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3. Bit Tooth Energy: Oil well pressures - what brings out the oil
Aug 30, 2009 ... As you go deeper into the earth, the rock at any layer is carrying the weight of all
.... The first thing is to increase the density of the mud. .... What is the oil pressure coming out of
the broken well in the Gulf, ...
http://bittooth.blogspot.com/2009/08/oil-well-pressures-what-brings-out-oil.html
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5. Mining
... If natural pressure is not great enough to force ... grow to be hundreds of feet deep and several
... more sophisticated mining techniques that increase productivity. ...
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs004.htm
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13. BP Gulf Oil Well Cap, Pressure At The Wellhead And What It ...
Jul 18, 2010 ... BP Gulf Oil Well Cap, Pressure At The Wellhead And What It Really ... under
pressure, when leaks exist anywhere, will inevitably increase the ... in deep water, the reservoir gas
may flow into the well bore and form gas ...
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article21197.html
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16. Oil and Gas news: BP Oil Spill, oil and gas prices.
1900/01/01 The latest industry news, analysis and information on energy, covering the BP oil spill,
oil and gas prices, and UK energy suppliers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/
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19. BP will attempt to stop the oil spill today. Cross your ...
... further damage the well equipment, and allow oil to escape even ... in such deep water (this
well was drilled under about 5000 of water), and the upward pressure of the oil at ...
http://www.sciencebuzz.org/blog/bp-will-attempt-stop-oil-spill-today-cross-your-fingers
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28. Section 3
Nov 1998 - ...Depending on the oil-bearing structure...with H 2 S in the oil fields varied...content.
The deep high-pressure wells in the Minagish...In addition, deep wells with similar...lower wellhead
pressure and lower flow rate (oil flow at the wellhea
http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/oil_well_fires/oil_well_fires_sec03.htm
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29. The Oil Drum | Oil Well Pressures - What Brings the Oil Out
... as they turned into oil under the temperatures and pressures deep in the rock. Oil ... that the
stream becomes smaller and shoots out further) we can increase the pressure in the well
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5757
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32. BP stanches Gulf oil well, waits to see if fix will hold ...
Leaks deep in the well bore might also be found, which would mean that oil would ... As the oil
flowed up to the cap, increasing the pressure, two valves were shut off like ...
http://www.twincities.com/ci_15524552
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35. BP used cheaper casing on oil well to save money, Congress papers show
2010/05/27 ...into the leaking well. Last night executives...steady stream of oil, but chief
executive...inject cement into the well to permanently seal...outrage at BP, but increase pressure
on the White House...for every barrel of oil gushing into the...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7137865.ece
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43. 2theadvocate.com | News | Oil hits Miss. for the 1st time on ...
Jun 1, 2010 ... Anonymous @ 4:55 PM: My understanding is that by tapping into the oil reservoir at
the relief well, it reduces the pressure at the leaking ...
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/95238659.html
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48. petroleum
The first oil well was drilled in western Pennsylvania in 1859. The ... well is completed, the oil rises
to the surface, usually under its own pressure, ...
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/P/petroleum.html
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51. Thin Film Pressure Transducer for Oil Well Logging Tools ...
Thin Film Pressure Transducer for Oil Well Logging Tools, Ultra High Long Term Stability ... The
PX3400 Series is particularly useful in deep well tools. ...
http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=PX3400&Nav=preb06
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52. [PDF] Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Selected Issues for Congress
Jun 18, 2010 ... a deepwater oil well when an explosion occurred. ... majority of OCS leases are
held.4 Since 2006, there has been a 44% increase in proven deepwater ... pressures are greater
(at 5000 fe
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41262.pdf&sa=U&ei=6TFITKa8I
NHUngfm66jnDQ&ved=0CAsQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNF7Ly1fQTUjoG-9MSo5EBd8KMILBQ
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53. Adelman.Final
Nov 2008 - ...about an oil gap and an oil weapon. Once we do that...problems in the world oil
market are the result...sighted cartel, as well as the failure of importers...R U N N I N G O U T ? Oil
is not the first fossil fuel...emerging nations grow and i
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv27n1/v27n1-1.pdf
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55. CEMENTING
The difference between construction cement and oil well cement ... satisfactory deep well cements.
Perlite Cement (Perlite + ordinary portland + bentonite) ...
http://www.eng.cu.edu.eg/users/aelsayed/Cementing.pdf
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56. FEA Consulting, DesignSpace Helps Withstand Deep Sea Drilling ...
We specialize in Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Our computer aided engineering (cae) consultants
each have over 16 years experience, and are expert with ANSYS and ...
http://www.aetechnology.com/stewart_ds.htm
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57. Gulf Oil Disaster: Well Bore Structure Compromised “Down Hole”.
Jun 15, 2010 ... I.e. the well is compromised “down hole,” pressure on top will blow it ... at the
leak “behind” the well, the mud pumps increase pressure and begin .... process of “How to drill a
deep water oil well” is available here. ...
http://pierrejoris.com/blog/?p=3867
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58. June 20, 2010 DEL VALLE FORENSIC ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION OF THE
The media that has covered the "Horizon Deep Oil Well disaster" has issued several statements
about the oil pressure encountered in the well. Many times they have ... If we increase the
pressure of the pipe the displacement will reach a longer distance and
http://twelvebooks.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/june-20-2010-del-valle-forensic-engineering-investi
gation-of-the-horizon-oil-well-disaster-and-a-solution-to-stop-the-flow-of-oil/
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62. n July's Pumps & Systems we introduced the first in a series ...
very deep oil wells, to the pump jacks that were widely ... (deep well or sump condition) . . . . .
Increase submergence. Excessive discharge head (pressure) ...
http://www.pump-zone.com/articles/115.pdf
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72. BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill: the crude facts of an oil disaster ...
1899/12/30 BP's belching oil well in the Gulf of Mexico comes at the worst possible time and place.
Its effect will be devastating, says Geoffrey Lean.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/7676018/BPs-Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill-the-crude-fact
s-of-an-oil-disaster.html
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73. Containment Cap Holding Over Broken Oil Well, But Spill Widens
Hydrates form when oil and water meet under conditions of high pressure and low ... through
valves to allow increasing amounts of oil ... directly above the leaking well. There, the oil ...
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2010/2010-06-04-01.html
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75. Heavy Oil Testing in Deepwater Wells - How Can the Latest ...
By Wesley Barreto and Andy Hill - A review of integrated testing-design processes and technology
for deepwater heavy oil reservoirs.
http://www.heavyoilinfo.com/feature_items/heavy-oil-testing-in-deepwater-wells
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http://search.eurekalert.org/e3/cs.html?url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-09/uou-
mgm090509.php&charset=iso-8859-1&qt=+increase++pressure++deep++oil++well&a
mp;col=ev3rel&n=6&la=en
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84. TOP Oil Market News: Crude Trades Near Three-Day Low; BP Gains
2010/07/12 The following is a selection of the most important news affecting the oil market. Crude
Oil Trades Near a Three-Day Low After Dollar Strengthens Crude oil traded near a three-day low in
New York after the dollar strengthened against.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/12/bloomberg1376-L5GVWP6LUTXG01-1
HHTHJIRQ2T2DQJN9B06D5DPP9.DTL
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85. - Entrepreneur.com
The typical oil well, however, is not a gusher. Pressure may not be ... draw oil upward as it flows
into the well. Pumping does increase the pressure gradient ...
http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/213312984_2.html
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93. I Heart Chaos — So the bad news is that the Deepwater oil ...
