Table of Contents Drilling the Gulf Blowout The Escape A New Disaster More About the Disaster Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 10 18 22 23 24 24 Red text identifies historical quotes
Drilling the Gulf April 20 2010 The crew of 126 men and women on the oil rig Deepwater Horizon prepare to finish the drilling of the Macondo Well for the oil company British Petroleum It’s one of the deepest wells in the world 4
But you all are some of the best u g s around Let’s e k c h n finish this thing Driller Dewey Revette and toolmaster Wyman Wheeler gather the drill team on the main deck for a morning meeting We’re behind schedule on the Macondo Well It’s been a tough job r o Three miles below a thick layer of mud keeps gas and oil out of the well But as the drill team closes the well oil and gas begin to seep up The weight of the water squeezes the gas into a small space But as it rises the pressure drops and the gas expands quickly Disaster is on the way 5
