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 USA Market 2007

2006 2005
International Association of Certificates Issued (Thru 6/30)
Drilling Contractors (IADC)
Total Issued by
7,499 15,821 11,339
IADC
– WellCAP® Program
Issued by
– WellCAP PLUS® WWCI Training
3,287 4,253 2,082
Program
– Drilling, Workover & WWCI Percent of
USA Total
43% 27% 18%
Well Servicing
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 #1

Relief Well #3
Well Control Jobs & Engineering Projects

2007 2007 2006 2005 2002-04

*Estimated YTD Average

Well Control
100* 73 110 97 60
Jobs
Engineering
252* 189 204 187 195
Projects
Safety Experience
2006 2005 2004

Total Recordable
0.00 0.00 0.00
Incident Rate
PASSPORT
Number of Lost
0 0 0
Workday Cases

Incident Rate of
0.00 0.00 0.00
Lost Workday

 Safety / Training
Training / Safety Certification Program
Certification  Director of Safety
 June 2007 – 1.5 Million
Hours with no LTA’s
Well Control Modeling – Major Clients
 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

 WC Risk Management
 Well Planning
 Drilling Operations
 Special WC Operations
The Simulator

 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