2006-2010 Well Control Problems
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| Dist | Date | Operator | Lease/Facility Name | Lease/ID | Permit # | Well # | Field Name | County | Fire | H2S | Injuries | Deaths | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 12/8/2010 | XTO Energy | Elvin Barnett | 697695 | 9 | Bald Prairie | Robertson | N | N | 0 | 0 | Well kicked during drilling. Closed BOPs but they did not hold. | |
| 7C | 12/3/2010 | COG Operating | Ellie Lease | 16859 | 1415 | Upton | Y | N | 1 | 0 | Gas kicked and ignited, injuring one man. | ||
| 01 | 11/14/2010 | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | Charles A. Beaver, Sr. | 11432 | 1 | Uknown | Frio | N | Y | 0 | 0 | Virtex was drilling new well about 50 +/- feet away from old well and old well blew out. CR 1581 closed. | |
| 08 | 11/9/2010 | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | Yates Fiedl Unit | 24061 | 21C28 | Yates | Pecos | N | Y | 0 | 0 | All county road and lease roads leading to the well area were blocked off. Well kicked while being converted from production to C02 injection well. Operator pumped rubber into well in order to plug leaking BOP and then regained control of well. | |
| 8A | 11/10/2010 | Occidental Permian | Denver Unit | 18910 | 2505W | Wasson | Yoakum | N | N | 0 | 0 | A well runner was making an attempt to close off tubing valve after a needle valve had broken off. New valve connection was placed at the top of wellhead to regain control. | |
| 08 | 11/10/2010 | Apache Corporation | East Mallett Unit | 15298 | 14 | Slaughter | Cochran | N | Y | 0 | 0 | Well kicked when pulling out tubing. Able to gain control of well by pumping mud and with Blowout preventer. | |
| 08 | 9/29/2010 | Occidental Permian LTD | Levelland Unit | 03780 | 853 | Levellalnd | Hockley | N | N | 0 | 0 | Replacing packing when well blew out. Well pressured up and blew the packing rubbers. | |
| 08 | 9/22/2010 | Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC | Sacroc Unit | 03137 | 257-04 | Kelly Snyder | Scurry | N | N | 0 | 0 | Hole in the surface casing. (Well was being used as a disposal well. | |
| 03 | 9/22/2010 | Unit Petroleum Company | Blackstone- Duff gas unit | 193840 | 1 | Villiage Mills Deep (WX Cons.) | Hardin | N | N | 0 | 0 | Workover operations were finished at 5:00 pm and well appeared to be stable. At around 8:00 a homeowner in the area called in the blowout. | |
| 09 | 6/17/2010 | Wilcox | Johnson, LK | 692937 | 302 | Wildcat (4999) | Foard | N | N | 0 | 0 | Operator perforated hole w/ water @ 3,472' and gas came in, operator was expecting oil from the zone.Well was shut-in with BOP. | |
| 02 | 5/21/2010 | XTO Energy | Sibley Estate | 177228 | 8 | Wildcat | Lavaca | N | N | 0 | 0 | After drilling out the plug the well came in blowing gas over the derrick crown. The BOPs were shut in but failed. | |
| 01 | 5/17/2010 | Anamdarko E&P Co. LP | Tovar West-Lloyd | 693949 | 1H | Brisco Ranch (Eagleford) | Maverick | N | N | 0 | 0 | While pulling out 2 joints the well came in and unloaded. | |
| 04 | 5/5/2010 | Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation | La Pita | 692752 | 2 | Wildcat | Cameron | N | N | 0 | 0 | When pipe was cut well began flowing and BOPs failed to close. | |
