This paper addresses critical challenges of well control management in land rig drilling operations, focusing on the unique inter-organizational dynamics and multi-objective considerations that distinguish these operations from offshore drilling operations. We achieved this goal by examining data from an Iraqi oilfield and conducting a thorough review of the literature on well control management. Our work highlights major operational challenges that arise when different entities with diverse goals and safety cultures come together, such as unclear responsibilities and differing levels of safety program maturity. We examined these issues from a process safety perspective and offer both general and targeted solutions to improve well control management. The general recommendation is to implement effective process safety management and choose performance indicators that emphasize leading, not lagging, metrics. This means using measures that ensure all parts of an organization are working toward the same safety goals. The study offers specific recommendations about managing well control barriers—specifically, the physical systems, technical solutions, operational processes, and organizational structures that should be in place to keep wells under control. At the heart of these recommendations is a push for better cross organizational collaboration and a sharper focus on balancing the many diverse objectives that tend to pull risk managers in different directions. The insights gained from this work go beyond just onshore drilling operations. They offer guidance for many industries facing complex, dynamic, interconnected operations.