VOL. XXXIV
NO. 26
1-APRIL-1991
Kuwait
First Well in Burgan Oilfield Recapped
The first damaged Kuwaiti oil well in the Burgan field, which was not on firebut gushing crude at an estimated rate of 15,000 b/d, was recapped by the USfire-fighting teams on 27 March. The fire-fighting experts used a master valveon the wellhead to pump a sufficient amount of drilling mud to stop the oil flowand allow the recapping of the well. According to a statement by Mr. RaymondHenry of the Red Adair team, the...
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