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AHMED SADEED
PETROLEUM ENGINEER
NEDUET
Kick Cause
Kick warnings
Kick Consequences
Kick Controls
Kill Methods

Failure to keep the
hole full
Causes
High pulling speeds.
Mud properties with
high viscosity and high
gels.
Tight annulus BHA-
hole clearance, or
restricted annulus
clearance
Swabbing
Causes
Cavernous or vugular
formations.
Naturally fractured, sub-
normally pressured zones.
Fractures induced by
excessive pipe running
speeds.
Excessive pressures caused
by breaking circulation
when mud gel strength is
high.
Lost Circulation
Causes
Drilling into an abnormal pressure zone.
Dilution of the drilling fluid.
Reduction in drilling fluid density due to
influx of formation fluids/gas.
After cementing while WOC. Cement losses
hydrostatic pressure as is starts to set.
Insufficient Mud density
Drilling break
Increase in flow rate
Pit gain
Pump pressure decrease/Pump stroke
increase
Well flows with pumps off

Blow outs
Underground blow out
Blow Out Underground Blow Out
Primary Control-(Ph>Pf)
Secondary Control-BOPS
Ram Preventers
Blind Ram
Shear Ram
Pipe Ram
Annular Preventer
Tertiary Control-(Barite/Cement Plug)

Wait & Weight
Method
Kill well in one complete circulation
lowest pressure on the formation
Requires longest waiting time
Drillers
Method
First kick is circulated out then KMW is pumped
Can start circulation right away
Highest casing pressures for longest period
Kill Methods
Bull heading
If High H2S gas influx
Pump Fluid to force formation fluid back into the
formation
Gas by pass

Volumetric

Apply if gas kick cannot be circulated out due to
migration
Drill string above the kick/out of the hole
Allow gas to expand



Kill Methods