| 02 | 4/2/2010 | Lavaca River Operating Co. LLC | Reid | 689970 | 1 | Wildcat | Lavaca | N | N | 0 | 0 | Operator was tripping the drill pipe and gas began to kick. | |
| 08 | 4/8/2010 | XTO Energy, Inc. | University Blk. 9 | 15046 | 2H | University Blk. 9 Wolfcamp/Unit | Andrews | N | N | 0 | 0 | Packer got stuck in BOP. | |
| 08 | 4/27/2010 | Sandrige Expl. And Prod., LLC | Allison | 691225 | 3034 | Pinon (Overthrust) | Pecos | N | N | 0 | 0 | Controlled release afer well took a kick while drilling. | |
| 7B | 4/12/2010 | Burlington Resources O&G CO., LP. | EW Lease | 668669 | 1CD | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Palo Pinto | N | N | 0 | 0 | The well took a kick while plugging. | |
| 08 | 3/20/2010 | Element Petroleum Operating | Barnes 3 | 688196 | 1 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Howard | N | N | 0 | 0 | Well began to blow while logging the well. | |
| 04 | 11/24/2009 | Triad Energy Corp. | Seeligson Unit | 087684 | 1 | Seeligson (Combined Zones) | Jim Wells | N | N | 0 | 0 | Well was assumed dead the BOP was removed. Well pressured up and the blowout began. | |
| 06 | 10/26/2009 | XTO Energy INC. | New Horizons | 673033 | Carthage, North (Bossier Shale) | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | Leaking packer was being snubbed out of the well when the tubing parted and well blew out. | ||
| 05 | 9/14/2009 | Encana | Mercer Ranch Lease | 667560 | 406 H | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Tarrant | N | N | 0 | 0 | Pumper reported the well was spewing gas between the master valve and the surface casing flange. | |
| 03 | 8/18/2009 | LGDC Corp. | Dompier-Nix | 212749 | 1 | Richmond Ranch (Vicksberg) | Fort Bend | N | N | 0 | 0 | Operations were underway to fish a packer at 5785' and while tripping out of the hole, the well cam to. | |
| 03 | 8/27/2009 | DCP Austin Gathering | Pipeline Gathering | Giddings (Austin Chalk) | Lee | Y | N | 0 | 0 | Pipeline Ruptured without external impact. Line was shut in and fire burned itself out. | |||
| 08 | 8/12/2009 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | TXL -B- | 11858 | 5 | Slator (San Andres) | Ector | N | N | 0 | 0 | Loss of well control after frac job. | |
| 05 | 8/8/2009 | Quicksilver Resources INC. | Alliance "L" Pad | 662308 | 3H | Alliance "L" Pad | Tarrant | N | N | 0 | 0 | During drill out operations they suspect the tubing split and blowout occurred through casing. | |
| 02 | 7/6/2009 | Dewbre Petroleum Corp | Charles | 186977 | 1 | Sartwelle, West (Yegua 5600) | Lavaca | N | N | 1 | 0 | Removing existing wellhead and the well began to flow dry gas and produced water. | |
| 05 | 7/1/2009 | XTO Energy | Weatherby Unit | 657907 | 3H | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Johnson | N | N | 0 | 0 | Going into circulate clean when they hit a perf and the tubing failed. 12 residents evacuated and public roads to the lease closed. | |
| 8A | 6/11/2009 | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | Sacroc Unit | 03137 | 260-04 | Kelly-Snyder | Scurry | N | Y | 0 | 0 | 5-6 homes evacuated as a precaution. Well was leaking from brandenhead or/the casing annulus. H2S was monitored the entire time. | |
| 05 | 4/23/2009 | Encanca Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. | DCR | 641830 | 1 | Wildcat | Robertson | N | Y | 0 | 1 | Rig was on well pulling coiled tubing after clean out job; tubing became stuck and well started flowing. Injured person passed away at later time. | |