So the bad news is that the Deepwater oil well was in an undersea volcano and now we're all
screwed If you've noticed, there's been a near media blackout on the ...
http://www.iheartchaos.com/post/791473144/so-the-bad-news-is-that-the-deepwater-oil-well-was-i
n
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94. Locate Pressure, For Water, Oil, Gas, Steam, Refrigerating Pipe ...
... refrigerating; casings: steel, for oil, gas & water wells; pipe: high pressure ... Cryogenic pumps,
Axial split pumps, Deep ... compressed air technologies to increase equipment ...
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/product_company_list.cfm?prod_code=5698500
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96. Portable apparatus for extracting low carbon petroleum and for generating low carbon
electricity
Patent #: 7753972
http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/PTO/search
-adv.htm&r=21&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=increase+AND+pressure+AND+deep+AND+oil+AND+we
ll&p=1
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97. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20005991-54.html
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98. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20005838-503544.html
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99. Sort by: Date Relevance Mon Jun 14 12:54 PM PDT 2010 Dems Get Ready to Hammer
BP
2010/06/14 Executives from BP will Face Tough Questions from Congress this Week about
Supposedly Poor Decisions and a Fund to Pay for Claims
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006803-503544.html
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100. Sort by: Date Relevance Mon Jun 14 12:54 PM PDT 2010 Dems Get Ready to Hammer
BP
2010/06/14 Executives from BP will Face Tough Questions from Congress this Week about
Supposedly Poor Decisions and a Fund to Pay for Claims
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20006592-54.html
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101. Sort by: Date Relevance Mon Jun 14 12:54 PM PDT 2010 Dems Get Ready to Hammer
BP
2010/06/14 Executives from BP will Face Tough Questions from Congress this Week about
Supposedly Poor Decisions and a Fund to Pay for Claims
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20006366-54.html
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102. Sort by: Date Relevance Mon Jun 14 12:54 PM PDT 2010 Dems Get Ready to Hammer
BP
2010/06/14 Executives from BP will Face Tough Questions from Congress this Week about
Supposedly Poor Decisions and a Fund to Pay for Claims
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006315-503544.html
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108. Energy Tribune- Timing on Oil Well Test Remains Uncertain, BP ...
If the test shows the well is damaged, the flow of oil into the sea could still be ... the pressure
increase caused problems deep in the runaway well, which extends 13,000 feet ...
http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm/4642/Timing-on-Oil-Well-Test-Remains-Uncertain-BP-S
ays
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109. Killing' BP's Macondo Oil Well Takes Mud, Precision Pressure ...
... ahead of schedule, kicking off a "kill" process that may take as little as two days or drag out
because of complications caused by the well's depth. ...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-06/-killing-bp-s-macondo-oil-well-takes-mud-precisio
n-pressure.html
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111. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20004512-54.html
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112. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20004440-54.html
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113. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20003941-54.html
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114. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000423-264.html
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115. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20000306-54.html
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116. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10465392-54.html
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117. Sort by: Date Relevance Fri May 28 8:40 AM PDT 2010 Mozilla prepares coders for
Firefox 4 features
2010/05/28 Web developers, brace yourselves for Firefox 4 features. One in particular, IndexedDB,
gives Web applications new data storage abilities.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000104-264.html
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118. Sort by: Date Relevance Sat Jan 30 11:41 AM PST 2010 Novozymes to launch ethanol
product
2010/01/30 CEO says new enzyme will be available in the first quarter, and that the company could
show the product would be competitive with corn-based ethanol and gasoline.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10444786-54.html
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119. Sort by: Date Relevance Sat Jan 30 11:41 AM PST 2010 Novozymes to launch ethanol
product
2010/01/30 CEO says new enzyme will be available in the first quarter, and that the company could
show the product would be competitive with corn-based ethanol and gasoline.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10433844-264.html
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125. RIGZONE - Alberta Govt Gives Royalty Break To Deep Oil, Gas Dvlpmnt
The Alberta government announced two new royalty programs Thursday to encourage the
development of deep oil and gas wells, responding to criticism about the "unintended
consequences" of its ... However, Knight rejected the idea that Alberta's government wa
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=60056
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126. SPE 77701 Gas/Condensate and Oil Well Testing - From the Surface
With this in mind, a method to approximate the rate to sweep oil is to first During the course of a
pressure transient test on a multi-phase well, the phase compositions and volume percentages will
vary ... The first adjustment is to increase or decrease t
http://www.spidr.com/oil-and-gas/images/file/upload/technical%20papers/SPE_77701.pdf
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130. CHAPTER 3
... every deep well, and it is often needed in other wells when high pressure or ... formation in
order to increase both the initial flow and the ultimate recovery of oil. ...
http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/audit/oilwellservicing/ch03.htm
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131. Chapter 8 PETROLEUM For the foreseeable future, oil will remain a...
Jun 1998 - ...economy less dependent on oil,] the National Energy...disruptions in world oil
markets, and (2) increase domestic oil and petroleum product...Fahd is up there as well. After
World War II...effect of heat and pressure resulted in the formation
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/Chapter8.pdf
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135. France24 - Clogged containment dome removed from leaking oil well
it appears fire would comsume the oil sludge at well head.but i am just a redneck. report ... BP
under increasing pressure over failure to stem oil flow ...
http://www.france24.com/en/20100508-clogged-containment-dome-removed-ruptured-oil-well-bp-f
unnel
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136. Gulf well 'shouted' warnings for hours before BP rig explosion ...
May 25, 2010 ... Oil company officials say the odds of success are 60 to 70 percent. ... to control
the pressure, but it continued to increase and "the ...
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/25/94818/crews-had-warning-for-hours-before.html
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137. July 16, 2010 Update to Forensic Report of the Horizon Oil Well «
The media that has covered the "Horizon Deep Oil Well disaster" has issued several statements
about the oil pressure encountered in the well. Many times they have ... If we increase the
pressure of the pipe the displacement will reach a longer distance and
http://twelvebooks.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/july-16-2010-update-to-forensic-report-of-the-horiz
on-oil-well/
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142. PRESSURE At The Wellhead And What It Means by Dr. Tom ...
PRESSURE At The Wellhead And What It Means by Dr. Tom Termotto ... in oil- and gas-bearing
formations submerged in deep water, the reservoir gas may flow into the well bore and ...
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/pressure-wellhead-and-what-it-means-dr-tom-termotto
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144. Sort by: Date Relevance Mon May 4 1:40 PM PDT 2009 Q&A: Jordan's Internet minister
on piracy, open source, outsourcing
2009/05/04 Bassem Al Rousan talks about his plan to transform a resource-poor Middle Eastern
country into a home for software, hardware, and Internet companies. -
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10232069-38.html
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145. Texas Energy Group: Oil and Gas Investments- Oil Investments ...
Texas Energy Group is an Austin, Texas based oil and gas exploration and development company
specializing in bringing industry prospects to the private investor.
http://www.texasenergygroup.com/oil___gas_terminology
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146. When oil and gas are taken from the bolws of earth what ...
First you have to keep in mind how deep these things are. Several thousand feet is typical. Some
are much deeper. Sometimes when first drilled wells produce under ...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071218103508AAo4bE2
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147. 11 Reasons the BP Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Should Scare the Sh ...
