Causes

Controlling the subsurface pressure is one of the importances in the drilling operations. Improper
well control procedures will lead to uncontrolled flow of hydrocarbons to the surface which is known
as blowout that had happened in Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin, East Coast of India. The
sedimentation rate in the deltas of KG basin is high, so the water initially present in the pore space
cannot escape out and result in overpressured formations. The formation pressure at the basin is
two times larger than the normal hydrostatic pressure. So, improper procedures can easily cause
blowout at these formations as the hydrostatic pressure cannot withstand the formation pressure.
The basin also contains a lot of gas resources. Drilling too fast in the gas reservoirs may cause
blowout because the gas contained in the formation being drilled can mix with the drilling mud
resulted from underbalance pressure. This cause the drilling mud to become gas cut and lightened to
the surface.