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Drilling wellhead structure's fire resistance evaluation with gas well blowout fires
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Yudan Penga, *, Guodong Jia, Weifeng Chena, Binhui Liua, Chen Haoa, Wenqiang Loub, Guangming Fuc, Jiying Chend
Petroleum Research | 2026, 11(3) : 1008 - 1020
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Drilling wellhead structure's fire resistance evaluation with gas well blowout fires
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Yudan Penga, *, Guodong Jia, Weifeng Chena, Binhui Liua, Chen Haoa, Wenqiang Loub, Guangming Fuc, Jiying Chend
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  • aCNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited, Bejing, 102206, China
  • bYangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430100, China
  • cChina University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
  • dDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
Published: 2026-09-10 doi: 10.1016/j.ptlrs.2026.01.017
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To address the absence of fire resistance evaluation methods for drilling wellhead structures under gas well blowout fires, this study firstly conducted experiments to investigate the mechanical properties of wellhead materials under high-temperature conditions. Subsequently, a temperature model and a mechanical response model of the wellhead structure under fire were established and validated respectively based on thermo-mechanical coupling methods. Furthermore, a fire resistance limit evaluation method of wellhead structures in well blowout fires was developed. The results indicated that with clearance operations at the well site, a thermal radiation threshold existed; Only when the thermal radiation exceeded this threshold, the wellhead reached its fire resistance limit and failed. Without clearance operations at the well site, the wellhead structure was certain to reach its fire resistance limit and failed. The upper surface of the wellhead had the largest displacement and reached its fire resistance limit first. The convective heat transfer coefficient, pressure load on the upper surface of the metal sealing ring, and casing gravity load had minimal influence on the fire resistance limit. Without clearance operations at the well site, the wellhead surface temperature approached the flame temperature, and the rubber seal reaches its decomposition point, leading to seal failure. The research findings could provide valuable references for the safety assessment of wellheads during gas well blowout fires and contribute to the development of effective response strategies for blowout fire control.

Gas well  /  Blowout fire  /  Wellhead  /  Fire resistance limit  /  Temperature distribution
Yudan Peng, Guodong Ji, Weifeng Chen, Binhui Liu, Chen Hao, Wenqiang Lou, Guangming Fu, Jiying Chen. Drilling wellhead structure's fire resistance evaluation with gas well blowout fires[J]. Petroleum Research, 2026 , 11 (3) : 1008 -1020 . DOI: 10.1016/j.ptlrs.2026.01.017
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China(5228810005)
  • Youth Fund of CNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited(CPETQ202405)
Year 2026 volume 11 Issue 3
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doi: 10.1016/j.ptlrs.2026.01.017
  • Receive Date:2025-07-06
  • Online Date:2026-10-14
  • Published:2026-09-10
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  • Received:2025-07-06
  • Revised:2026-01-26
  • Accepted:2026-01-26
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National Natural Science Foundation of China(5228810005)
Youth Fund of CNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited(CPETQ202405)
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    aCNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited, Bejing, 102206, China
    bYangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430100, China
    cChina University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
    dDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, United Kingdom

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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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