Blowout Simulations Using Olga-Well-Kill

Simulations of the blowout scenarios give estimates of the oil and gas rates and flowing bottom hole pressures. These simulations also define the starting point for the kill simulations.  The blowout rates can be viewed as a function of:

1. Reservoir productivity and pressure

2. Flowing fluid type

3. Flow path sizes, lengths, restrictions and friction

4. Exit conditions

The flow path consists of the standard completion and pipe in the hole, with no additional restrictions due to fishes or junk in the hole for these "worst case" scenarios.

Exit conditions are open blowouts to surface with the failed BOP or production tree essentially not giving much restriction to flow. A hole larger than 2" (50 mm) diameter would essentially be similar to a fully open BOP in terms of the blowout rates in this study.

 Blowout rate summary, Alpha

Table -1: Blowout rates Scenario 1

Table -2: Blowout rates Scenario 2