Macondo well Deepwater Horizon blowout [electronic resource] : lessons for improving offshore drilling safety / Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future, Marine Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academy of Engineering, and National Research Council of the National Academies.

"The blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010, led to enormous consequences for the individuals involved in the drilling operations, and for their families. Eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig lost their lives and 16 others were seriously injured. There were also enormous...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Other title:Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Improving Offshore Drilling Safety
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Well design and construction
  • Blowout preventer system
  • Mobile offshore drilling units
  • Industry management of offshore drilling
  • Regulatory reform
  • Concluding comments
  • References
  • Appendix A : Statement of task
  • Appendix B : Public agendas of the Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future
  • Appendix C : Findings, observations, and recommendations
  • Appendix D : Calculating the differential pressure at the start of the negative test and the quality of foam cement
  • Study committee biographical information.