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903 Well Site Completion and Servicing Safety
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Perforating, Fracturing Fluid, Blending, and Pumping

Potential Hazards:

  • slips, trips and falls
  • struck-by high-pressure lines or an unexpected release of pressure (for example, mismatched or excessively worn hammer unions and line leaks or line failure)
  • rotating and moving equipment hazards
Fracturing fluid being poured into a blender hopper
Fracturing fluid, sand, and chemical additives are poured into a fracturing blender hopper.
  • fires, explosions and uncontrolled chemical reactions
  • inhaling respirable crystalline silica
  • inhaling diesel particulate
  • exposure to hydrogen sulfide H2S
  • exposure to concentrated chemical additives
  • exposure to high noise levels
  • overexertion or suffering sprains and strains during material handling such as sacks and buckets

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-6. Mismatched or excessively worn hammer unions, line leaks, and line failure have the potential to cause _____.