I've been doing some research on the interwebs, and here is the stuff that is really ... want to drill
so deep? Well, there is a theory that petroleum oil does not come from ...
http://www.kerrydean.com/news/11-reasons-bp-gulf-oil-spill-disaster-should-scare-everyone/
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153. BP says test shuts off oil leak from Gulf well
Montreal Gazette is your online source of news on Montreal, Quebec, Canada and around the
world. Find local stories happening around Quebec. Read world headline ...
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/says+test+shuts+leak+from+Gulf+well/3281020/story.ht
ml
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158. The Origin of Petrol Oil | Petrol Oil's Story of Origin | Petrol Oil
China had earned the credits for drilling the first oil wells in around 4th Century using bamboo
poles but commercial oil well was first drilled in 1858 in North America by James Miller Williams.
Edwin Drake began the petroleum industry in America in 1859
http://www.theoriginof.com/petrol-oil.html
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165. BP says test shuts off oil leak from Gulf well
The Province is your online source of news on British Columbia, BC, Canada and around the world.
Find local stories happening around British Columbia. ...
http://www.theprovince.com/news/prepares+third+attempt+test+leaking+well/3281020/story.htm
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166. BP: Cap on well fully closed, no more oil going into Gulf ...
After 87 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest
environmental catastrophes
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=7556203
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168. Completions
In some deep wells, the temperature of the produced oil can ... The increase in rock pressure with
... injection wells that pump steam into the heavy oil reservoir. The pressure of ...
http://www.lloydminsterheavyoil.com/completi.htm
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170. http://www.aaai.org/Papers/IAAI/1992/IAAI92-014.pdf
Oil Well Cementing CONDUCTOR CASING FRESH WATER SURFACE CASING INTERMEDIATE
CASING HIGH PRESSURE GAS PRODUCTION CASING GAS OIL OIL Wate r Brine Set Cement
WATER Ga s Oi l Figure 1. A Schematic Showing How Oil and Gas Wells Are Cemented.
http://www.aaai.org/Papers/IAAI/1992/IAAI92-014.pdf
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174. Petroleum
Dec 2006 - ...he discovered oil in 1859. Drake's well was 69.5 feet deep, very shallow
compared...Drake refined the oil from his well into kerosene for...that go into the well. Today's oil
wells average 5,000 feet deep and may sink below...
http://lsa.colorado.edu/summarystreet/texts/petroleum.htm
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177. Thin Film Pressure Transducer for Oil Well Logging Tools
2.) PX3435-0015 is a 5,000 psi Absolute Pressure transducer with an operating range of ... Series
are particularly useful in deep. well tools. They have a narrow ...
http://www.omegadyne.com/pdf/px3400.pdf
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181. OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR AN OIL WELL DRILLING PROGRAM: MEXICO CASE
productivity increase and improvement of its operation performance; ... Challenge established by
deep waters regarding the most important marine oil field of Mexico (Cantarell in shallow waters),
also implies: longer drilling times, 200 days vs. 120 days p
http://www.ogbus.ru/eng/authors/Glinz/Glinz_2.pdf
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183. What Fills the Space Left in Wells When Oil is Extracted From the ...
Pump petroleum out, and the pressure in the well ... some shifting of rock and deep ... oil and
water are produced by oil wells with the percentage of water normally increasing ...
http://www.popsci.com/holly-otterbein/article/2008-11/what-fills-space-left-wells-when-oil-extracte
d-ground
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184. Wonkette : National Review Online and the Russians Suggest Nuking BP
This is something I actually know something about, so I'll hold off the snapping, spitting
snarkasaurus for a minute to explain that the Soviet oil ministry used nuclear explosions to fracture
geologic formations, in order to increase yield, ... I suppose
http://wonkette.com/415765/national-review-online-and-the-russians-suggest-nuking-bp-oil-well/
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186. BP Caps Oil Well, Obama Heads Back to Gulf Coast - TalkLeft: ...
Jun 4, 2010 ... Examples- how deep is the well actually? ... any attempt to stop the well up will
increase pressure and oil/ng will leak into the geological ...
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2010/6/4/23750/85465
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189. Energy and Our Future | Oil Well Pressures - What Brings the ...
Sep 6, 2009 ... Tags: oil well, tech talk, well pressures [list all tags] ... as we go deeper into the
earth, that the pressure on the rock increases by 1 ...
http://energyandourfuture.org/node/5757
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195. BP's Deepwater Horizon oil well failed key test before ...
HOUSE Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman says that BP officials told
House investigators that the Deepwater Horizon well did not pass a key pressure ...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/bps-deepwater-horizon-well-failed-key-test-before
-explosion/story-e6frg90x-1225865852033
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197. Deep Horizon Oil Well Gushing 42000 Gallons Into Gulf Of ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/26/deep-horizon-oil-well-gus_n_552491.html . ... AAA
officials attributed the increase to barrel prices hitting an .... If it can't be pumped out under a
negative pressure (by ships) ...
http://www.whenshtf.com/showthread.php?30133-Deep-Horizon-Oil-Well-Gushing-42-000-Gallons-
Into-Gulf-Of-Mexico-Per-Day/page4
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200. FEA Consulting, DesignSpace Helps Withstand Deep Sea Drilling ...
These reach close to 30000 pounds per square inch (PSI) in deep undersea wells. Moreover, the
kicks generated by the high pressures increase exponentially, ...
http://www.ohiocae.com/stewart_ds.htm
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201. Halliburton Presentation May Explain Horizon Oil Rig Explosion ...
Apr 30, 2010 ... Temperature increase during slurry hydration should not destabilize hydrates .....
Were they trying to cement the well closed? If so, why? .... different than sub-surface, deep ocean
water conditions for this sort of well. ... Boiling temp
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/44349
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203. Is There a 'Feynman Fix' for Leaking Well? - Dot Earth Blog ...
May 1, 2010 ... I've been catching up on my reading on deep-ocean drilling in ... (5) From this
Artur deduces where the old oil well is, and pulls ... control means harnessing high pressure oil and
gas to flow at a ... And, as we worry about offshore produ
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/a-dumb-question-about-stanching-deep-oil/
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204. Lasers Could Improve Drilling Safety (Photonics Spectra | Oct ...
By integrating a terahertz quantum-cascade laser and diode mixer into a monolithic solid-state
trans... pocket of high-pressure gas in the borehole of an oil well, you get a ...
http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=7294
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205. News Headlines - Feds: Cap on ruptured BP's oil well leaking ...
Oil is leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well, but federal officials intend ... pressure, they
would open the well immediately to keep from creating leaks deep ...
http://townhall.com/news/business/2010/07/19/feds_cap_on_ruptured_bps_oil_well_leaking
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207. Process and equipment for oil well drilling and completing
A process for oil well drilling and completing operations in deep water which allows an oil well
drilled in deep water to start producing, the operations being conducted from a dynamically placed
... Usually this is followed by the second stage of well dri
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4877088.html
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212. The BP Deep water horizon, Macondo Well Blowout. and what we ...
The flowing oil will just flush out the trickle and a solid ..... The magnitude of this disaster will
increase exponentially by the ... pressure in well. Well begin to flow, BOPs and Emergency
Disconnect System (EDS) ...
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1097505/pg1
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213. The Oil Drum | Tech Talk: Revisiting Oil Well Pressures and ...
May 3, 2010 ... All the more reason to increase oversight as much as the oil ..... Typical deep well
in that are might drill with 15# mud to deal with ...
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6421
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214. Well Drilling Service Companies in the Subsea Oil and Gas ...
subsea.org - List of well drilling and well services industry companies in the subsea oil and gas,
petroleum, offshore and energy directory.
http://www.subsea.org/equipment/drilling+and+well+services/listcat.asp
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224. Gusher stops; BP 'likely' will still siphon oil - Disaster in ...
