Remarks: Oryx was in the process of completing the upper sand. The perforating guns were pulled from the well and a packer plug retrieving tool was made up to the bottom of the work string/tubing. The packer plug was then pulled. A gravel pack assembly and gravel pack screen were then run in the well. Completion fluid started to flow out the top of the work string/tubing as it was being worked in the well. The crew was not able to connect the top drive unit to the workstring/tubing. The blind rams were closed but the flow out the workstring/tubing did not change. Additional rams and the annular preventer were closed. Gas flowing out the workstring/tubing ignited. Forty-five personnel were evacuated from the rig by two vessels without incident. Within 2 hours after the fire ignited, the top drive fell to the rig floor. Shortly afterwards, the derrick toppled. The fire extinguished itself about midnight on January 28, 1996, and the well was killed on February 7, 1996.
 

Remarks: INVESTIGATION PENDING
 

Remarks: On November 27, 1996, at 2105 hours, an explosion occurred with an ensuing fire, all of which was the result of the loss of well control. The crew was nearing the end of its completion procedure for the well. The SCSSV had just been opened to allow a wire line gauge run. After the gauge run, a wireline tool would have been used to open the isolation valve on the dual-sliding sleeve. It had been necessary to use the mud pumps to pressure up on top of the SCSSV to equalize pressure so the SCSSV would open. This pressure was bled off into the mud pit room. Within seconds of opening the valve in the mud pit room, the explosion occurred. The fire continued to burn and the rig was evacuated.
 

Remarks: Upon removal of the grout string, a window was cut in the 20" pipe to facilitate installation of the 13" wellhead. Fluid was observed in the annulus. After waiting on cement for approximately 12 hours, the 20" and 13" casings were cut for wellhead installation. The slip-lock wellhead was then installed with a base plate located between the wellhead and the drive pipe. At approximately 1730 hours on December 3, 1996, while nippling-up a 3-foot riser, an odor was noted by the personnel installing the riser. Within a short period of time, fluid was burping from beneath the base plate. Spray hoses were rigged up and directed at the wellhead. Personnel were mustered in preparation for evacuation. The rig was evacuated via survival craft at approximately 1900 hrs as gas began to flow from beneath the base plate. The well initially flowed gas; however, at first light on the morning of December 4, 1996, the well flow appeared to be predominately saltwater with entrained gas. The well continued to flow until surface flow ceased at 0630 hours on December 6, 1996.