The Chilean Miners - nearing a rescue

The rate of progress in rescuing the miners from the copper mine in Chile continues to be better than expected. After the completion of the...

Deepwater Oil Spill - locking the hanger and relief well role

A short time ago I wrote about the concerns with the casing hanger in the Deepwater Horizon well, and the risk that it might lift and allow ...

Deepwater Oil Spill - stopping the fish

The attempts to recover pipe from within the blowout preventer (BOP) on the Deepwater well have now halted, without being able to recover an...

Deepwater Oil Spill - the last cement job?

The first relief well at the Deepwater Horizon site appears to be close to setting the last casing in the new hole, before the final step of...

Deepwater Oil Spill - The Admiral on casing and connections, and an update or two

I am following a number of different events this week, and so today is as much a set of updates, as anything. Firstly the oil in the Gulf. ...

Deepwater Oil Spill - waiting for the Top Kill

This is the day when the top kill of the leaking BP well in the GOM will likely be attempted. Kent Wells, Senior Executive VP for Explorat...

Progress on the Gulf oil leak and comments on cementing pipes

BP held a press conference yesterday in which they reported on progress in trying to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, following the ...

Casing a well

There has been some concern (that among other things has led to the actions in the House to bring hydrofracing fluid under the Safe Drinking...