| 03 | 4/16/2009 | The Daniels Corporation | McCracken, Catherine | 14765 | 1A | Lake Houston, (Cockfield) | Harris | N | N | 0 | 0 | Casing valve leaking. Near subdivision and strip mall. Kohl's and Target were shut down. Well was on orphaned well list to plug with state funded plugging. | |
| 03 | 3/30/2009 | Exxcel Operating Company | Nortington | 118618 | 1 | Bernard W. | Wharton | N | N | 0 | 0 | Casing valve cut out while bleeding off the pressure from the production casing. | |
| 03 | 2/5/2009 | Krescent Energy Company | Quinn | 666332 | 3H | Wildcat | Tyler | N | N/A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 04 | 2/9/2009 | Del Mar Exploration Company | Perkins-Lagasse | 674612 | 1 | Saxet Field | Nueces | N | N | 0 | 0 | Well kicked when operator was entering hole with 2 joints of drill pipe. Considered a short duration blowout; loss of 30bbls. | |
| 10 | 1/9/2009 | Mewbourne oil company | Leslie Webb Et Al | 673919 | 1893 | Wildcat, Mendota Ranch | Hemphill | Y | N | N | N | Blowout occurred during a bit change tip. | |
| 8A | 12/2/2008 | Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC | Sarco Unit | 03137 | 177-04 | Kelly-Snyder | Scurry | N | Y | 0 | 0 | ||
| 03 | 11/14/2008 | Kimgwood Exploration | Sharpshooter | 24891 | 1 | Hastings, East | Brazoria | N | N | 0 | 0 | County road 242 closed. Well had a hole in the surface casing and was leaking. | |
| 7B | 10/9/2008 | Culebra Oil & Gas, LLC | M. Smith Lease | 664518 | 3 | Palo Pinto | N | N | 0 | 0 | Hole developed in flow line from wellhead. | ||
| 08 | 10/7/2008 | Energen Resources Corp | North Westbrook Unit | 20831 | 6857 | Westbrook | Mitchell | N | N | 1 | 0 | Well was blowing through pit and choke manifold | |
| 03 | 9/23/2008 | Fairways Offshore Expl. Inc. | State Tract 366-L | 135948 | 1U/L | Middle Bank Reef (C-54) | Bazoria | N | N | 0 | 0 | Bell nipple failed during nitrogen fracture stimulation | |
| 6 | 9/17/2008 | SE Energy, L.L.C. | Tenaha SED | 665035 | 1 | Tenaha, South(Cotton Valley)field | Shelby | N | N | N | N | Operator was having problems with well; controlling it with 12.3 ppm mud. Closed BOPS and well blewout | |
| 5 | 8/24/2008 | Blue Start Operating Co. | Rachul, Verna ET Al | 163937 | 1R | RachuI (Cotton Valley Lime) | Robertson | N | Y | 1 | N | Person ran over well head, causing blowout | |
| 8 | 8/15/2008 | Kinder Morgan Production Co LP (463318) | Saroc Unit | 03137 | 91-3 | Kelly Snyder | Scurry | N | N | N | N | brandenhead cracked, venting produced water | |
| 3 | 7/22/2008 | Holifield Oil Co. | Dawsey Lease | 18483 | 1 | Giddings Austin Chalk | Lee | N | N | N | N | Landowner clearing land knocked off valve with bulldozer | |
| 1 | 5/8/2008 | Express Oil Co. | Reyes | 658893 | 1 | Dimmit | Y | N | 5 | 0 | well blew out thru the kelly, well was being re-completed | ||
| 3 | 4/15/2008 | Decker Operating | Mary Macha Gas Unit 2 | 192685 | 1 | Mary Macha (Frio) | Wharton | N | N | N | N | swabbed well in,blew cement out,well shut-in | |
| 6 | 3/7/2008 | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | Allie Marie Hogg | 232684 | 10 | Carthage, North (CV) | Panola | N | N | N | N | valve developed leak | |
