Deepwater Horizon : a systems analysis of the Macondo disaster /

Deepwater Horizon : a systems analysis of the Macondo disaster / Earl Boebert, James Blossom.

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"This book gives a detailed description and analysis of the events leading up to the explosion and fire at BP's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. The authors provide a comprehensive, fair account of what happened and why, and what could be done to minimize the...

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Main Authors: Boebert, Earl, 1939- (Author), Blossom, James, 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.
Deepwater Horizon (Drilling rig)
Offshore oil well drilling > Accidents > Mexico, Gulf of.
Oil wells > Mexico, Gulf of > Blowouts.
Offshore oil well drilling > Accidents > Prevention.
Offshore oil well drilling > Safety measures.
Oil wells > Blowouts > Prevention.
Table of Contents:
  • Controlling Macondo
  • From rig to well
  • Weighing Macondo's risks
  • The struggle with Macondo
  • Planning the production tail
  • The production casing plan
  • The cementing plan
  • The test and displacement plan
  • A reconstructed plan
  • The systems of the Horizon
  • Up to the edge
  • The final day
  • Going over
  • The lessons of Macondo
  • Afterword : evidence, reports, and conventional wisdom.

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