What went wrong on the Deepwater Horizon?

[Swede]

Halliburton's procedures are definately being called into question.

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Once cementing around the casing is complete, ordinary practice would be to "plug" the well with cement. Until that final step, a heavy drilling fluid called "mud" sits over it, preventing flammable gases and materials from shooting up.

A cement plug involves workers pouring liquid cement into the casing pipe which sinks through the "mud" and hardens. The fluid can then be flushed out with sea water.

Halliburton testified Tuesday that the cement was never poured in on this occasion because the process was in fact being carried out in reverse.

http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/What_went_wrong_on_the_Deepwater_Horizon_999.html

[DURHAM D]

1. Really good article. Thanks for posting. nt

[jimshoes]

2. We really need to get as many of the the people who were

actually carrying out this work on the Deepwater Horizon rig under oath to explain in exacting detail everything that transpired that day and perhaps even the previous day to strip away bullshit from fact that so we can figure out what happened and who is going to be held to account. These companies should be thankful they were not operating in China or Iceland.

[HughMoran]

3. So it may have been workers who were rushing in order to get a possible bonus?

:wtf: