| | (a) | 10.9 lb/gal [Sp. Gr. = 1.31] | | (b) | 12.5 lb/gal [Sp. Gr. = 1.5] | | (c) | 13.4 lb/gal [Sp. Gr. = 1.61] | | (d) | 14.3 lb/gal [Sp. Gr. = 1.72] | | (e) | Cannot determine. | | | 2 | What would be the density of a drilling fluid made up of the following components: * 4.5% by volume of bentonite and drilled solids (average specific gravity = 2.55) * Fresh water (Sp. Gr. 1.0)?(1 Bbl fresh water = 0.159 m3 = 42 gallons(1 Bbl fresh water = 350 lb) | | (a) | 8.6
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Discussion on Edward Burtynsky Edward Burtynsky is undeniably a very smart and talented photographer. In his pictures he is able to evoke emotion from either a natural or a manufactured landscape. When initially looking at his work I feel as though the photographs are nothing more than rocks or oil refineries. I tended to skip through his work very quickly. Upon further analyzing his photography I felt completely different. The photos of all the oil refineries and oil fields brought out sadness
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Name: Melaku Gelaw Name the tools: Tap a tap wrench Tool Type: hand tools Name: Melaku Gelaw Name the tools: Tap a tap wrench Tool Type: hand tools What damage or faults do you need to look for before using these tools? To make sure the handle is straight so it can provide greater leverage, especially when using larger diameter taps. Maintains alignment for accurate, straight threading and make sure the tap thread is not damaged. Why is it important
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Risk Management in Practice Synopsis/Executive summary This study will examine two incidents which have occurred with catastrophic results; Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in the UK in 2005 and at the Deepwater Horizon Drilling Rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The purpose of the case study is to provided analysis framework of the two cases and compare and contrast the root causes of the incidents and responses taken to the emergencies, the study will identify common themes and lessons learned
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55 High School BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Investigation Subject: Geography Level: High (HL) Name: Stephanie Chinese: 姜智旻 Homeroom: 10-5 Word count: 1088 Student number: 4192 Supervisor: Craig Hamilton On 20th of August 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Gulf of Mexico exploded then sunk resulting to 11 deaths. During the 87 days, about 4.9 billion barrels of oil had already spread. An estimation of 42,000 gallon of oil is oozing from underwater. From then
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Disturbed and undisturbed samples are retrieved from the boreholes for inspection and logging by engineers and subsequent testing in our laboratories. TRIAL PITTING Trial pitting can be carried out by a variety of methods from hand dug pits to machine excavated trenches. Trial pitting is generally carried out to a maximum depth of 4.5m with standard excavation plant and, depending on soil conditions, is generally suitable for most low rise developments. All trial pit investigations are supervised
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Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill Letonya Rossi MGMT/1115 Post University 1). Name the organizations which had a stake in the drilling operation. The organizations’ that had stake in the drilling operations were BP Exploration & Production Inc., (were the lease operator of Mississippi canyon block 252, contains Macondo Well), Trans-ocean (chief contractors), Halliburton, (responsible for cementing operations). 2). Should responsibility for the accident be shared among the organizations
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The BP Oil Spill, which is also called the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the Macondo blowout, started on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. It happened when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded due to methane gas that escaped from the well and caused a blowout. After the rig sank, the oil gusher located on the sea floor pumped up oil for 87 days until July 15, 2010, when a new oil well cap was installed and halted the flow. The BP Oil Spill is considered to be the largest accidental marine
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1 Oil’s Troubled Water British Petroleum (BP) is one of the biggest oil and gas industry in the world. They owned 21,000 services stations worldwide and their brand is most trusted in the world. Then an incident occur in 2012, where BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig has exploded that causes 11 deaths and oil slick at the Gulf of Mexico. BP is being fined billion of dollar by the US government and need to compensate the others that affected by it. 1.1 Political Factors Most of the oil reserved in the
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point that even death could not convince them to make the changes to their company culture. The cycle of errors came to a complete pause, on the evening of April 20, 2010 when a “serious of explosions rocked the Deepwater Horizon, a mobile offshore drilling rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico” according to (Roberto Pg.1) and one that saw a serious of catastrophically events, that would change the lives of many. That fateful night under the cover of darkness, eleven people died and several other
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