AP: Cement Likely Cause of the Oil Rig Blast

The tricky process of sealing an offshore oil well with cement, suspected as a major contributor to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, has failed dozens of times in the past, according to an Associated Press investigation. (May 24)

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• Oil
• Spill-Cementing

[BlueSilence1985]

Stop pointing fingers and fix the damn thing.

[cypress8blade]

You mean to tell me the barely regulated oil drilling industry didn't keep up safety standards? Oh noes! Really people? These companies are the ones that buy our politicians off. Things won't get better until we can stop they from paying for their campaigns and actually make them run on merit.

[crudeoilsystems]

thanks

[AlienshateU]

Halliburton...

[miket3961]

This video shows the gas coming up the outside of the well casing  0:53 - 0:58. It is believed by almost everyone (Halliburton demo) that the gas entered the well casing in the "annular" - the space between the well casing and production casing between the 8Th and 9Th casing strings due to the missing liner. Had it entered the outside as shown, it would not have entered the riser and come up to the rig – DUH

[miket3961]

There is enough responsibility to go around starting with the f***ing government sitting on it's ass, ignoring safely warnings. BP also used 6 of 21 centering pieces and left out the hanger liner (gasket) on the ninth casing string.

The likely cause of the "blast" was igniting the gas that had already accumulated on the deck for several seconds you dumbass ASSociated Press. Why don't you get your facts together before you let your mouth overload your ass?

[BlueSilence1985]

@ziberteck hmm you make no sense.

[ziberteck]

@BlueSilence1985

Your offly defensive about finger pointing... Your the one who did it! Didn't you?!

[JDIZZLE9655]

why won't people fix it already fix the damn thing before we all die because of no water and whos fault is that

[Thetruthishere11]

Solution = install ball valve to flange on BOP or well head.

Solution = Remove drill pipe and insert 500 -1000 ton lead or uranium cylinder.

[Thetruthishere11]

Cement doesn't work at those depths maybe.

[TaisabRakshasa]

Haliburton set the cement, BP didn't care enough to do the bore lode test despite it being the only way to know if everything went right. Quite obvious who is to be blamed.