WCE - Well Control Equipment

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WCE Notifications Submitted by Month
Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • The initial Well Control Rule took effect on July 28, 2016. For more details, see BSEE’s Well Control Rule.
  • Date refers to submission date.
Summary Statistics of Reported Events

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • On-time reporting is the percentage of reports received within 30 days of the event date.
Reported Root Causes
Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • The WCE notification form allows for only one root cause of an event.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Type of Failure Reported
Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Reported Detection Methods

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the BOP Stack

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the Choke Manifold System

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the BOP Controls Secondary ROV Acoustic

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the Diverter System

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the BOP Controls Emergency Automated Functions

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the BOP Controls

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the Auxiliary Equipment

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.
Root Causes of Events on the Riser System

Note(s):
  • All events shown occurred in the GOM OCS.
  • Date refers to event date.
  • Non-rig events excluded.