Fshore Oil Drilling Job

"Soon the 4-inch drill pipe…shot skyward. After the mud, water, and pipe were blown out, gas followed, but only for a short time. Then the well was very quiet. We ventured back, after our wild scramble for safety, to find things in a terrible mess...We started shoveling the mud away-when, without warning, a lot of heavy mud shot out of the well with the report of a cannon…In a very short time oil was going up through the top of the derricks, and rocks were being shot hundreds of feet into the air. Within a very few minutes, the oil was holding a steady flow at more than twice the height of the derrick…”

Several underlying factors went into play that contributed to the oil crisis. One of those factors was the safety device on the well referred to as a blowout preventor (BOP). The purpose of this device is to stop the flow of oil and gas in case of an emergency situation. Apparently, if the BOP does not operate correctly, the oil and gas can mix causing a disaster for employees, the environment, and the machinery. According to the case study by Crandall, Parnell, and Spillan (2014), someone bumped a control switch that altered the stability of the blowout. With that, no investigation was conducted to make sure the equipment was in a stable state. Another factor was cementing the drill case to make the structure stable. This process involves drilling a hole into the well and inserting a case into the shaft that has to have cement in between. There are two safety aspects of this; one keeps the shaft sealed from hydrocarbon gasses and oil until the extraction takes place, and the other holds the metal casing centered in the bore that uses twenty-one centralizers as an added measure to keep it sturdy. The BP employees only had six steel

What is ambition? In the dictionary ambition is defined has “an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, (ex) power, honor, fame, or wealth. The willingness to strive for its attainment”. From this definition I do not even believe that Macbeth really had any ambition of his own. I do not think his ambition was not Macbeth’s greatest weakness but more is gullibility and being able to be swayed into the directions of others. In the story of Macbeth of Macbeths miss fortune is caused by first the prophecy of the witches and secondly of the discouragement of his wife constantly degrading him causing him to prove his self willing and able. Also with the swaying of others making Macbeth feel he needed these

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded. It was positioned over the Macondo oil well when a burst of natural gas broke through the concrete core that had been used to seal off the oil well for later use. Once released by the fractured core the gas made its way up the riser and onto the platform, where it ignited killing eleven workers and injuring seventeen others. The highest-ranking BP supervisors on board the oil rig known as “Well site leaders” observed indications that the well was not secure, but did not take appropriate actions in order to remedy the problem. If the supervisors had done something, they may have been able to save the eleven lives lost that day. A similar accident happened to the Caspian Sea at another BP oil well in September 2008. Both cores were too weak to withstand the pressure because the concrete mixture contained Nitrogen gas used to accelerate the curing process (Brennan, 2013). Two days later the rig capsized and in the process knocked over the riser they had filled with drilling mud in order to stop the flow of gas and oil. Now with nothing holding it back the oil, it began pouring out of the hole. The oil that was being released everyday peaked at around 60,000 barrels of oil in one day. The well discharged oil for eighty-seven days before their attempts to repair the hole were successful. In the end, nearly five million barrels of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico.

Four weeks before the explosion, there was a discovery that a worker had bumped the control switch where it had moved a portion of the pipe through the BOP, that caused chunks of rubber that were found in the drilling fluid. No action was taken to fix the problem (Cook,2010).

On April 20, 2010, a cement seal of an oil well malfunctioned, leading to the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oilrig. Acknowledged as one the worst accidental oil spills, killing 11 people. The BP pipe discharged oil for 87 days following the failure. It is estimated 3.19 million barrels of oil had leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. Even though this incident happened 7 years ago, it is still relevant because there has been more insight from years of analyzing what went wrong, as well as more effective ways to handle the aftermath of a situation like that. This is an interesting situation because it is a two-part failure; of course, the initial equipment glitch, as well as the insufficiency measures they took to

During my 24-hour recall, I realized some new things about my diet. I was able to analyze and inspect my diet to examine what I was eating, what types of nutrients I was getting. This diet that I recorded for this project very closely resembles what i eat on an everyday basis. I found some very interesting facts that pertained to my diet that were good and then some that needed work and to be altered. I consumed a little more than two cups that is recommended for the fruit group, two and a half cups of vegetables, a little more than three ounces of grains, as well as five ounces of protein. What I noticed was that I consumed the right amount, if not more, for most of the food groups; but I barely have any dairy in my diet. The only time I ate any dairy was when I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and the cheese that was on my burger. According to choosemyplate.gov, I should be consuming three cups of dairy and I barely have one cup

