BP Oil Spill Background The British Petroleum Oil Spill incident is the largest in history that raises various issue environmental and ethical issues. On 20th of April 2010‚ an explosion of the drilling rig caused the oil spill close to the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico‚ in which 11 employees were killed. It took around five months for the oil well to exert no further risk and be concealed‚ where many controversies arose throughout the period. BBC‚ 2010. Timeline: BP Oil Spill. BBC
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Questions to ask Brian Morel‚ BP drilling Engineer: * What influenced your decision to use a single liner rather than the recommended 4 to create barriers to flow? Was the saved money (7-10 million) worth the risk? * Were you aware of the risks when you emailed your colleague on April 14th writing “this has been a nightmare well which has everyone all over the place”? * How come you only chose to use 6 centralizers when you were recommended 21? How can you account a such a large difference
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darkness of the shaft is visually symbolic of Plainview’s path to power. Plainview begins drilling for oil and becomes a more powerful figure. God like imagery is now associated with Plainview in order to visually portray this power. For example‚ pools of light gather behind Daniel’s head as he looks down into an oil rig. This makes him appear to be holy or God like. Eventually‚ a worker dies in Plainview’s oil rig and Daniel is left covered in blood and oil; this is a reoccurring visual element in
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with an orebody modelling and resource estimation software package. The Deposit The deposit is a gold mineralisation which lies horizontally beneath the surface. A “first-pass” drilling campaign has been completed with 26 boreholes being drilled on a series of north south sections using a single RC Drilling Rig. The sections are 25 metres apart and start at 5922 m E and 5036 m N. The main lithology of the area consists of soil‚ sandstone‚ siltstone‚ breccia and basalt from the surface. Files
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multiple completion inside casing separated by packer‚ are several strings of smaller casing cemented in one bore hole to provide effect separate wells. Other possibilities include the commingling of hydrocarbons from separate reservoir downhole‚ or drilling several borehole from one surface location. Mechanical considerations Mechanical considerations or "well hook up" is often the key to being able to deplete the reservoir effectively‚ monitor down performance‚ and modify the well situation when
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A deep subsurface rock core for paleoclimate reconstruction was collected in October and November 2007 during the South McMurdo Sound Project (SMS) of the Antarctic Geological Drilling Program (ANDRILL). To allow for deeper penetration and more efficient core recovery‚ water-based saline drilling fluids were utilized. A total of 5.6x105 L of fluids was lost in the subsurface. The fluid was comprised of surface seawater from the sound‚ as the wetting agent mixed with densifying compounds (mainly potassium
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Excelsior College Summary During a 19 month study of life on two oil platforms that included living‚ eating‚ and working alongside crews offshore‚ the key finding was that extinguishing macho behavior is vital to achieving top performance. Oil rigs are dirty‚ dangerous‚ and demanding workplaces that have traditionally encouraged displays of masculine strength‚ daring‚ and technical prowess. Over the past 15 years or so the platforms have shifted this macho type of culture to one where men can
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oil so Necessary? What did it replace? Because oil was the wildest dream for Americans. They believed that America should develop. 3. How many people die on oil rigs every year? 6000 people dead. 4. How many Barrels of Oil did the Hamel Rig pump out a day? 50 Barrels were pumped out a day. 5. A year after the Hamel Rig struck oil how much did oil Cost a barrel? Hoe much do you think it costs today? a. 2 dollars and 3 cents b. I think it costs 14 euro per 1 liter today. 6. What
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understand one concept: BP was the sole cause of this oil spill. To clarify‚ the child did not learn the real causes for this catastrophic disaster. On April 20‚ 2010‚ the oil rig called Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ causing 3.19 million barrels of oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico (Smithsonian). The causes: the crew of the rig‚ trained and owned through Transocean‚ performed dire
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industry face many risks ranging from political risks to supply and demand risks. However‚ oil companies involved in offshore drilling are subject to even more risks. There is no way of avoiding these risks‚ therefore these companies must address them in hopes of minimizing the effects related to a mishap resulting from one of these risks. The process of offshore drilling starts with verifying the exact location of oil reserves. Solid petroleum deposits often take the form of oil shale or tar sands
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