WEST pioneered the business of 3rd-party assessments of well control equipment and is still the preeminent leader in this field, with thousands of BOP/well control surveys. WEST is also an industry leader in survey assessments of drilling systems on rigs of all kinds, from ultra-deepwater to land rigs. These assessments cover a wide range of equipment and activities, such as:
Nothing is more frustrating than having new equipment and then finding that it does not work as you envisioned. Highly experienced WEST personnel will oversee, commission and accept new construction. When needed, WEST's engineering expertise may be called upon. Project management services are also available. Working with manufacturers, integrators and shipyards, these WEST personnel ensure that the equipment is fit for your purpose.
WEST Publications
| High Temperature Elastomer Study for MMS (Paper) |
By Jeff Sattler and Eric Deutsch with WEST for the Minerals Management Service, June 2009. |
| SPE-119762 Pull Your BOP Stack - Or Not? A Systematic Method to Making This Multi-Million Dollar Decision (Abstract) |
By Jeff Sattler with WEST for the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, March 2009. |
| SPE-119777 Drilling At The Limit, Can Your Top Drive Handle It? (Abstract) or Click here to view the abstract in the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of Drilling Contractor magazine. |
By Eric Deutsch with WEST for the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, March 2009. |
| BOP Equipment Reliability Joint Industry Project (Overview) |
Leaders from the OOC, IADC, API and PESA worked with the MMS to develop a plan to evaluate opportunities to maintain or improve BOP equipment reliability while reducing costs of doing so. The BOP Reliability Joint Industry Project resulted. The project's development committee awarded management of the study to WEST in 2007. |
| Assessment of the Acceptability and Safety of Using Equipment, Particularly BOP and Wellhead Components at Pressures in Excess of the Rated Working Pressure (Summary) |
By Michael Montgomery and Jeff Sattler for the U.S. Minerals Management Service, July 2006. |
| AADE-05-NTCE-76 Hydrostatic and Water Hammer Effects on Subsea Control Systems (Abstract) |
By Tom Thrash, Gilmore Valve and Raleigh Williamson, WEST for the AADE National Technical Conference, April 2005. |
| AADE-05-NTCE-38 Innovations in Rig Surveys Increase Reliability (Abstract) |
By Jeff Sattler for the AADE National Technical Conference, April 2005. |
| SPE 87957 Avoiding Drilling Equipment Downtime - Four Case Studies (Abstract) |
By Jeff Sattler and Bob Reed for the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, September 2004. |
| Evaluation of Shear Ram Capabilities | By Greg Childs, Jeff Sattler and Raleigh Williamson for the U.S. Minerals Management Service, September 2004 |
| SPE 87157 Qualitative Risk Analysis of Emergency BOP Control Systems to Ensure Availability (Abstract) |
By Jeff Sattler and Ed Lewis for the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, March 2004. |
| Evaluation of Secondary Intervention Methods in Well Control |
By Michael Montgomery for the U.S. Minerals Management Service, March 2003. |
| SPE 79837 Dropped BOP Stacks: Understanding Causes to Improve Prevention (Abstract) |
By Jeff Sattler for the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, February 2003. |
| Review of Shear Ram Capabilities (Summary) |
By Greg Childs, Jeff Sattler and Raleigh Williamson for the U.S. Minerals Management Service, December 2002. |
| SPE 74469 BOP Subsea Hydraulic Accumulator Energy Availability, How to Ensure You Have What You Need (Abstract) |
By Jeff Sattler for the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, February 2002. |
| SPE 74471 Using Predictive Testing to Circumvent Blowout Prevention Equipment Downtime (Abstract) | By Michael Montgomery for the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, February 2002. |
| Evaluation of the Suitability of Industry Standards as MMS Requirements (Summary) | By Michael Montgomery for the U.S. Minerals Management Service, October 2000. |
| Drill Through Equipment Considerations for Deepwater Drilling Adobe Acrobat 4.05 Format, 175 KB |
By Michael Montgomery for ETCE/OMAE 2000 Joint Conference, Energy for the Millennium, February 2000. |
| Drilling Well Control Practices and Equipment Considerations for Deepwater Operations Plans Adobe Acrobat 4.05 Format, 155KB |
By Michael Montgomery and Colin Leach for Offshore Technology Conference, May 1999. |
| Choke and Kill Lines - Safety and Downtime Adobe Acrobat 4.05 Format, 52 KB | By Michael Montgomery for IADC Deepwater Conference, August 1998. |
| SPE 36391 Certification - The Same as Fitness for Purpose? (Abstract) |
By Michael Montgomery for IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, September 1996. |
| Inspection Quality Depends on People, Procedures and Policies Adobe Acrobat 4.05 Format, 41KB | By Greg Childs for IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, September 1996. |
| More BOP Equipment HPHT Considerations Adobe Acrobat 4.05 Format, 491 KB | By Michael Montgomery for IADC Aberdeen Conference, May 1996. |
| Inspection and Testing Procedures Improve BOPs for HPHT Drilling Adobe Acrobat 4.05 Format, 144 KB | By Michael Montgomery published in the February 6, 1995 edition of the Oil & Gas Journal. |
| Testing Improves Surface BOP Equipment Reliability Adobe Acrobat 4.05 Format, 32KB |
By Michael Montgomery for AADE Spring Technical Conference, April 1993. |