Successful Activation of the K-BOS on the Deepwater Invictus in the US GOM
8 April 2022
Transocean’s Deepwater Invictus has successfully tested K-BOS (Kinetic Blowout Stopper), shearing a 6-5/8” V-150 50 lbs/ft drill pipe at a depth of 2,400 feet. ...
Optimized Well Design Enabled by an Improved Well Control Barrier: the “Shear Anything” K-BOS
29 March 2022
The K-BOS provides the ability to shear anything which enables drilling engineers to consider optimizations to a well design / completion or intervention. Oppor...
Emergency Response Planning Can be Fundamentally Improved with K-BOS
29 March 2022
For Global Release: With the ability to shut-in on a full flowing blowout in milliseconds, K-BOS provides a dramatic improvement in emergency response time to s...
K-BOS Reduces Probability of Blowout by 94% or More
29 March 2022
Riyadh Saudi Arabia: The K-BOS results in more than a 94% reduction in the probability of a blowout in surface drilling applications according to a detailed ind...
13-10M K-BOS Qualified to DNVGL-OS-E101 and API 16A PR2
30 December 2021
HOUSTON TX: Kinetic’s 13-5/8″ bore 10,000 psi rated K-BOS (“13-10M K-BOS”) has been optimized for surface drilling and completion applic...
Kinetic Ships 13-5/8″ 10ksi K-BOS to Brazil
30 December 2021
Houston TX: Kinetic Pressure Control is pleased to announce that the first 13-10M K-BOS has been delivered into service for use in a surface drilling applicatio...
K-BOS Showcase at ADIPEC 2021
8 November 2021
Abu Dhabi November 2021: This year’s ADIPEC is a great time to learn more about the K-BOS and its various value cases. Kinetic Pressure Control will be at...
5-15M K-BOS is Certified to DNV-GL DRILL Notation
29 August 2021
Houston TX: The latest 5-15M K-BOS configuration (KB05A502) for ultra sour intervention service has received certification from DNV-GL that it complies with DNV...
18-15M K-BOS Presented at OTC 2021
9 August 2021
Houston TX: We are proud to announce that Kinetic presented the paper OTC-31048-MS – 18 3/4″ 15000 Psi Shear Anything KBOS for Subsea Well Applicati...
K-BOS: Creates Ops Gains and Meets BSEE Shearing Regulations
28 May 2021
Houston TX: Recent analysis with key partners shows that the K-BOS creates significant operational gains while helping E&P operators and rig owners meet the...