BP's new cap has at least temporarily stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf, but the federal point
man for the crisis said the system is likely to be used as an ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38255728/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf/
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226. I am looking for 5000 feet deep, depleted oil wells for sale ...
I am looking for 5000 feet deep, depleted oil wells for sale. ... electrical charge energy equals the
pressure energy and the well ... Business Bureau sees significant increases in ...
http://www.mywtxchatter.com/forum/topics/2353132:Topic:1114
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229. The Oil Drum | Deep Ocean Energy Resources - A Critical Analysis
Tags: deep ocean energy resources, ... Oil like the coastal housing markets will face the same
pricing pressure once demand exceeds supply not only will it go up but it will go up exponentially.
... And added benifit is that if the SUV drivers have to deal
http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2006/7/12/101236/478
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230. well [well pump troubleshooting low water pressure - well ...
well pump troubleshooting low water pressure. dressing well. sandpoint ... deep well pump home
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231. well. well water holding tank pressure charge. dominion gas deep
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239. Discoveries
Lots of buzz is surrounding EOG Resources' Jake well, ... Unlike the bitumen in Canada's oil sands,
Orinoco oil is movable at reservoir conditions because subsurface temperatures are high. It appears
that the application of SAG-D and other recovery process
http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/peggy/
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241. Method and apparatus for removal of oil well paraffin - Patent
The workover of an oil well is a relatively expensive and time consuming operation, particularly for
deep wells having lengthy production strings. Another popular method of removing paraffin is a
"hot oil or water treatment".
http://freepatentsonline.com/4911239.html
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245. Oil RITT (Riser Insert Tube Tool), What is it, How does it Work?
May 26, 2010 ... Deep Sea Dive Repairs – Pressure, Depth and RITT Robotics ... at 6 or more miles
of water depth; water pressure increases about one atmosphere for every 10 meters of water
depth. ... Deep Oil Wells, RITTs and Robotics ...
http://inderdisciplinaryscience.suite101.com/article.cfm/oil-ritt-riser-insert-tube-tool-what-is-it-how-
does-it-work
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246. Oil seeping from Gulf floor near well, but Coast Guard allows cap to stay in place
another 24 hours
... ocate vessels above the well to capture additional oil if the cap doesn’t work, Suttles said. ...
Suttles said the delays were not a significant problem, and that plans to increase storage capacity
at the surface by the end of July are still on schedul
http://sosgulfcoastrelief.com/2010/07/19/oil-seeping-from-gulf-floor-near-well-but-coast-guard-allo
ws-cap-to-stay-in-place-another-24-hours/
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250. The BP Deep water horizon, Macondo Well Blowout. and what we ...
In the first part of my post "BP Deep water horizon, ... mud pumps increase pressure and begin to
overtake the pressure of the oil deposit. ...
http://lunaticoutpost.com/Topic-The-BP-Deep-water-horizon-Macondo-Well-Blowout-and-what-we-
are-facing-in-the-Gulf
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251. The BP Oil Well Crisis, the Afghanistan Quagmire, and Obama's
In the meantime, it looks like we'll have to continue trying to pressure this president, ... 20
Responses to "The BP Oil Well Crisis, the Afghanistan Quagmire, and Obama's Tragic Flaw" ... A
deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their c
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/47950
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252. Unlimited stroke drive oil well pumping system - Patent ...
Patent application title: Unlimited stroke drive oil well pumping system ... stroke drive method for
pumping fluid from an oil well in which the well has ...
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20080314581
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256. Cabot Oil & Gas Provides Marcellus Operations Update - Business News -
Deep Rock Oil & Gas, Inc. Starts Second Well in Four Well Project ... Mar 22, 2010, 9:15 am;
Traffic Pollution Can Increase Your Blood Pressure...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1760193/cabot_oil__gas_provides_marcellus_operations_
update/index.html
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258. Deep geothermal energy via enhanced oil recovery techniques « Seeker ...
... in the oil industry to increase reservoir permeability, e.g., by water pressure. ... oil and gas
production systems, [such as] stimulation of wells, hydraulic fracturing, deep-well ...
http://seekerblog.com/archives/20080309/deep-geothermal-energy-via-enhanced-oil-recovery-tech
niques/
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260. Experts mull options for sealing leaking oil well | Nation | News
The leak could go on for three more months until a relief well is drilled. ... Another option discussed
Sunday was cutting the well's riser pipe and using larger piping to bring the gushing oil to a drill
ship on the surface, a tactic considered difficult
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/05/09/2175694/experts-mull-options-for-sealing.html
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262. How Does A Blow Out Preventor Work search results in Oil Gas
1. to explode nitroglycerine or other high explosives in a hole to shatter the rock and increase the
flow of oil, now largely replaced by formation fracturing. 2. in seismographic work, to discharge
explosives to create vibrations in the earth's cruse. ...
http://oilgasglossary.com/search/how+does+a+blow+out+preventor+work
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270. The Gulf waits: Oil is plugged, but for how long?
Wells said engineers glued to an array of pressure, temperature, sonar and other ... be completed
and mud and cement can be pumped into the broken well deep underground to ...
http://azstarnet.com/news/national/article_d8a9af71-c0c7-5d60-a16d-704203e868fc.html
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275. Crews drill deep into Gulf of Mexico to halt leak, page 1
This helps to disperse deep well pressures along the entire length of the Well, ... with the lighter
seawater, the Wellhead began increasing in pressure some 4000 psi. ... Can you imagine 3 well
puking oil into the gulf? ...
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread585695/pg1
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277. Global Conflict World Edition breaking news -- Global Conflict reports conflicts and
resolutions, publishes breaking news,...
Crude oil. Crude oil reservoirs. Three conditions must be present for oil reservoirs to form: a source
rock rich in hydrocarbon material buried deep enough for subterranean heat to cook it into oil
Within these reservoirs, fluids will typically organize th
http://www.globalconflictmaps.com/2009/12/14/
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278. House of Commons Committees - ENVI (39-2) - Edited Evidence - Number 038 (Official
Version)
Mr. Kevin Cliffe (Director, Oil Division, Department of Natural Resources) this is to be oil sands 101,
an introduction, I remind members to take a look at the oil sands repo between water and oil
sands, but more specifically just the general topic of oil
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/housepublications/publication.aspx?docid=3580312&language=e&mode=1
&parl=39&ses=2
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281. Latest Updates: Gulf oil spill - This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
If you think you can build a four story containment structure and lower it five thousand feet into
the ocean over a gushing oil well then you might have a leg to stand on. There is no such thing as
free energy. Have you even been to the Netherlands, ... We
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/05/one-of-three-leaks-on-damaged-oil-well-capped-bp-exec-sa
ys/
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282. Method for simultaneous removal of asphaltene, and/or paraffin and ...
A method for cleaning oil wells to increase the flow of oil thereof by ... [0064] The surge/pressure
wash tool can be used in both shallow and deep oil wells by making a few ...
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090137430
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286. Spill chief says the capped well is holding up - Business News ...
An oil cleanup worker drags bags of oily sand along the stained beach in Grand ... tamp down fears
Tuesday that BP's capped well is buckling under the pressure , ... the cap to increase the chances
that the attempt to kill the well deep ...
