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re: Sad news --- Oklahoma rig explosion leaves 5 missing
Posted on 1/23/18 at 8:18 am to 10MTNTiger
Posted on 1/23/18 at 8:18 am to 10MTNTiger
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Can you all explain what appears to have happened in layman’s terms? Thanks.
They pulled all the pipe out of the hole and closed the blind rams.
The blinds are the BOP(blowout preventer) with 2 blocks to seal the hole.
A gas bubble formed in the well and reached the blind rams. a very tiny bubble of gas expands as it gets close to the surface so that it gets much bigger.
When they opened the blind rams the gas rushed out an a spark ignited it. Thats what I gathered.
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:30 am to saintsfan1977
Thanks man. 
Posted on 1/23/18 at 4:18 pm to saintsfan1977
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When they opened the blind rams the gas rushed out an a spark ignited it. Thats what I gathered.
Why in the name of all that is good and holy would they open the blinds if they knew there was pressure at surface? Wouldn't you try to bleed off on the choke?
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