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Well Blowout

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030278

1. An uncontrolled flow of gas, oil, or other fluids from a well to the atmosphere. A well may blow out when formation pressure exceeds the pressure overburden of a column of drilling fluid.

2. Complete loss of well control for a long duration of time resulting in an emissions release.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030278
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOI Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 40 CFR 98.238 (CFR 2024)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030278",
  "term": "Well Blowout",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An uncontrolled flow of gas, oil, or other fluids from a well to the atmosphere. A well may blow out when formation pressure exceeds the pressure overburden of a column of drilling fluid.\n\n2. Complete loss of well control for a long duration of time resulting in an emissions release.",
  "references": [
    "DOI Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement",
    "40 CFR 98.238 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/well-blowout/"
}

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