Open gas fountains and the fight against them (1975)

Movie №40506, 3 parts, Duration: 0:30:41
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Studio Sverdlovsk newsreel studio

Annotation:

The filming took place in Orenburg, at the training ground of a special unit for the prevention and elimination of open gas fountains.

Reel №1

Fire at a gas field.

Open gas fountain.

Drilling a well.

Instrument readings.

Blowout prevention equipment.

Drilling rig.

Meeting of the service for the prevention of occurrence and elimination of open gas and oil fountains (synchronously).

A small van drives up to the drilling rig, a man in uniform gets out.

Drilling a well.

Emergency drill.

Man with a stopwatch.

Drilling rig.

Drilling diagram (animation).

Shooting locations:

Orenburg region

Reel №2

Causes of gas blowout during drilling (animation).

Gas blowout (animation).

Evacuation of workers during gas blowout.

Training of drilling workers.

Training ground.

Laboratory of blowout prevention service.

Fire at drilling rig.

Departure of blowout prevention service team to the call.

Fountain with fire.

Joint exercises of blowout prevention and fire services.

Clearing wellhead.

Preparation of wellhead (animation).

Destroyed equipment from tank.

Remains of destroyed equipment are removed.

Shut-off valves are dragged to flames (animation).

Shooting locations:

Orenburg region

Reel №3

Extinguishing a fire using a turbojet installation.

Monitoring the air quality.

People in gas masks place flags.

Dragging shutoff valves (animation).

Water is supplied to the well.

Installing shutoff valves at the wellhead.

Gas outlets are attached to the crosspieces of the shutoff valves.

Installing the preventer control (animation).

The gas is directed into the side outlets and ignited.

Killing the well (animation).

Drilling the well.

Shooting locations:

Orenburg region

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