Uncontrolled Gas on Gullfaks C
On 19 May 2010, the alarm went off on Gullfaks C. Gas was flowing uncontrollably on the drilling deck. “All hands to the lifeboats!”
The incident involving uncontrolled gas on the drilling deck in May 2010 can be traced back to 30 April the same year. On that date, a gas kick occurred in well 34/10-C-6 — a clear indication of unstable well pressure.
The warning that the well barriers were not functioning was ignored, resulting in an acute situation 19 days later.
The gas blowout caused Gullfaks C to remain shut down until 14 July 2010.
The blowout also revealed a number of procedural failures and safety deficiencies. These many challenges are documented in the article series “Code Red”. Start with Part 1: “The Gas Leak”.
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