4 Corners Safety Network

The meeting will feature Ginger Lockebys presentation on Winter Driving Safety; a Q & A discussion with operators regarding new LOTO rules, Operators Safety Council updates, etc.; and a look ahead at San Juan Basin safety in 2009.

*The San Juan College Little Theater is located on the main campus, 4601 College Blvd. The Little Theater is closest to the north parking lot adjacent to the clock tower. Not visible from the parking lot, the theater entrance is accessed from a central courtyard between the Educational Services Building and the Central Classroom Complex. Parking is free.

Operator Communications

Keeping the Gas in the Pipe
Over the past few months, a number of incidents have occurred in the basin in which wellsite piping and pipeline tie-ins have been struck by vehicles, resulting in uncontrolled gas releases. Fortunately, none of these have ignited or resulted in injury to anyone but, if they continue, it is obviously just a matter of time until a release finds an ignition source. As a result, I would like to make sure everyone is aware of expectations relative to the vehicle paths on BP locations. Due to the variety of wellsite and road layouts, no single set of “rules” can be put in place but, rather, a set of guiding principles can be applied to the way we conduct ourselves. Check it out! read more...

Alerts

UNSECURED LOAD RESULTS IN AN INJURED EMPLOYEE
ALERT 08 – 09 UNSECURED LOAD RESULTS IN AN INJURED EMPLOYEE read more...

BOP Lifting Incident
The Operator pulled into the BOP Engineered Lifting Device and the BOP’s fell forward off of the stump and swung outward into the well area. The Operator picked up on the BOP’s enough to clear the well but the BOP’s struck the landing pup and damaged it. read more...

DROPPED STRING – HIGH POTENTIAL INCIDENT RESULTS FROM
While laying down 5" drill pipe the crew proceeded until there were 3 stands in the well. The Company Man stopped the operation and instructed the drill crew to use the cementing unit pump to conduct an integrity test on the cement plug and casing against the BOP top pipe rams. read more...

Incidents

Avoiding the Danger
Avoiding the Danger of Interconnecting the 2” Figure 602 and 1002 Female Sub with a 2” Figure 1502 Wing Nut read more...

Well Flaring - Emergencies
The San Juan County Fire department had a request for the OIL and Gas producers to please call into the non emergency 911 # 334-6622, and report when they would be flaring their well locations.

HU Safety Alert Reminder
Going back to 1998, IADC members have been concerned with the possibility of serious incidents arising from the connection of mismatched hammer unions. These concerns were reflected in IADC Safety Alerts: 98-01 High Pressure Lines and Hammer Unions, 99-33 More on Mismatched Hammer Unions, 00-15 Additional Serious Incidents with Mismatched hammer Unions, 03-16 Mismatched Hammer Unions Still Being Found, and 06-01 Mismatched hammer Union Results in A Fatality. read more...

Improper lifting Causes Shoulder Seperation
Incident Description: Improper lifting Causes Shoulder Seperation. read more...

Nearmiss Introducing air into Ptank.doc
Air to Blow Down Line Could Result in Fatalities! read more...

Brake Linkage Failure Rig 19 Final.doc
Brake slippage and failure can move big pieces steel can smash human flesh read more...