[QUOTE=company man 1;36673] A ten barrel kick is not a blowout. It might technically be called a blowout by the strictest of terms as defined by the MMS, but if you want to see the definition of a blowout look at MC 252. [/QUOTE] I think we agree on this.
You raised a flag about the claim of “39 blowouts” and asked “Can the author of said article back that up with places & times?”. I am saying that the MMS web site lists the times and places of dozens of events that it labels as “blowouts”.
I’m not saying that ten barrels is the same as a million barrels. I am trying to explain where I think “39 blowouts” came from – a journalist quoted a government web site.