Ariel Baker Ashton Pilz River C. M. Boykins Mr. West 7th hour Science April 10, 2014 River C: The original design of the sled kite has two straight spars running down the kite, and a tail at each end of the spars. The pressure from the air keeps the kite open while it flies. There are many different variations of this type of kite. One-way is the over all size, but some sleds are less than 3 feet long. Extra spars are less common and rare on sled kites. A wide tail, vent holes near the bottom instead
INTRODUCTION: 1. What were Reson’s Managerial Challenges at the beginning of the 1990? Reson manufactured underwater acoustics and high-power ultrasonic equipment along with components for underwater measurement system. They manufactured Their main customer base was the defense industry. They took up to 3 years for product development which was a really long time. They did not fully utilize their potential which proved to be disadvantageous for them
1.0 Risers from Seabed to Surface. The riser is a pipe which usually connects the top side down to the sea floor. The riser help to lift drilling fluid coupled with cuttings from bottom hole to the surface. In order to provide enough space for drill pipe , logging measurement devices and some multi casing the 53.3 cm diameter is recommended . Types of Risers There are a number of types of risers namely: • attached risers • pull tube risers • steel catenary risers • top-tensioned
Deepwater Horizon was also based off of a true story about an oil rig explosion that caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The major characters are all people in real life that were involved in the intense explosion. Mark Wahlberg plays the main character, Mike Williams. Wahlberg is an actor Berg loves to work with; together they have also done Lone Survivor and Patriot’s Day. Deepwater Horizon follows the pressure that the BP Oil Company management puts on their intelligent workers for sake
I remember the smell of diesel was extra potent than normal, as I drank my coffee in my truck waiting for the sun to come up. During rig move we have our 3 huge CAT generators each one the same size of a full-size truck and each having twin turbos the size of trick tires. We must turn them off for rig move. So, there’s no lights on locations at the time which our crew was fine with being a Monday and no one had much motivation do work or be up early like we normally had to be. Most of the guys on
China, located in the far north easterly corner of the globe is the largest country in Asia and home to over 1.3 billon people. Some sources claim China to be the oldest known continuous civilization in the world, with more than 5000 year of culture (see bibliography). Therefore it comes with no surprise that ancient China had some of the most influential ‘thinkers’ of that period who helped to shape their world. The early Chinese left behind a great number of legacies which were the forerunners
The Chilean mining accident The recent 2010 Copiapó mining accident, to us known as the Chilean mining accident began on 5th of August 2010 as a large collapse at the San José copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert. During the collapse there were thirty three men inside the mine; trapped 700 meters underground; five kilometers from the entrance. It is not surprising that the public thought that the miners would not have survived the collapse or starve to death. Thou it sounds like there is no
An oil drilling rig which was operated on behalf of BP's corporation by Transocean, a private contractor, is set to begin drilling off the Southern coast of Louisiana. In the beginning, the operation process goes easily, but then finally the cement job completely fails which triggering a massive blowout that overpowers and kills people. There is a chain of malfunction equipment coupled with a failed attempt to seal the well and oil ignition which kills more people. When the rig exploded, eleven
platform, called Thunder Horse, toppled after Hurricane Dennis. After an investigation, BP found that their engineers had incorrectly installed a number of valves that supported the rig. On January 2007, the Minerals Management Service cited this accident was caused by human error (PBS). In 2010, the Deep Water Horizon rig exploded, leading to oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. Again BP is ... ... middle of paper ... ...n Knutson. "Years of Internal BP Probes Warned That Neglect Could Lead to
These days it seems no one cares about our mother earth. People use, take, and pollute what little resources this planet has, and they just hope it will still be there for their kids. Something must be done to change their way of thinking. Soon, the planet will no longer be habitable, and humans are they only ones to blame. People should care about our planet because the amount of litter humans produce is horrendous, driving a car is bad news, drilling for oil will kill the earth, and planting new
On December 23rd 2009 at 6:15 pm onboard the Sedco 711 semi-submersible rig operated by Shell E&P, a blowout occurred. This occurred during the upper completion clean up phase of the well. According to the UK parliament’s Memorandum and Transocean’s report, the blowout happened due to an underbalanced column of drilling fluids in the well. This is very similar to the Macondo Blowout, as it also involved an underbalanced column of mud. The only noticeable difference is the use of an unusual spacer
During his trip to Alaska, Carter saw many beautiful thing that would be hurt by the process of oil drilling. "I was saddened to think of the tragedy that might occur if this great wilderness was consumed by a web of roads and pipelines, drilling rigs and industrial facilities." Carter was president for four years and during those four years Carter accomplished many great things for the American people. Those who liked Carter as president are most likely sympathizing with what Carter is feeling
1976 by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, it operated off the coasts of Alaska, New Jersey, Ireland, and in November 1980 moved to the Grand Banks. Since it was so big it was considered to have the ability to drill in areas too dangerous for other rigs. The government thought it was unsinkable, so they felt that there was no need to train a crew very well. The disaster that took place on the Ocean Ranger had a very large effect on the way Newfoundlander's feel about the gas and oil industry. The
Offshore oil drilling refers to a mechanical process in which a wellbore is drilled through the seabed in search for petroleum that lies in rock formations. In 1891, the first oil wells were submerged in the Grand Lake St. Marys in Ohio. Since that day they have expanded their range of oil drilling, and our ecosystems are now paying the price for it. I think that offshore oil drilling should be banned because it is ruining the environment, hurting marine wildlife, and even has a negative affect on
In the early hours of March 24th, 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling more than 11 million gallons of crude oil.This accident was devastating for the environment and the eco-systems surrounding the incident. There were many parts leading up to this disaster which made it sound almost inevitable to occur. With it being called a man-made accident because of the captain being intoxicated during the event, it feels like there was more behind the
THE RIG VEDA I will mention about the Indian’s Rig Vedas.Before giving the details of Rig Veda,it would be better giving information about eastern philosophy and also Hinduizm. Firstly I want to explain some basic characteristics of eastern philosophy and the place of Hinduism as a religion entering the side of the philosophy. Actually if we want to understand the eastern philosophy completely, there is need to know that these philosophies depend on a religious area, like Indian philosophy. The system
I spent three years in the U.S. Army. I always knew that one day I would join, but I wasn 't given the chance to finish what I started there. I gained a very unique perspective of the world. I was injured halfway through my first tour and subsequently I was medically discharged against my will. When I was transitioning out, there were many briefings I was required to sit through in order to complete the process. One of the most memorable was the resume writing class. If a soldier decided to attend
1. Do you think BP’s turbulent history contributed to its present day culture and general attitude towards safety and operational procedures? BP turbulent history can be considered the impalement to the current safety and operational procedures. BP had emphasized personal safety and improvements, but the company had a personal injury rates that accounted for 95% of the injuries related to the oil industry. Following the Gulf oil spill disaster, a number of safety recommendations were endorsed by
I chose offshore drilling, because I recently saw the movie trailer of Deepwater Horizon, where a drilling oil rig fails, and the oil that is being pumped spills into the water, and the oil gets caught of fire, a lot of people, and sea animals become endangered. I don’t know what about this movie, all I know is that I always find myself thinking about what I would do it I was on the rig. With Offshore drilling being an option that I could research about, I wanted to further grow my knowledge about
disaster did not make any attempts to repair the equipment on the drilling rig as it would cost them time and money to take care of it. First of all being on a drilling rig even one that well maintained will have some risk involved whether it be equipment failing and causing injury or something else, but knowing that your rig needs 390 major repairs and not doing anything about it is a huge negligence for both the crew on the rig and the surrounding environment. However this is not the first time BP