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Gulf of Mexico
Region Fires 2005 (77 total) 06-Jan-2005 Eni Deepwater LLC
Remarks: While restarting a compressor, the compressor backfired and allowed fuel gas to exit and ignite, causing a small fire around the exhaust expansion joint. The fire was extinguished with a hand held extinguisher. The expansion joint will be replaced.
09-Jan-2005 El Paso Field Services, L.P.
Remarks: A cracked 1 nipple on the dump line of a suction scrubber leaked condensate while being repaired. The condensate was allowed to form a puddle about 4 feet in diameter and Ό inch deep. An unknown source ignited the condensate and a brief fire occurred. The fire was extinguished within five minutes. Two employees were slightly injured and given first aid on location. 10-Jan-2005 Remington Oil and Gas Corporation
Remarks: A fire was detected in the rig generator room. Personnel responded to the fire and found the engine for No. 1 generator on fire. The fire was extinguished with dry chemical extinguishers. No injuries and total rig time lost was 15 minutes.
18-Jan-2005 Apache Corporation
Remarks: A contract employee was attempting to break bolts on a loose piece of process piping. The pipe was approx 2" in diameter and 12' long. A check valve and ball valve were located in the middle of this pipe about one inch away from each other. Neither valve was open nor could have been opened. When the employee could not break the bolts he attempted to cut the bolts with a cutting torch. As he made his cut a small amount of hydrocarbons that were trapped between the valves, flashed into his face. He was wearing goggles but received a small burn on his nose and cheek area. He was flown in to get checked by a doctor. The doctor diagnosed him with second degree burns and released him with antibiotic cream and pain medication to treat the wound.
19-Jan-2005 Unocal Exploration Corporation
Remarks: Due to vibration, the 3" nipple broke on the compressor hydraulic fan pump causing hydraulic oil to spill on the exhaust. Heat from the exhaust caused the hydraulic oil to burn. The fire was extinguished with a dry chemical wheel unit. 20-Jan-2005 BP Exploration & Production Inc.
Remarks: The crane operator began refueling the starboard crane alone while the crane was running. He went to the crane cab and became preoccupied with other work and forgot about the refueling operation. The diesel filled up the tank and approximately 15 gallons overflowed before the Bridge shut off the fuel. The spilled fuel ignited a fire in starboard crane engine compartment which was extinguished using dry chemical extinguishers and water. The fuel, oil, and fire fighting agents were contained within the engine compartment and crane pedestal. Damage to the engine compartment, electrical and mechanical equipment in the crane pedestal is estimated at $60,000. 23-Jan-2005 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Remarks: A small fire occurred at the air breather section of the fire water pump diesel engine. The fire was extinguished immediately with one 30lb. portable fire extinguisher. The fire water pump was shut in immediately. The hydrocarbon gas source was a slight leak in a union on the starter gas for the diesel fire water pump engine. The ignition source is believed to be the engine electrical wiring. The gas leak was repaired by tightening the union and the engine electrical wiring was checked for integrity and rerouted away from the gas driven starter. There were no injuries, no pollution, and no damage to equipment. 25-Jan-2005 Spinnaker Exploration Company, L.L.C.
Remarks: The 3" relief line and the 1" line from the top of the reboiler to the LSH had corroded, and glycol and light end distillate had saturated the insulation around the reboiler. The saturated insulation ignited and a small fire ensued. The unit was shutdown immediately. Two 30 lb. chemical fire extinguishers were utilized to extinguish the flames. Water was used extinguish any smoldering embers found in the insulation. There was damage to the insulation on the reboiler and associated piping. Personnel removed the insulation from the reboiler and inspected the associated piping. The reboiler will remain shut down until the piping is repaired and the insulation replaced. There were no injuries. 28-Jan-2005 Newfield Exploration Company
Remarks: Wind-born embers from the heater treater stack ignited a nearby welding tarp. Damage was limited to the tarp and wiring harness above the tarp. The tarp was used as a wind brake because wind was blowing out the flame in the heater treater. 02-Feb-2005 Pogo Producing Company
Remarks: A flash fire occurred at the gas compressor possibly due to a valve failure which may have caused the compressor to over heat. The platform shut-in under an ESD and the fire was immediately extinguished using dry chemical extinguisher. There were no injuries, no pollution or major damage to the facility. 07-Feb-2005 Pogo Producing Company
Remarks: Smoke and fire alarms sounded indicating a fire in the MCC building. The breaker for the heat media pump motor caught fire. The fire was extinguished and the breaker replaced. 10-Feb-2005 Newfield Exploration Company
Remarks: While cementing the 16-inch casing, a Haliburton pump emitted a puff of blue smoke and a small flame. A hand held dry chemical fire extinguisher was used to extinguish the flame. 14-Feb-2005 BP Exploration & Production Inc.
Remarks: A production operator noticed smoldering wire in the cable tray from the rig to the drilling quarters. The fire alarm sounded and all personnel responded appropriately. The power was switched off and an extinguisher was used as a precaution although no flames were observed. Electricians determined that moisture had penetrated a cable splice. All remaining wiring was inspected and all circuit breakers in the quarters were replaced. No injuries, property damage or pollution resulted from the fire. 18-Feb-2005 BP Exploration & Production Inc.
Remarks: While conducting maintenance on the emergency generator, the turbo charger overheated and caused a small fire. The facility lost all power and personnel were evacuated to a nearby platform as the life support systems were not functioning. No injury to personnel or pollution resulted; and damage was limited to the outboard turbo charger on the emergency generator.
26-Feb-2005 BP Exploration & Production Inc.
Remarks: In an attempt to reposition a coupling on a crankshaft, heat was applied to the coupling. At the same time, pressure was also applied to the coupling with a hydraulic power pack. During this process, it is believed that the hydraulic pressure hose for the power pack came in contact with the heat applied to the crankshaft and burst. When pressure was released, the escaping oil atomized and flashed from the heat applied to the coupling. The flash caused minor burns to a pipe fitter. No damage to property or pollution resulted from the fire. 05-Mar-2005 Unocal Exploration Corporation
Remarks: While cutting and welding on the heliport, slag fell on a 3/8 polyflow located above the controllers to the flare scrubbers. The slag melted the polyflow and the plastic covers for the controllers. The fire was extinguished with a 30 lb. fire extinguisher. 09-Mar-2005 El Paso Production Oil & Gas Company
Remarks: Operators noticed the exhaust pipe on the # 2 generator was cherry red, and a small fire was smoldering and burning the wall and insulation where the pipe penetrated the wall. The fire was extinguished and the area hosed down with water. Only 6-8" of the wall and insulation was damaged. 10-Mar-2005 BP Exploration & Production Company
Remarks: During welding operations in a safe welding area on the top deck, slag built up on the fire retardant tarp and ignited a small flame. The fire watch extinguished the flame immediately. There was no damage, pollution or injuries from the fire. 17-Mar-2005 Samson Contour Energy E&P, LLC
Remarks: Sparks were discovered discharging from the generators exhaust. The platform was shutdown at an ESD station and the fire extinguished using a fire extinguisher.
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