Frac Pump Blowout

This happened in the haynesville shale outside Converse, La. The frac company was pumping over 12,000 psi and almost 100 barrels of water a minute when one of their pumps cut out and this is the result.

[@petroleumengineeringexplai14]

To all the guys commenting that this is a pump leak, this ain’t a high pressure line leak from surface.. this is clearly a ground valve failure that resulted in all the WH pressure coming back to that pump. They had a HP leak on that pump bridle, shut down to rectify the leak, but their ground valve /check valve failed and they got showered until they closed the HMV or LMMV😉

[@thegreatnormad3424]

I operate this staff! You don't wanna be close to it while it's engaged! Any gear

[@newt5548]

I worked in the haynesville for two years fracing under preasure like that. A fluid end on a pump doesnt just do that. The line bosses where sitting on their asses and didnt see it when it started leaking. Enough said. Oh, and PS, we frac with water, sand, and good will toward mankind. Thats all lol.

[@stx3151]

That's cas it's not coming from the fluid end it's the iron by the check valve

[@gblademan]

better not light a cigarette 😐

[@dbadagna]

When did this happen, and is that water spraying, or are there other things in the water? I understand that fracking fluid contains many different chemicals (and even more if it's "flowback," coming back up from deep underground).

[@markvolker1145]

Yes it is water. 99.8% of what you put down hole is sand and water. The other chemicals used are Guar, water disinfectant, de-scaler which prevents scale build up. All chemicals are used in small concentrations and are designed to break down from the high level of heat, which is usually anywhere from 180-300* F at these depths. 6,000'- 10,000'

[@thegreatnormad3424]

Chemicals is minimal compared to water and sand

[@coltburks5450]

Ahh....she'll still so 6 barrels a minute. Hahahaha

[@morganwilliams3031]

This is a Tracer's/tagger worst nightmare while pumping radioactive material LMAO

[@mcleb84]

what's a PM log? Never heard of that.

[@teamroper2006]

Ah she’ll Frac give me 6 pound

[@AENock]

Matt west Its Water Transfers fault 🙃

[@8Jhartzell]

Should pack off. Grab me 2 barrels. Just got into that 6 pound stage, 60 barrels a minute, 8000 on the line.

[@joegage6171]

@@AENock always water transfers fault. They hooked in to the wrong tank😂

[@ifarted2656]

That's me after a bad breakfast

[@moomarkel]

Umm.... get out of pump 6!! Lol