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=21&sid=316093
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287. Stringing along energy development: pipe strings down oil well bores
"Since they often go through deep water, ... "Since one person can run two mills at once-each with
two-and-a-half times the efficiency-we see a five-fold increase in productivity." ; Because the cycle
times on the 3D parts are long, the machinists are ab
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Stringing+along+energy+development:+pipe+strings+down+oil+w
ell+bores+...-a0180669702
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288. Submersible pump: Definition from Answers.com
ESP usage in oil wells. Submersible pumps are used in oil production to provide a ... centrifugal
pumps to increase the pressure of the well fluid and push ...
http://www.answers.com/topic/submersible-pump
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290. The BP Deep water horizon, Macondo Well Blowout. and what we ...
Jun 12, 2010 ... The IXTOC I well blew out oil and gas at a rate of 10000 - 30000 Barrels .....
pumps increase pressure and begin to overtake the pressure of the oil deposit. ..... pressure in
well. Well begin to flow, BOPs and Emergency ...
http://stream.adamdodson.org/items/view/2753
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291. Thin Film Pressure Transducer for Oil Well Logging Tools, Ultra High ...
Thin Film Pressure Transducer for Oil Well Logging Tools, Ultra High Long Term Stability ... The
PX3400 Series is particularly useful in deep well tools. It has a narrow ...
http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=PX3400
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293. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW 56th Annual ...
... and their growth rates have increased by leaps and ... of necessary infrastructure (includ- ing
power lines and ... be said, however, that the increasing frequency and ...
http://www.abanet.org/antitrust/at-committees/at-tei/pdf/programs/spring-08/SpringMeeting2.pdf
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300. Ethanol only part of story behind high corn prices (6/10/2008)
Those who blame ethanol for high corn prices need to dig deeper - oil well deep ... Those who
blame ethanol for high corn prices need to dig deeper - oil well deep, said a Purdue University
agricultural economist. ... "Most of the corn price increase is du
http://www.cowboyeconomics.com/Research/Ethanol_only_part_of_story_behind_high_corn_prices
.asp
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303. House of Commons Committees - RNNR (39-1) - Edited Evidence - Number 021 (Official
Version)
As well, after the break week, we will discuss
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/housepublications/publication.aspx?docid=2473613&language=e&mode=1
&parl=39&ses=1
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304. House of Commons Committees - RNNR (39-1) - Edited Evidence - Number 024 (Official
Version)
vice-president of oil sands sustainability for Suncor Energy, and Rob Seeley is vice-president of s
conventional oil and gas deposits, both in formation, recovery, and in the extraction methods as we
by the National Oil Sands Task Force to recognize the sp
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/housepublications/publication.aspx?docid=2526482&language=e&mode=1
&parl=39&ses=1
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305. http://www.math.ubc.ca/~FluidLab/publications/jem2002.pdf
Mud removal and cement placement during primary cementing of an oil well Laminar
non-Newtonian displacements in an eccentric annular Hele-Shaw cell S.H. BITTLESTON1, J.
FERGUSON1 and I.A. FRIGAARD,2 1 Schlumberger Cambridge Research, High Cross, Madingley
http://www.math.ubc.ca/~FluidLab/publications/jem2002.pdf
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307. Method and apparatus for downhole oil well production stimulation -
A method and apparatus for stimulating the production zone of an oil well having a high pressure
gas gun and a coil tubing conduit to deliver cleaning, ... 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said
liquid is a chemical solvent adapted to react within said p
http://freepatentsonline.com/5297631.html
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309. OGJ FOCUS: Study reviews Iran, world well cementing practices ...
Oil well cementing is the process of mixing and displacing a slurry down the casing and ...
Protection Division, 391-3-13 oil and gas and deep drilling. ...
http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display.articles.oil-gas-journal.volume-108.issue-22.technology.o
gj-focus__study_reviews.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html
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311. Oil execs quizzed on safety as BP tries new well fix | Reuters
May 12, 2010 ... The key to safely drilling for oil or gas is controlling the pressure in the well hole.
The primary method involves circulating special ...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0314262220100512
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313. Opinion: Editorials & Letters | "EDITORIAL: Blow up the oil well?" |
EDITORIAL: Blow up the oil well? | ... What do you know about the enormous pressures confining
methane gas in those formations? Do you understand that hydrostatic rock fracturing techniques
are now used to increase oil migration within deep formations, ...
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/24912228-47/oil-nuclear-brownfield-futu
re-blow.csp
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315. Relief tunnel should reach Gulf well by weekend - Yahoo! News
Jul 20, 2010... the cap to increase the chances that the attempt to kill the well succeeds. .... I
wonder how deep they are drilling and why they are trying to drill into a 6' (or ... And BP claims
that pumping in heavy mud will "relieve the pressure". ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_oil_spill
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316. Scary observation regarding the Macondo Catastrophe... Will the fat lady get to sing?
... the well, the mud pumps increase pressure and begin to overtake the pressure of the oil
deposit....
http://robinintexas.com/scary-observation-regarding-the-macondo-catastrophe-will-the-fat-lady-get
-to-sing.html
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317. Scientists find huge oil plumes deep in Gulf of Mexico: report
May 16, 2010 ... Studying video of the gushing oil well, the scientists have tentatively ... BP will
drive up the price of oil,increase there profits to cover ..... The oil is under higher pressure than the
water pressure at the bottom, ...
http://www.physorg.com/news193193432.html
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318. The Oil Drum | Turning an Oil Well and Down-Hole Motors
40 comments on Turning an Oil Well and Down-Hole Motors ... has to be flexible pipe with mud
under pressure, is the well cased or do you loose mud into cracks in the rocks on its return trip to
the surface. Filling cracks with mud wouldn ... This allows yo
http://canada.theoildrum.com/node/5926
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319. Under Pressure from Congress, BP Releases Video - CBS News
May 18, 2010 ... Oil Seen Gushing from Blown-Out Well; Salazar Admits Government ... a mile
deep, oil can be seen gushing from the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. ... The government
increased the area of the Gulf where fishing is ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/18/national/main6496610.shtml
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323. BP unveils new plan to stem oil spill - The Irish Times - Mon, Jun
The Obama administration had set a 48-hour deadline on Saturday for the company to come up
with new oil collection plan after US scientists said far more crude was pumping out from BP's
ruptured deep sea oil well than previously thought.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0614/breaking3.htm
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333. BP, scientists try to make sense of well puzzle - WCAX.COM ...
WCAX.com is your local source for information in Burlington, Vt., delivering breaking ... "any
increase in pressure is good, not bad." The cap is designed to prevent oil from ...
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12817618
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334. Capping 20000 to 70000 PSI Deep Sea Oil Wells is Not Beyond ...
Capping 20000 to 70000 PSI Deep Sea Oil Wells is Not Beyond Technology. ... Wasnt the well
pressure measured at 120,00-170000psi? .... Project Blue Beam, == ===> Global Warming Fraud
intended to increase central control ...
http://forum.prisonplanet.com/index.php?topic=177333.0
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336. Drilling of new oil well MLJ2-06 begins this week | The Brunei Times
The MLJ2-06 well poses formidable challenges for the drilling company as it is deeper and has
greater pressure than Total's other wells. Total's drilling manager Yannick Marcillat said this oil well
has an extremely high pressure of 17, 000 psi. ... The ex
http://www.bt.com.bn/en/classification/business/2007/08/02/drilling_of_new_oil_well_mlj2_06_beg
ins_this_week
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338. Gulf Oil Spill: BP Will Begin Testing New Cap Over Gulf Oil Leak
Jul 12, 2010 ... Deep-sea robots swarmed around BP's ruptured oil well Monday in a delicately ...
oil in the cap could increase pressure inside the casing, ...
http://www.aolnews.com/article/bp-will-begin-testing-new-cap-over-gulf-oil-leak/19554670
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339. House of Commons Committees - RNNR (40-3) - Edited Evidence - Number 010 (Official
Version)
on CCS; as well as hosting a thought leaders forum on CCS where we brought together from
around the We also want to see a fair distribution of CCS on the expenditure side as well.
