1. Introduction This is a summary of the case study of the Chile mining disaster that happened in August 5th 2010. It was once of the most unanticipated disaster that attracted the attention of the entire world. The miners of gold were trapped in the mine for many days. The rescue team was led by a newly elected minister of mining: A successful businessman with little or no information regarding the mining or rescue operations. The dilemma was on how to handle the victims, the relatives of victims
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Horizon failed to reach numerous protocols involving health and safety. The most useful control technique would be with feedforward control, this is because it would have provided better results for testing and requirements for deep water drilling platforms and machines. There was no excuse for BP on why they weren’t keeping concurrent control so at least they would know what to do and be able to react in a timely fashion. Things which they could have done include capping the well or controlling the flow
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Final Report on the Investigation of the Macondo Well Blowout Deepwater Horizon Study Group March 1, 2011 The Deepwater Horizon Study Group (DHSG) was formed by members of the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management (CCRM) in May 2010 in response to the blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010. A fundamental premise in the DHSG work is: we look back to understand the why‘s and how‘s of this disaster so we can better understand how best to go forward. The goal of the DHSG work is defining
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as rocks, clay as well as sand. • Auger diameter – 60-80mm PERCUSSION DRILLING METHOD • a.k.a. Cable Tool Drilling Method • Used when boring or auger method is not possible due to difficulty in penetration of soil especially hard soil strata. PENETROMETER •A device used to investigate the consistency of cohesive deposit or relative density of cohesionless strata without the necessity of drilling and obtaining samples. • Static penetration is characterized by consistent
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Lab 3—Effect of Bentonite and Barite on Filtration Properties Drilling and Production Engineering Lab PE 4331-008 Group D February 26, 2016 Eric Ohman David Farrier Lucas Fischer David Hernandez Academic Integrity Statement On my honor, I affirm that I have neither given nor received inappropriate aid in the completion of this exercise. Name: Eric Ohman _ Date: 02/26/2016 Name: David Farrier _______Date: 02/26/2016
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Performance Year ended December 31 †Continuing analysis of Schlumberger carbon dioxide emissions has shown that WesternGeco marine vessels and Integrated Project Management drilling rig operations are the two largest contributors to total company emissions. Schlumberger includes in its figures only those emissions from drilling rigs operated entirely under its control. Schlumberger is the world’s leading oilfield services company supplying technology, information solutions, and integrated project
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n this last section of my report I will be focusing on the BP oil spill and the ethical concerns that different communities will face when BP (British Petroleum) are operating near them. To begin with, I will first of all be examining the ethical concerns of the communities in which a selected business operates (P4); the company that I have chosen for this last task is BP.plc. On the 20th of April, 2010, the oil rig known as Deep-water Horizon had a major malfunction which caused a blowout;
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the winter, are laying eggs containing petroleum compounds and dispersants. The birds, fish, turtles, and dolphins were not the only ones to suffer; many microorganisms were also hurt due to the accident. One of the issues with underwater oil drilling is the risk it holds for the people actually work on the rig. Even
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Knowing Your Audience and Communication BCOMMS/275 The article Over 30 workers trapped after Chilean copper mine collapse by Weik, 2010 gave a poor accounting of the issue at hand. The flow of the article was poor, and the communication itself offered the copper miner families and employees of the company little information and no clear next steps. During times of emergency, clear and concise communications are critical
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Do you ever wonder what is the true story of deepwater horizon Have you ever wondered what the true story of the DeepWater horizon oil spill,I Know the true story. The DeepWater Horizon oil rig is the biggest oil spill in the world. What oil spills are made of and how the affect the marine life around them. Oil spills are made from many oils or other crude oil. There are many things that oil spills could be made of but the normal one is just straight oil. There are many other types of oil they could
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