Natural gas is now $5, the first time it has reached that level in 3 years. A cold winter and strong LNG demand are pushing it up. God help anyone trying to heat their home this winter without a strong bank account. I think it might go to $10. That's where Europe is.
Under normal conditions, how is a Blowout Preventer securely fastened to the wellhead?
Does the wellhead have threads on the inside or outside, and is the BOP 'screwed' on?
Or does the BOP have bolt-holes - and is the BOP bolted on?
When there is a blowout - the attachment mechanism (threads or bolts) between the wellhead and the BOP - does it ever get damaged or ruined?
(like if the top of the wellhead is blown or cut off during the blowout)
How is the BOP securely fastened, in those instances during a blowout, where the fastening mechanism may have been impaired/removed?
Perhaps the most stunning finding of these extensive studies was the absence throughout the region of the Arab D formation, the primary reservoir rock in the greatest onshore super-giant fields and the most productive source of Saudi Arabian oil.
"One of the study's most startling revelations was that the sag and overlying basin formations (i.e., the sandstones found underneath Ghawar) had been eroded in the central region eons ago and had now been replaced by younger rock." -Schlumberger 1996
'Twilight in the Desert' page 238
I remember reading back in 2015 where they were pumping 14 million barrels of sea water per day into Ghawar and surrounding fields. It required 20,000 h.p. pumps at very high p.s.i. Maybe they are using a lot more now.
Natural gas is up to $4.85. It rose another 6% today, and it is approaching $5. The prediction is for a cold winter. Europe is trying to fill its storage, Its stocks are lower than normal. Demand for LNG is strong. Gas in Europe is over $10. It's not looking good for the economy. Gas is now as important as oil to the economy, so we could be looking at stagflation.
Wow, that is awesome (great pictures too), thank you.
So it seems like it's industry practice, to always have the wellhead framed in a concrete box/square foundation, with - always - flange style piping on the wellhead?
If so, that makes a lot of sense. I watched some awesome documentaries of your industry colleagues (Red Adair, Boots & Coots, etc.), and outside of being amazed, I somehow thought wellheads were just simple pipes sticking out of the ground, with no fastening mechanism to them. (maybe it was that way 100 yrs ago?)
(I've since gotten up to speed with well casings, etc.)
Very enjoyable to find your website.
Thanks