Case Histories – Equipment Failures

We testified on the cause of a blowout preventer (BOP) stack element failure during Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD), causing extensive property damage and injuries.
We testified on a blowout and destruction of an oil well, including clarifying drilling fluids, drillstring depth, downhole equipment, and illustrating the destructive elements that caused the fire.
Our team demonstrated that extensive surface damage and downhole damage to a well was caused by equipment failure, not improper operation.
We reviewed an HIS coupling failure and performed torque and drag analysis to show the root cause of the failure.
We analyzed a tubing part and demonstrated operational error had actually caused the loss of the well.
We showed a section of the bottom hole assembly (drilling jars) failed and caused profit loss for the turnkey contractor.