship fluid to 400 and blow shipping line clear. All went well. Tester requested rig crew to blow line from well to P-tank with compressed air. Rig crew was about to comply with request.
When I heard rig motors revving it occurred to me what the boys were up to. Called immediate stop to all activity. Had extra special safety meeting to review fire triangle and what would likely have occurred had they proceeded.
These States: Complacency Fatigue Frustration Rushing
Contributed to: Balance/Traction/Grip Eyes not on task Line-of-fire Mind not on task
Incident Potential Index (IPI) Classification
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C-30

Immediate Actions Taken

Crew was about to introduce pressurized air into an 18 m3 P-tank, filled with gas and oil with the pilot on the flare stack lit. Explained to testers and rig crew in no uncertain terms what the consequences of their actions would have been. At least 2 fatalities on the test crew with rig crew likely burned and P-tank destroyed.
Reminded all of Directive 33 and the reason why the fire triangle is reviewed every morning and why they are required to sign off that they understand it.
Had crew tie flowline into casing and use casing gas to blow line clear. Alternatively suggested breaking line and draining into drip trays.
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