| 6 | 2/18/2008 | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. | Buford and Blow | 645056 | Oak Hill | Gregg | Y | ||||||
| 6 | 1/28/2008 | Cabot Oil & Gas | Pinkerton | 640360 | 8 | Minden | Rusk | N | N | N | N | valve on frac stack failed, 61 people evacuated | |
| 3 | 1/26/2008 | CWC OIL AND GAS CO. | R M White | 109497 | 28 | Anahuac | Chambers | N | N | N | N | venting gas created cloud,sheriff closed Hwy.well shut-in | |
| 8 | 1/2/2008 | Petroplex Energy, Inc. | Petrey | 633216 | Mi Vida (Ellen) | Reeves | N | Y | N | N | valve in cellar blew off, plan to try and unstick drill pipe | ||
| 4 | 12/16/2007 | BRIGHAM OIL & GAS, L.P. | Sullivan, D. J. | C-31 | Triple Crowne (Vicksburg) | Brooks | N | N | N | N | crew going back into hole with tubing,well begain flowing back at them | ||
| 8A | 11/2/2007 | Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | Sacroc Unit | 03137 | 178-01 | Kelly-Snyder | Scurry | N | N | N | 0 | bottom valve failed while changing out master valve on tree | |
| 3 | 10/23/2007 | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Santa Fe #B | 645146 | 2r | Kenneth Reiss (Wilcox) | Polk | N | N | N | 0 | casing valve left open, valve cut out and will be replaced | |
| 8 | 10/20/2007 | WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION | G. W. O'Brien | 07338 | 642117 | 761 | Winkler | N | N | 1 | 0 | worker fatally injured by rig equipment | |
| 3 | 10/9/2007 | Bomco USA | International Disposal | 15950 | 1 | Pierce Junction | Harris | N | N | N | 0 | gas blew valve off casing side | |
| 6 | 10/2/2007 | Samson Lone Star, LLC | J. W. Elliott | 015932 | 1 | Chapel Hill (Rodessa) | Smith | N | N | N | N | tubing was cut, gas started flowing up | |
| 8 | 9/24/2007 | Petroplex Energy, Inc. | Quinn | 217188 | 106H | Mi Vida (Fusselman) | Reeves | N | Y | N | 0 | Hole blew | |
| 5 | 8/9/2007 | Chesapeake Operating | Rock Creek Drilling Permit | 623676 | E 8H | Newark,East (Barnett Shale) | Tarrant | N | N | 0 | 0 | connection had a leak and got cut | |
| 5 | 8/9/2007 | Encana Oil & gas | McLean A No. 2 | 636556 | A2 | Robertson | Y | N | 0 | 0 | rig light caused dry gas to catch fire, burning rig | ||
| 5 | 8/7/2007 | Chesapeake Operating | Rock Creek | ||||||||||
| 2 | 7/20/2007 | REH, Inc. | Fromme Gas Unit #1 | 642079 | 1 | Powder River (Consolidated) | Goliad | N | N | 0 | 0 | production casing started leaking | |
| 10 | 7/17/2007 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Reed 1 | 629066 | 1H | Wheeler | N | N | 0 | 0 | attempting to install blow out preventer, well kicked. | ||
| 5 | 6/26/2007 | Jerry Hess Operating | Callejo "A" | 164952 | 2 | Sanford Dvoring (Barnett Shale) | Dallas | N | N | 0 | 0 | well took a kick | |
| 8A | 6/25/2007 | Kinder Morgan Production Co. LP | Sacroc Unit | 03137 | 36-5 | Kelly-Snyder | Scurry | N | N | 0 | 0 | contractor broke casing nipple | |
| 9 | 6/12/2007 | TELEO | 639467 | 2 | well took gas kick | ||||||||
| 8A | 6/14/2007 | Kinder Morgan Production Co LP | Sacroc Unit | 03137 | 5203 | Kelly-Snyder | Scurry | N | N | 0 | 0 | operator snagged a valve on the well casing | |
| 7C | 6/8/2007 | Dominion | Edwin S. Jr. "U" | 634769 | Sutton | Y | N | 3 | 0 | kick of gas with condensate | |||
