Drilling rig

came about due to natural gas blasting through a concrete core that was too weak to overcome the pressure of the gas. The natural gas then traveled to the rig’s riser to the platform of the rig where it was ignited. After killing 11 workers, the rig sank and oil began to travel into the gulf after the drilling mud no longer counteracted the pressure of the oil. Even though it has been five years since the BP Oil spill, there is still oil in the surrounding ecosystem even though it is not visible…

gathered from spongy porous rock in the earth 's crust. Techniques to access petroleum are drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Drilling is primarily used when petroleum pockets can be specifically located. Drills drill into the earth to siphon the gases and liquids of petroleum. Hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking for short, is used for splitting tough rock full of petroleum. Fracking is a step ahead of drilling in terms of speed and production, but has greater defects. High pressure…

decision-making process, such as not running cement evaluation log, not waiting for foam stability test results and/or redesigning slurry. Data 2: BP, Transocean, which is BP’s offshore drilling contractor overseeing cementing for the Macondo well, and Halliburton, the owner and operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig, failed to communicate adequately, which is against the value of fairness in Code of Ethics. Warrant 2: BP did not share important information with its contractors, or sometimes…

Oil exploration began in the Subcontinent in 1866 with the drilling of the first well, Kundal-1 (Khisor Range, near oil seepage); in the region that now constitutes Pakistan. The first oil discovery was made in 1915 in Potwar, located in the Punjab Province, from Miocene / Eocene rocks; that field is still on production through artificial lift. Since 1915, Potwar remained the traditional ‘oil patch’ of the country till the oil was struck in 1981 at Khaskheli-1, drilled in Badin area of Sindh…

the tundra is releasing carbon back into the atmosphere. It no longer acts as a sink. Despite the great difficulty in extracting this oil, corporate interests and their pet politicians just can't seem to let the idea of drilling here go. There are a lot of oil mines and oil rigs in the tundra biome. The building of such developments often disturbs the sensitive nature of the environment. There are around 1700 species of plants that live in this zone. There are almost no reptiles or amphibians.…

Within the novel The Martian by Andy Weir, the author explores a multitude of themes. However, the main theme lies within Mark Watney, a botanist and mechanical engineer who was left behind on Mars during an intense storm. Weir uses Watney’s character within the novel to show that success will come after hard work. In this scenario, success equates to survival for Watney, therefore his goal is to escape the barren planet of Mars. There were many steps in which Watney took to succeed, each were…

ConocoPhillips Company (NYSE:COP) is the world’s largest independent exploration and production company, based on proved reserves and production of oil and natural gas. Its headquarters is located in Houston, Texas (U.S.A) and - unlike most of U.S. independent oil companies - it has a globally diversified portfolio of assets, as well as a diversified range of energy projects (ie. . In this report, we have provided an evaluation and professional opinion on the company’s portfolio of assets and…

services company. (MB Holding Company L.L.C, 2013) As they became pioneers in manufacturing oil and gas this lead them to trade and invest globally throughout Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. The Holding companies’ subsidiaries main activities are drilling and oilfield services, exploration and production of oil and…

travelled to the surface where it ignited and cause the entire floating oil rig to combust and sink. The blowout caused two hundred million gallons of crude oil to spill into the ocean. The oil escaped the well at a rate of sixty thousand barrels per day until it was finally capped. This type of incident was not the first that British Petroleum (BP), the owners of the rig, had experienced. Years prior on another oil rig, an identical problem had occurred. A design flaw in the capping mechanism…

the products that the company provides include tricone bits, sucker rods, oil drilling stabilizers and hydraulic accumulators (Oil News). These forms of machinery make it easy to execute the drilling process without physically having to contact the risky oil wells. In addition to the equipment, the company also offers significant options for control equipment like the well rotary table, well head control spools and rig…