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902 Well Site Preparation and Drilling Safety
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Well Control Safety

Properly trained personnel are essential for well control activities. Well control consists of two basic components:

  1. an active component consisting of drilling fluid pressure monitoring activities, and
  2. a passive component consisting of the Blowout Preventers (BOPs).

The activities involved in well control are:

  • blowout prevention program
  • monitoring and maintaining mud system
  • testing BOPs, accumulators, and choke manifold
  • maintaining surface control system

Now, let's take a closer look at these specific activities on the drilling site.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

9-1. Which of the following is listed as a passive component in well control?