| 7C | 05/17/07 | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | University 1-33 | 635372 | 6 | Wildcat | Reagan | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 5/16/07 | Burlington Res O & G Co-Midland | Waddell, W.N. | 01224 | 1262 | Dune | Crane | N | Y | 0 | 0 | Lost circulation | |
| 3 | 5/6/2007 | Merritt Energy | Kavanaught & Collins | A3 | Polk | N | N | 0 | 0 | gas started to flow from the casing side of the well. | |||
| 7B | 4/25/07 | Upham Oil & Gas Company | J. Andreatta | 636406 | 2 | Palo Pinto | N | N | 0 | 0 | Operator was tripping the drill pipe. | ||
| 6 | 4/3/2007 | Fossil Resources, Inc. | Marvin B. McBride Jr. | 623201 | 1H | Kendrick (James) | Nacogdoches | N | N | 0 | 0 | port on the wellhead below the bop blewout. | |
| 8 | 3/19/07 | Exxon Mobil | Means San Andres | 17503 | 3360 | Means | Andrews | N | N | 0 | 0 | casing disconnected. | |
| 5 | 2/23/2007 | Devon Energy Prod Co LP | C.E. Neal GU B-1 | 624747 | 11-H | Nan-Su-Gail | Freestone | N | N | 0 | 0 | failure of the well head below the frac valve. | |
| 9 | 2/7/2007 | Encana Oil & gas | Classic Oak | 626935 | 2H | Johnson | N | N | 0 | 0 | well head equipment failure | ||
| 2 | 1/22/2007 | Cologne Production Company | Schmidt, L.A. "A" | 180471 | 8 | Cologne (4950) | Victoria | Y | N | 0 | 0 | TBG Parted | |
| 5 | 1/19/2007 | Burlington Resources | T-Bar-X/Sullivan Gas Unit | 623057 | 2 | Wildcat | Robertson | N | N | 0 | 0 | removing BOP's | |
| 8 | 1/15/2007 | Riata Energy Inc. | West Ranch | 618128 | 5043 | Pinon (Overthrust) | Pecos | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1/13/2007 | Riata Energy Inc. | West Ranch | 627479 | 3309 | Algerita (Ouachita Caballos) | Pecos | N | Y | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1/9/2007 | Carthage School | Carthage High School | Panola | N | N | N | N | fresh water well at the school blowing natural gas | ||||
| 6 | 12/7/2006 | XTO Energy | Pirkle | 624618 | 15 | Carthage | Panola | N | N | 0 | 0 | drilling break | |
| 8A | 10/23/2006 | Occidental Permian LTD. | Willard Unit | 80W | Wasson | Yoakum | N | N | 0 | 0 | well was undergoing a workover and the well came in | ||
| 3 | 10/22/2006 | Samson Lone Star LP | McClintock | 624626 | 1 | Wildcat | Jefferson | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 10/5/2006 | Chaparral Energy | Hacienda State | 621372 | 4-46 | Loving | N | N | 0 | 0 | Key Energy truck backed into the well. | ||
| 8 | 9/29/2006 | LCX Energy, LLC | Cowden "B" | 617808 | 2202 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Midland | Y | N | 0 | 0 | making a connection and well kicked. | |
| 3 | 9/3/2006 | Devon Energy Production Co | Burkhart | 621007 | 2 | Silverspoon | Matagorda | N | 0 | 0 | 0 | dresser sleave blew off a flowline | |
| 8 | 8/25/2006 | Forest Oil Corporation | State 71 | 616361 | 1 | Wildcat | Reeves | N | 0 | 0 | 0 | equipment related to the snubbing unit broke loose | |
| 2 | 8/21/2006 | Lou Little Operating Co. | Klimitchek | 623583 | 1 | Wildcat | Lavaca | Y | 0 | 0 | 0 | making a bit trip when the well came in | |
| 2 | 8/14/2006 | Arrington, David H Oil & Gas | Ericson Clark | 611891 | 1 | Live Oak | N | 0 | 0 | tripping out of the hold to make a logging run. | |||
| 2 | 8/10/2006 | Apache Corporation | Zengerlee, Wayne | 611944 | 3 | Wildcat | De Witt | N | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 8/2/2006 | Newpark Env. Services | Fannett | Jefferson | N | N | 0 | 0 | drilled through salt plug | ||||