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/housepublications/publication.aspx?docid=4454619&language=e&mode=1
&parl=40&ses=3
69%
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/15/4686028-bp-is-encouraged-by-early-results-from-gul
f-well
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342. Paxman History Pages - Paxman Engines for Oilfields
Paxman History - Paxman diesel power packs sold to the oil industry between the mid-1940s and
the early 1960s
http://www.paxmanhistory.org.uk/oilfield.htm
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346. Robot subs prepare to replace leaking well cap as more oil ...
ROBOT submarines working 1.6km underwater removed the leaking cap from the gushing Gulf of
Mexico oil well yesterday.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/robot-subs-prepare-to-replace-leaking-well-cap-as-m
ore-oil-spews-in-gulf-disaster/story-e6frg6so-1225890466436
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347. Sort by: Date Relevance Tue Jul 20 1:05 PM PDT 2010 Recipe: David Burke's
Calorie-Cutting Crab Cakes
2010/07/20 Top Chef Master Uses Pretzels, Mustard and Ingenuity to Slim Down, Flavor Up a
Classic
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20009084-503544.html
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348. Sort by: Date Relevance Tue Jul 20 1:05 PM PDT 2010 Recipe: David Burke's
Calorie-Cutting Crab Cakes
2010/07/20 Top Chef Master Uses Pretzels, Mustard and Ingenuity to Slim Down, Flavor Up a
Classic
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20007976-503544.html
69%
349. Sort by: Date Relevance Tue Jul 20 1:05 PM PDT 2010 Recipe: David Burke's
Calorie-Cutting Crab Cakes
2010/07/20 Top Chef Master Uses Pretzels, Mustard and Ingenuity to Slim Down, Flavor Up a
Classic
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20007852-54.html
69%
350. What Happened on the BP Oil Rig? | Oil Sands Truth: Shut down ...
That is a lot of pressure. A typical fire hose operates at about 100 to 300 psi. ... is sealed, and no
pressure is leaking from the oil and gas pocket into the well. ...
http://oilsandstruth.org/what-happened-bp-oil-rig
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352. 4C-1 The Lease Pumper 's Handbook Chapter 4 Understanding the ...
to as the oil string or long string. If the well is deep, the upper joints of the. final ... by the
bottomhole pressure will rush into the. casing and blow the ...
http://www.ok.gov/marginalwells/documents/C-04.C%20Completing%20the%20Well.pdf
68%
362. DEEP FORCE PUMP FOR OIL WELLS - Patent application - Once the ...
A deep force pump for oil wells having a piston and a stem linked to an ..... and makes the internal
pressure increase until it exceeds the pressure created ...
http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20100092314
68%
366. Laser Oil & Gas Well Drilling [Laser Applications Laboratory] -
High power laser beam can be used in oil well completion application for perforating oil reservoir
rock and increasing rock's permeability for high oil production rate. Spallation rock perforating by a
rotating laser beam is shown in this movie.
http://www.ne.anl.gov/facilities/lal/laser_drilling.html
68%
367. Maine news, events, photos, videos, and blogs - Bangor Daily ...
Leaks deep in the well bore might also be found, which would mean that oil would ... As the oil
flowed up to the cap, increasing the pressure, two valves were shut ...
http://www.maineville.com/detail/148877.html
68%
372. Scientists find vast unreported oil leak from Deepwater ...
May 16, 2010 ... “There's a shocking amount of oil in the deep water, ... News of the plumes came
as the Obama Administration increased pressure on BP with a demand for ... knotted rope and
lumps of plastic into the oil well's blowout ...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7127904.ece
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374. SPE 77701 Gas/Condensate and Oil Well Testing - From the Surface
With this in mind, a method to approximate the rate to sweep oil is to first During the course of a
pressure transient test on a multi-phase well, the phase compositions and volume percentages will
vary ... The first adjustment is to increase or decrease t
http://www.spidr.com/spidr/images/file/upload/technical%20papers/SPE_77701.pdf
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375. Special Report: Aluminum phosphate cements help with deep, ...
Cementing high temperature and high-pressure wells is difficult with ... This conversion is also
accompanied by an increase in the permeability of the cement. ... In conventional oil well cements,
weighting agents such as barite or ...
http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/254963/articles/oil-gas-journal/volume-104/issue-19/drilli
ng-production/special-report-aluminum-phosphate-cements-help-with-deep-high-temperature-wells
.html
68%
378. After 150 Years, Whither Oil? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the first oil well drilled in Titusville, ... Oil will go up in
starts and fits $1/yr for 10 yrs or so until we get off oil which the increase oil cost will force. ... A
reminder that the USA is in deep doo-doo for
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/after-150-years-whither-oil/
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380. BP, scientists try to make sense of well puzzle - Yahoo! News
Jul 16, 2010 ... He added that "any increase in pressure is good, not bad." The cap is designed to
prevent oil from spilling into the Gulf, either by ... pumped into the broken well deep underground
to seal it more securely than the cap. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
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382. Field Experience to Optimize Gas Lift Well Operations - Egypt Oil &
However, most oil wells, at some point during their economic life, require artificial lift in order to
increase the reservoir energy needed to raise fluid to the surface and obtain the maximum recovery
of oil for maximum profit to the producer well. ... We
http://egyptoil-gas.com/read_article_issues.php?AID=123
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383. FT.com / US & Canada - BP moves to plug oil well leak with junk
Hayward admits environmental catastrophe' ... deep sea well that is spilling thousands of barrels of
oil into the Gulf of Mexico, in its latest attempt to stop the worst slick ...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/832b7b5e-6a4a-11df-b268-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
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384. Glossary
CASING - Steel pipe used in oil wells to seal off fluids from the bore hole and ... secondary recovery
methods of pressure maintenance and water flooding. Back to Top ...
http://www.ranken-energy.com/Glossary%20of%20Terms.html
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385. How would you stop the Gulf oil gusher? | Grist
Lower the pylon and deep ocean pile driver to the leak and start pounding. ; The weight alone
should be enough to stop the oil pressure. ... I am not an oil well specialist. I'm not a deep water
specialist. I'm a disaster specialist! I've been in more of
http://www.grist.org/article/2010-05-26-how-would-you-stop-the-gulf-oil-spill/N20/
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387. III
Beyond the inhibiting effect of the oil well smoke, fires, and debris, the press also ... hazards
associated with exposure to crude oil and oil well fire smoke. ...
http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/owf_ii/owf_ii_s03.htm
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389. Is BP trying to cap the Gulf oil well, or keep it flowing? (opinion)
To my knowledge, no one is yet reporting this story that BP may have never had any intention of
actually capping the deep sea well. ... Another more comment is that the intense presssure at the
bottom of the ocean floor one mile down is incredible,if this
http://dprogram.net/2010/05/31/is-bp-trying-to-cap-the-gulf-oil-well-or-keep-it-flowing-opinion-mik
e-adams/
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390. Oil And Gas Glossary - Oil And Gas Terminology And Definitions
An oil and gas glossary of common terms relative to the oil and gas industry.
http://prodigyoilandgas.com/oil-and-gas-glossary.html
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391. Oil well drilling fluids, oil well drilling fluid anti-settling and
The presence of unremoved cuttings in the fluid will decrease drilling penetration rates, with
resultant increase in the overall costs of drilling the well. ... 5,021,170 describes a viscosifying
gellant for oil-based well bore fluids comprising a mixture
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5710110-description.html
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397. What happened to the oil rig – a layman's description - The ...
