We have a saying that goes "When you hire the Kemmy Law Firm, you don't just hire one lawyer, you hire a team of lawyers." Tom Kemmy is an award-winning and board certified personal injury lawyer who has been practicing injury law since 1986. His sons are experienced personal injury lawyers and former prosecutors that represented the State of Texas against murderers, thieves, drug traffickers, and violent criminals. We put our combined experience and knowledge in the pursuit of one goal, to win and obtain maximum justice for our client.
What is an Oil Well Blowout?
An oil well blowout—or gusher—is an uncontrolled release of crude oil, natural gas, or a combination of both. When pressure systems fail, oil gushes out of the well at an alarming rate, increasing the risk for fires, explosions, and other catastrophic disasters.
What Causes an Oil Well Blowout?
Oil drilling creates high mud pressure that needs to be carefully monitored alongside the natural gas formation pressure.
If at any point, the formation pressure exceeds the rate of the drilling mud pressure, the risk of an oil well blowout significantly increases. For this reason, the monitoring of drilling fluid pressure is essential when gas or oil is being extracted.
Failure to monitor drilling fluid pressure and utilizing blowout preventers (BOPs) could cause the oil well operator to lose control of the oil well. When the owner of the oil rig or oil well operator fails to maintain control over the oil well and prevent pressure build up, gushers occur.
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$20 MILLION Oil and gas case involving significant economic harm
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$19.4 MILLION Jury Verdict Wrongful Death of an elderly woman at Assisted Living facility.
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$13.5 MILLION Jury Verdict Patient paralyzed after nurses failed to tell a doctor about a change in condition
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$8 MILLION Young college student suffers brain injury from negligent conduct
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$7.5 MILLION West texas woman becomes brain injured when basic safety rules were not followed
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$6.2 MILLION Jury Verdict Marine veteran suffers catastrophic harm after a dangerous fall
All of our clients have families of their own. They are decent, hardworking people, and come to uswith complex business issues or because their lives have been changed by a catastrophic injury.
Who’s At Fault for an Oil Well Blowout?
Generally, the use of faulty BOPs, lack of sufficient supervision during oil pressure monitoring, and other types of negligence have been known to cause oil well blowouts.
When this happens, anyone working on the oil rig, the owner of the oil well, the well operator, equipment developers, maintenance professionals, manufacturers, producers, sellers, and other third parties could all share liability. Only an in-depth investigation of your case by an oil well blowout attorney in Hobbs, NM will uncover the truth.
Lawsuits for Oil Well Blowouts
By filing a third-party liability claim against the individual or entity responsible for causing the accident, you could maximize your compensation. At trial, you could recover compensation for every loss, including:
- Pain and suffering
- Personal property damages
- Mental anguish
- Emotional trauma
- Loss of consortium
- Loss of employee benefits
- Diminished earning capacity
- Diminished quality of life
- Punitive damages
Frequently Asked Questions
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How Long Do I Have to File a Claim in New Mexico?The statute of limitations for personal injury claims in New Mexico is three years. Since this is a work injury, you will have to file a workers’ compensation claim with your employer. You must notify your employer of the accident or injury within 15 days and complete a Notice of Accident form.
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What is a Blowout Preventer?Blowout preventers are safety valves that help to prevent fluids from escaping the oil well hole and causing a blowout.
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What Are the Different Types of Blowouts?There are three types of blowouts, and they all differ depending on where the blowout occurred. There are surface blowouts, underground blowouts, and underwater blowouts. Surface blowouts are the most common and require surrounding wells to be drilled in order to the relieve pressure. Underground blowouts occur below the surface and involve high-pressurized formations flowing up to low-pressurized formations. Underwater blowouts occur on offshore drilling rigs and are the hardest to contain.
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How Much Compensation Can I Receive in My Settlement?The compensation you receive varies on a case-by-case basis. Oilfield accidents are especially devastating, and the injuries you experienced might require ongoing care, which results in medical bills and other expenses, not to mention non-economic damages like pain and suffering. Essentially, the more damages you incurred from your accident; the more compensation you might receive.
Get Help From Our Hobbs, NM Oil Well Blowout Accident Lawyers
When your oil well blowout injuries have taken over your life, exercise your legal rights and fight for the workers’ compensation benefits you are entitled to. Learn how to make the insurance company pay and maximize your compensation when you contact our oil well blowout accident lawyers in Hobbs, NM at Kemmy Law Firm.
Schedule your 100% free and confidential case review as soon as today by completing our online contact form or calling our office at (830) 264-6297.
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