Man Made Disaster

We still remember the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon rig which kills 11 crews on board during the exploration drilling of Macondo. The blowout preventer failed to prevent the gas out which cause explosion and fire. It takes 3 months to put a temporary cap onto the well before confirmed on killing the well 2 months later with a relief well.

We give our best to contain the mistake we've done, but in reality our capacity is just limited. In this case, it is always better to learn from the mistake of others. After the incident, more consideration has been made on the drilling planning, especially on the well control part. Thus, worst case scenario are considered, even if it is to flow the well from the openhole section.