May 15, 2010 ... This pressure is kept on until the well is cemented and the cement has hardened.
.... In the end, oil drilling is a risky business, but deep-water drilling .... where their technical
difficulties increase exponentially. ...
http://thebroadside.freedomblogging.com/2010/05/15/what-happened-to-the-oil-rig-a-laymans-des
cription/
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399. [08/29/2007] IRC Reports: Biofuels and Small Farmers | Brazil's Landless...
Cultivating plants for the production of biofuels on a massive scale will increase pressure on the
land currently dedicated to producing food, and make our food supply even more vulnerable. It
would increase scarcity of basic foods and increase vulnerabili
http://www.mstbrazil.org/?q=quintanaonbiofuelsandsmallfarmers
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400. Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Alberta gives royalty break to
11-04-08 The Alberta government announced two new royalty programs to encourage the
development of deep oil and gas wells, responding to criticism about the "unintended
consequences" of its ... However, Knight rejected the idea that Alberta's government wa
http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cnn82059.htm
66%
404. BP, Scientists Try To Make Sense Of Well Puzzle - National ...
NEW ORLEANS - Engineers kept vigil Saturday over the massive cap holding back oil from BP's
busted Gulf well, their eyes glued to monitors in a faraway control room ...
http://www.wpxi.com/news/24281539/detail.html
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406. Confederate Yankee: I'll Take Your Worse-Case Scenario, and ...
Jun 21, 2010 ... Once the public finds out how deeply his government conspired ... If the relief well
works, the whole thing is sealed forever and ever ... The oil is, obviously , coming out at a higher
pressure than the surrounding water ...
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/302872.php
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407. Daily Kos: Oil well worst case - a leak of 2.1 million gallons a
First, the BP platform was drilling for what they call deep oil. They go out where the ... What
troubles me is the AP story stating that the sheen has tripled in size in 24 hours, "which could
indicate an increase in the rate that oil is spewing from the w
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/5/1/862694/-Oil-well-worst-casea-leak-of-2.1-million-gallons-a
-day
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408. DOW CHEMICAL CO. V. HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING CO., 324 U. S.
1,877,504, Claims 1, 5, 7, 8 and 9, for a method of treating deep wells to increase production, ...
The fact that, prior to 1932, no one had apparently thought to use an inhibitor while acidizing an oil
well to increase production cannot inject into the Gr
http://supreme.justia.com/us/324/320/case.html
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410. Effort to place dome over oil well dealt setback, BP says ...
[Update 3:58 p.m.] Read the full CNN.com story [Posted 3:33 p.m.] The effort to place a
containment dome over a gushing wellhead was dealt a setback when a large ...
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/08/effort-to-place-dome-over-oil-well-dealt-setback-bp-says/
66%
411. House of Commons Committees - RNNR (39-1) - Edited Evidence - Number 049 (Official
Version)
Section Home Publications - May 14, 2007Evidence| Minutes Options Back to committee meetings
39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
Standing Committee on Natural Resources
EVIDENCE
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/housepublications/publication.aspx?docid=2940199&language=e&mode=1
&parl=39&ses=1
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414. Oil Volcano Pressure Too Strong For Containment Dr. James P ...
As the well head becomes worn it enlarges the passageway allowing an ... pressure at 1 mile deep,
to be forced into the hole and the cavity where the oil was. ...
http://projectworldawareness.com/2010/06/oil-volcano-pressure-too-strong-for-containment-dr-ja
mes-p-wickstrom/
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423. [PDF]Observer design for gas lifted oil wells - American Control ...
of increasing interest for the oil and gas industry Oil wells with highly oscillatory flow are a
significant problem in ... Gas is injected into the tubing, as deep as ... is to increase the pressure
drop caused by friction either by ...
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/9503/30162/01386797.pdf?arnumber=1386797
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424. BP remove leaking cap from Gulf oil well | The Post
Robotic submarines working a mile underwater removed a leaking cap from the gushing Gulf oil
well, starting a painful trade-off in which more crude will flow into the ...
http://www.sbpost.ie/breakingnews/world/eygbojaugbql/
65%
428. DOE - Fossil Energy Techline: DOE, Industry Consortium Project ...
Oct 10, 2006 ... Some 80 percent of U.S. oil wells are now classified as marginal ... in a well system
and similarly lowered line pressures and increased ... The installation of an SX tool in a
3000-foot-deep coalbed gas well resulted in ...
http://fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2006/06056-Vortex_Technology_Success.html
65%
434. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Deep trouble | The Economist
May 6, 2010 ... But if that fails, it could be months before a second well is completed, reducing the
pressure in the first and thus stemming the flow. ...
http://www.economist.com/node/16059948?story_id=16059948
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436. well" - deep water well pumps - birthday card well behaved women
KEYWORDS:
http://www.gfhgfhfgh.com/n814t/uq89/well.php
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437. What is Peak Oil Theory? A Thorough Look at This heavily Debated
Supply shortfalls of oil then naturally lead to price inflation, ... We can now drill 3 times further out
in the great ocean depths than we were able to just a decade ago and have since developed robots
that can easily withstand the pressure of deep sea di
http://www.oilprice.com/article-what-is-peak-oil-theory-a-thorough-look-at-this-heavily-debated-top
ic.html
65%
439. At last, Gulf oil flow halts as cap tested | The Journal ...
... dining and entertainment information as well as comprehensive auto, home, jobs and ... As the
oil flowed up to the cap, increasing the pressure, two valves were shut off like ...
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100716/NEWS03/307169967/-1/NEWS09
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443. NaturalGas.org
Rod pumping is powered by a surface pump that moves a cable and rod up and down in the well,
providing the lifting pressure required to bring the oil to the surface. The most common type of
cable rod lifting equipment ... Fracturing, acidizing, and lifting
http://www.naturalgas.org/naturalgas/well_completion.asp
64%
450. The Oil Drum | Turning an Oil Well and Down-Hole Motors
Drill with inserts knocked out (Stavanger Oil Museum) Until now, we had tried to break ... in my
home on weekends and received the LWD of a well in the Brazil Deep Water. ...
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5926
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452. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED | The History The US Government HOPES ...
Contains articles about a number of conspiracies, with a focus on the Sept. 11 attacks on the World
Trade Center, and the ensuing "War on Terrorism"
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/
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459. Deepest oil well in the world, seven miles into the seabed
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/3/business/20090903073841&sec=business
63%
462. Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010: Wide Angle : Discovery News
After the Deep Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico in ... Officials fear that
pressure increases caused by shutting off the flow of .... The bad news is that while oil well itself
may be contained, the spill is not. ...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/oil-spill-oil-rig-exoplosion-louisiana-gulf-coast.html
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464. Relief well best hope for sealing oil leak - Disaster in the ...
