THE COMMON CAUSES OF DRILLING RIG ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS

Drilling rig accidents

Drilling rig accidents

It also includes storage and disposal of waste. Unless otherwise stated, all accidents are associated with production wells. Since many accidents involve transport of raw materials, several states included in this list have little or no fossil fuel production.OverviewThis list is complementary to the . Large accidents, qualifying as The. . • March 24, 1989 – The occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska.• December 31, 2012 – Offshore drilling rig breaks loose from tow, 18 evacuated. . • September 2010 – March 2011 – Near Greenbrier, earthquake swarm near injection wells, largest 4.7 • May 21, 2012 - A fire and explosion broke out at an abandoned crude oil tank battery, near El Dorado.. . • Jan. 27, 1908 - Lightning struck tank number 3 of the Union Oil Co. tank farm at Avila. The bolt struck at 3:30 p.m. and ignited the oil stored in the tank. • October 5, 1913 - A spark from a passing locomotive was blame. . • • August 2001 through 2012 – , earthquakes up to magnitude 5.3. [pdf]

Drilling rig accidents compilation

Drilling rig accidents compilation

This list is complementary to the . Large accidents, qualifying as are included. The production process encompasses all parts of the process from drilling for fuels to refining or processing to the final product. It also includes storage and disposal of waste. Unless otherwise stated, all accidents are associated with p. [pdf]

Drilling rig accidents 2014

Drilling rig accidents 2014

• Jan. 27, 1908 - Lightning struck tank number 3 of the Union Oil Co. tank farm at Avila. The bolt struck at 3:30 p.m. and ignited the oil stored in the tank. • October 5, 1913 - A spark from a passing locomotive was blamed for starting a fire, in a 250,000 gallon tank of distillate oil at the San Diego Standard Oil tank yard. As the oil burned it threw sparks skyward, which rained down on several other tanks nearby, igniting them. The fire burned for 2 days. This report describes fatal incidents identified by the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database that occurred in 2014. The purpose of FOG is to collect detailed information about worker fatalities related to U.S. oil and gas extraction. [pdf]

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