Forensic Examination of Deepwater horizon Blowout Preventer. Volume II. Appendices.

摘要

A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) of the Departments of the Interior (DOI) and Homeland Security (DHS) was charged with investigating the explosion, loss of life, and blowout associated with the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig failure. As a part of this overall investigation, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) was retained to undertake a forensic examination, investigation, testing and scientific evaluation of the blowout preventer stack (BOP), its components and associated equipment used by the Deepwater Horizon drilling operation. The objectives of the proposed investigations and tests were to determine the performance of the BOP system during the well control event, any failures that may have occurred, the sequence of events leading to failure(s) of the BOP and the effects, if any, of a series of modifications to the BOP Stack that BP and Transocean officials implemented.