Blowout (well drilling)
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blowout-well-drilling-165-6151002
title:
Blowout (well drilling)
text:
A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed. Modern wells have blowout preventers intended to prevent such an occurrence. An accidental spark during a blowout can lead to a catastrophic oil or gas fire. Prior to the advent of pressure control equipment in the 1920s, the uncontrolled release of oil and gas from a well while drilling was common and was known as an oil gusher, gusher or wild well.
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encyclopedia
description:
Uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from a well
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout_(well_drilling)
date created:
2006-05-13T01:56:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T07:44:09Z
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