| 8 | 7/27/2006 | Fasken Oil & Ranch Ltd. | Blakeney, B.H., -J- | 19468 | 2 | Goldsmith, East (Glorieta) | Ector | N | N | 0 | 0 | scale caused tubing to pop out | |
| 3 | 7/13/2006 | GEL Petroleum | Howard Smith Fee | 02969 | 18 | Markham | Matagorda | N | N | 0 | 0 | well pressured up. | |
| 8 | 6/28/2006 | Riata Energy Inc | West Ranch | 204037 | 2302 | Algerita (Ouchita Caballos) | Pecos | N | N | 0 | 0 | shut in bottom pipe rams and forgot to shut in top blind rams. | |
| 8 | 6/27/2006 | Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation | Allday "N14" | 36252 | 5 | Signal Peak (Wolfcamp) | Howard | N | N | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8A | 6/25/2006 | Occidental Permian Ltd | Cedar Lake Unit | 00577 | 117W | Gaines | N | N | 0 | 0 | hole in a bradenhead nipple | ||
| 3 | 5/24/2006 | Quail Creek Oil Corp. | Dolbear Fee | 617710 | 469 | Hull | Liberty | N | N | 0 | 0 | none | |
| 3 | 4/24/2006 | Gaither Petroleum | S. Hampton | 614988 | 1 | Wildcat | Hardin | N | 0 | 0 | operator pulling wireline out of well when well kicked. | ||
| 5 | 4/22/2006 | XTO Energy Inc. | Gosey Unit | 609230 | 1 | Tarrant | N | 0 | 1 | one of the employees removed a plug or valve | |||
| 3 | 4/19/2006 | Italian-American Oil | Cowan-Zollman | 128276 | 1 | Carlton Speed (Yegua 4600) | Grimes | N | Y | 0 | 0 | could not close casing valve. | |
| 8A | 4/12/2006 | Occidental Permian LTD | Denver Unit | 18910 | 6624WC | Wasson | Gaines | N | N | 0 | 0 | semi truck backed over injection well. | |
| 8A | 3/3/2006 | Sharp Image Energy, Inc. | Eiland, Alice | 66741 | 1 | Sharon Ridge (1700) | Scurry | N | Y | 0 | 0 | tubing broke off at the slips at the wellhead. | |
| 7B | 3/1/2006 | Kinder Morgan Producition Co LP | Claytonville (Canyon Lime) | 613867 | 79 | Fisher | N | N | 0 | 0 | kick while tripping out of the hole with a core string. | ||
| 8A | 2/28/2006 | Occidental Permian LTD | Denver Unit | 18910 | 3216 | Yoakum | N | Y | 0 | 0 | broken casing wing valve. | ||
| 8 | 2/22/2006 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co | War-Wink University 18-34 "A" | 608902 | 18-34 | Ward | N | 0 | 0 | Uncontrolled flow | |||
| 8A | 2/15/2006 | Kinder Morgan Production Co. LP | Sacroc Unit | 03137 | 27-09 | Kelly-Snyder | Scurry | Y | 0 | 0 | pipe nipple blew out | ||
| 8 | 2/13/2006 | Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation | O'Brien, G.W. etal | 07338 | Ward-Estes, North | Winkler | Y | 0 | 0 | Coils on the unit ruptured | |||
| 8A | 2/12/2006 | Kinder Morgan Production Co. LP | Sacroc Unit | 03137 | 215-04 | Kelly-Snyder | Scurry | 0 | 0 | Valve on tbg/csg annulus failed. | |||
| 8A | 2/10/2006 | Fasken Oil & Ranch Ltd. | Slaughter, NW San Andres | 19316 | 26W | Slaughter | Cochran | 0 | 0 | leaking gas thru a needle valve. | |||
| 2 | 1/18/2006 | Kaler Energy Corp | Webb | 6611080 | 1 | Lavaca | Y | 0 | 0 | pulling drill pipe. | |||
| 8A | 1/9/2006 | Occidental Permian Ltd | Denver Unit | 18910 | 2210 | Wasson | Yoakum | N | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 1/4/2006 | Tempest Energy Resources | McCarthy Family Trust | 605686 | 97-2 | Chambers | N | 0 | 0 | Attempts to correct a faulty cement job |