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Posted on 1/30/26 at 4:04 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Couple of things I can take from that video. Like others have said this is a work over rig that does remedial work and not heavy drilling. To be more specific it’s a truck rig which is the most basic of land work over rigs. The flow out looks like it’s from a diverter system. The height that the rig is off the ground isn’t tall enough to have a full BOP setup with pipe and blind rams so they were likely running an annular preventer with diverter lines which would make the sideways spray like you see here.
There’s not a damn thing that tinker toy can do to stop this flow. The operator is hoping the well will bridge itself off downhole and solve the problem itself. I’m not a blowout expert but that rig is just in the way with the rig floor being basically on the ground.
ETA Is Blanchard known for H2S because all that yellow stuff could be a problem.
There’s not a damn thing that tinker toy can do to stop this flow. The operator is hoping the well will bridge itself off downhole and solve the problem itself. I’m not a blowout expert but that rig is just in the way with the rig floor being basically on the ground.
ETA Is Blanchard known for H2S because all that yellow stuff could be a problem.
This post was edited on 1/30/26 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 1/30/26 at 4:21 pm to redstick13
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all that yellow stuff could be a problem.
Holy shite. Bad.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 4:29 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
It could also be condensate/oil. That's the color of it up here in the DJ Basin.
Either way, that truck workover rig was probably doing some downhole maintenance, MIT, etc. Hopefully they were able to kill the truck before getting out there. You definitely want all ignition sources on location killed ASAP so nothing ignites.
ETA: This was Chevron's Bishop blowout during completions operations here last year that took them 4 days to control. It's oil, gas, produced water, and probably some condensate as well. Completely coated farms and houses all around it, especially downwind. You could see and hear it from a couple miles away.
Either way, that truck workover rig was probably doing some downhole maintenance, MIT, etc. Hopefully they were able to kill the truck before getting out there. You definitely want all ignition sources on location killed ASAP so nothing ignites.
ETA: This was Chevron's Bishop blowout during completions operations here last year that took them 4 days to control. It's oil, gas, produced water, and probably some condensate as well. Completely coated farms and houses all around it, especially downwind. You could see and hear it from a couple miles away.
This post was edited on 1/30/26 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 1/30/26 at 4:46 pm to N2cars
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Blowout in Blanchard Oklahoma
Posted on 1/30/26 at 4:49 pm to ColoradoAg03
Staghorn Petroleum is the operator.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:17 pm to Shreve Perry
My mother tried to name me Chance after Wayne's character in that movie. Thank God my dad put a stop to that.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:18 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Here's a question - how do they compensate the owner of mineral rights for the lost gas? How would they be able to estimate the cubic footage? Or do they sign something that says the owners assumes the risk?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:25 pm to Strannix
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As I understand it the flowback hads set a hard 90 on the heavy iron and when it washed out it cut all four wellheads off like a waterjet cutter.
I hate when that happens.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:29 pm to HarryBalzack
It depends on whether you use Electra or Nerco
Posted on 1/30/26 at 6:44 pm to redstick13
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ETA Is Blanchard known for H2S because all that yellow stuff could be a problem.
Most online stuff says its sweet gas wells...spent most of time frac'ing wells in the Eagle Ford but I did venture up to OK once but no real experience.
My personal best guess with that level of pressure is they were working over a disposal well, probably descaling and couldn't handle the pressure. Could have been a single ram BOP being that short and got blown out because those wells can easily being north of a couple 1000psi
Posted on 1/30/26 at 7:13 pm to MadtownTiger
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probably descaling and couldn't handle the pressure.
No coiled tubing up there?
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:20 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
I hope they can fix it soon. Both are terrible catastrophes.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:27 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
got 3 leakpoints.....this one will be a challenge
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:31 pm to ColoradoAg03
Sucks, man.
This is very serious crap.
This is very serious crap.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:39 pm to HarryBalzack
quote:I’d say lessee owes lessor nothing for the gas in this instance.
Here's a question - how do they compensate the owner of mineral rights for the lost gas? How would they be able to estimate the cubic footage? Or do they sign something that says the owners assumes the risk?
This post was edited on 1/30/26 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:42 pm to White Bear
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I’d say lessee owes lessor nothing for the gas in this instance.
I don’t know OK law. But they would in Louisiana.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 8:52 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
quote:how so, I’m curious.
I don’t know OK law. But they would in Louisiana.
Posted on 1/30/26 at 9:22 pm to White Bear
Look at Mobil Oil Exploration and Producing Southeast v Cliffs Drilling.
This post was edited on 1/30/26 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 1/30/26 at 11:40 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
quote:thx I’ll check it out
Look at Mobil Oil Exploration and Producing Southeast v Cliffs Drilling.
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