The BP oil spill will always be remembered however, some of the key things that stood out for the reader were the results of what lack of communication can cause. The breakdown in communication was failing to share data, and oversee daily operations. This breakdown did not allow employees to be created in the work environment. When creativity is not fostered in the work environment it does not produce a positive nor supportive work environment. Creativity in the work environment allows employees to be innovative, and encourages creativity (Kreitner, R. & Kinicki, A., 2013). Communication between employees and management is always very important and can make or break a company. In the case of the BP oil spill it broke the company. Many people’s

As the National Commission report put it: “The immediate causes of the Macondo well blowout can be

On April 20, 2010, the British Petroleum (BP) leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig took an unexpected kick of gas pressure from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The release ignited, and through the failure of the blowout preventers progressed into a firestorm. The fire consumed the drilling rig platform, sinking it, causing 11 casualties, and the subsequent release of 4.9 million barrels of oil into in the gulf before the release contained (British Petroleum). The incident is

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the average worker spends approximately 50 percent of his/her time communicating (Higuera, 2016). Communication is more than just conveying ideas and messages. Developing Clear communication skills and methods can help strengthen a company and contribute to the goals within

The mechanic reported there were several issues on the rig and there were months of the drill kicking due to resistance and high gas pressures (Washburn & McClatchy Newspapers, 2010). A stuck pipe was at the drilling site, and the plug was taken out of the well. There were concerns in regards to the safety of employees, inadequate equipment, and the reliability of the rig. The perception of the safety of the rig was misconceived due to data being interested inaccurately by employees. There was damage done to the blowout preventor months before the explosion. Workers were responsible for maintaining the rig and evaluating the safety of the rig. There were sparks on the vessel, and the lights flickered before strong vibrations. Employees report hearing a thud and then an explosion followed shortly after. As a result of the blast, seals were blown, and barriers exploded. There were less than five minutes to spare between the explosion and evacuation. It was suggested the ignition source released gas and the air intakes were exhausted as the main generators emitted hot gas (McGill & Schwartz, 2010). The explosion could have resulted due to high pressures caused by the hot gas emitted. The pressure test was not assessed or interpreted accurately, the company's neglected signs of the pipe, and recommendations were ignored by BP. There was a hole in the cement, there were not

The BP oil spill was one of the worst oil spills to ever happen in the US. There are many factors that caused this horrible spill to happen; to be exact there were eight failures of the oilrig that caused this disaster. The first failure was the cement at the bottom of the borehole was not sealed properly. This caused the oil and gas to start leaking into the pipe leading to the surface of the rig. The second failure was that the valve leading to the surface was sealed improperly with cement. In addition, there were two mechanical valves, which failed to stop the leak of gas and oil. The crew was also to blame because they did pressure tests, which they did not read properly. This made the crew believe the oil well was under control when it was not. The crew also did not spot the leak before the explosion; there was an increase in pressure inside the well fifty minutes before the explosion but the crew did not interpret it as a leak. Next, about eight minutes before the rig exploded, mud and gas began to come out onto the floor of the rig. The crew tried to stop this by activating the blowout preventer, which is at the top of the well, however this caused the blowout preventer to malfunction. The rig had side vents that were suppose to release this mud and gas, but instead it was diverted to a device that separates only small amounts of mud and gas. This device quickly became overwhelmed and flammable gas was sent all over the rig. The alarm on the rig should have sounded

Communication is essential with resolving workplace conflicts. Communicate clearly and frequently. No employee wants to be uninformed or left out of the loop, especially regarding important decisions. Communicating with each other not only helps everyone to do a better job, it reduces stress and increases job performance (Lee, 2008).

What do we do to obtain oil to meet the needs of Americans without having to “sell out” to Middle Eastern countries, not only with money but with foreign policy? This paper intends to refute the claims of those opposing America’s attempts to address its own energy needs rather than rely on the oil sources of other