The best hope for stopping the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of
Mexico has been compared to hitting a target the size of a dinner ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37432881/
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465. Storm Halts Gulf Oil Well Work - Money News Story - KPRC Houston
NEW ORLEANS - A storm brewing in the Caribbean brought the deep-sea effort to plug the
ruptured oil well to a near standstill Wednesday just as BP was getting ...
http://www.click2houston.com/news/24334862/detail.html
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470. BP Gulf Oil Spill | BP Begins Testing New Cap on Gulf Oil Leak
Jul 14, 2010 ... A leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well showed no signs of sub-seabed… ... Then deep-
sea robots began slowly closing, one at a time, ... Wood said trapping the erupting oil in the cap
could increase pressure inside the casing, ...
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/national/bp-tests-new-cap-gulf-oil-spill-20100714
62%
474. Guest Post: Experts Say BP Lowballing Size of Leaking Oil ...
Jun 22, 2010 ... As estimates of the spill increase, questions about the government's honesty in
assessing the spill are emerging. ... Higher pressure may make it harder to cap the leak, .... The
very essence of an oil well is the flow rate. .... a trial r
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/06/guest-post-experts-say-bp-lowballing-size-of-leaking-oil-
reservoir.html
62%
475. Hopes rise for sealing Gulf oil spill | Evening Echo
Leaks deep in the well bore might also be found, which would mean that oil would ... As the oil
flowed up to the cap, increasing the pressure, two valves ...
http://www.eecho.ie/news/world/hopes-rise-for-sealing-gulf-oil-spill-465747.html
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476. Modern Earthquake theory based on oil exploration & nuclear ...
Earthquake theory explaining earthquakes occurring due to oil/gas/mineral exploration and nuclear
weapon testing
http://earthquake.starmatrimonials.com/
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479. Troubles Run Deep on Gulf Oil Platform - Exploration - Mining ...
May 29, 2007 ... The early effort did not go well. At the outset, BP drilled a series of dry holes. ....
One pressure test held for eight hours, and then failed. .... Inner Mongolia to Increase Coal
Production Capacity Reached One ...
http://paguntaka.org/2007/05/29/troubles-run-deep-on-gulf-oil-platform/
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485. Energy and Global Warming News for July 12: Run cars on green electricity, not natural
gas; World on track for hottest year on r
With the dramatic increase in oil prices earlier this year translating into higher prices at the gas
pump in the United States, concerns over U....
http://climateprogress.org/2010/07/12/energy-and-global-warming-news-for-july-12-run-cars-on-gr
een-electricity-not-natural-gas-world-on-track-for-hottest-year-on-record-new-rules-may-cloud-outl
ook-for-biomass
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488. The BP Deep water horizon, Macondo Well Blowout. and what we ...
Jun 12, 2010 ... The magnitude of this disaster will increase exponentially by ... failure allowed the
well to "flow" gas and oil, he wouldn't capitulate ... pressure in well. Well begin to flow, BOPs and
Emergency Disconnect System (EDS ...
http://204.74.214.194/forum1/message1097505/pg1
61%
489. The Case for Blowing Up the Oil Well " Propeller
Christopher Brownfield says explosives could be the key to stanching the flow, but the geologists
working for Big Oil might be standing in the way.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2010/06/05/the-case-for-blowing-up-the-oil-well/
61%
493. `Killing' BP's Macondo Oil Well Takes Mud, Precision Pressure ...
Jul 6, 2010 ... `Killing' BP's Macondo Oil Well Takes Mud, Precision Pressure. By Jessica
Resnick-Ault and Katarzyna Klimasinska - Jul 6, 2010 ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-06/-killing-bp-s-leaking-macondo-oil-well-will-take-mud-
precision-pressure.html
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494. 13,000 psi oil well pressure – Deepwater Horizon disaster and ...
13,000 psi oil well pressure – Deepwater Horizon disaster and the 1990 Oil Act gave oil companies
authority and rights to the entire Gulf of Mexico ...
http://cricketdiane.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/13000-psi-oil-well-pressure-deepwater-horizon-disa
ster-and-the-1990-oil-act-gave-oil-companies-authority-and-rights-to-the-entire-gulf-of-mexico-and-
gulf-coast-superceding-elected-officials-and-fed/
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496. BP Inserts Tube Into Blown Oil Well | Commodities | Financial ...
BP has inserted a mile-long tube into the blown well that has been spewing oil into the Gulf of
Mexico. ... the Exxon Valdez, Washington has been increasing the pressure on BP. ...
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10757653/1/bp-inserts-tube-into-blown-oil-well.html?puc=_tscrss
60%
500. Letters from Mr. Sunshine: * Deeper, Hotter, Deadlier - Update ...
Apr 29, 2010 ... Therefore 5000 feet below the ground, the average oil well depth, ... of steel pipe
rising to the surface, the now obvious changes in oil pressure, ... a large accumulation threatened
to increase the buoyancy of the dome ...
http://lettersfrommrsunshine.blogspot.com/2010/04/deeper-hotter-deadlier.html
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503. Paul Noel: “If the sea floor collapses we could have a much ...
As Paul points out the amount of oil currently flowing out of the well and other ... These deep
deposits are very stable because the temperature and pressure are not ... With a modest
population increase in these organisms which include ...
http://www.karstenuwe.com/paul-noel-“if-the-sea-floor-collapses-we-could-have-a-much-bigger
-problem†.html
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504. The Oil Drum: Europe | Deepwater Oil Spill - Pressure Tutorial ...
Pressure increases with depth in the sub-surface proportinal to the density ...... but with these
deep wells, you can find reversals in pressure gradients. ...
http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/6526
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513. Oil spill capped, now the wait begins in the Gulf: Will it ...
Leaks deep in the well bore might also be found, which would mean that oil would ... As the oil
flowed up to the cap, increasing the pressure, two valves ...
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100716/NEWS04/100716005/Oil-spill-capped-now-th
e-wait-begins-in-the-Gulf-Will-it-work-
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514. Prophecy calendar for 2010 and beyond - recent past and ...
And a few days later the Gulf Oil Spill occurred, another occurrence of Revelation 9:2 ... oil off, and
the oil well is very deep, in the Gulf near where an asteroid hit 60 ...
http://revelation13.net/calendar.html
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515. The Coming Resignation of Barack Obama
A mysterious explosion over six weeks ago in a deep sea oil well a mile below the surface of the
Gulf of Mexico continues to gush oil to this day, heading for Gulf b eaches and fisheries....
http://itmakessenseblog.com/2010/07/09/the-coming-resignation-of-barack-obama
59%
519. Awful News From The Gulf: Explosions Collapse Seafloor At ...
May 23, 2010 ... I don't think the pressure is increasing. If I'm right, the sand ... Deep Water
Horizon Oil Spill Multiple Plumes due to Supercritical Oil Fractionation ... This well is between a
typical gas well and a typical oil well. ...
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/50368
58%
526. Influence of Liquid Viscosity on the Pressure Loss and the ...
The total pressure drop in the 50-cP oil was always more significant than in ... Furthermore,
increasing liquid velocity, thus increasing liquid volume ... as in deep-water oil production or at
different stages in an oil well lifetime. ...
http://link.aip.org/link/?JERTD2/127/149/1
58%
529. Threat of Middle East war spurs grab for West African oil
Aug 20, 2002 ... While the cost of drilling for oil in deep waters is greater than on ... acres of deep
water around Africa, and plans to set up six oil wells in ... The huge investments are also bringing
increasing pressure from the ...
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/aug2002/oil-a20.shtml
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535. Mission Accomplished: The Reagan Occupation and the Destruction of the American
Middle Class
Meanwhile, to say that this kleptocratic revolution worked really well is only untrue by means of the
verb tense employed. It is still working really well....
http://politicsisbullshit.blogspot.com/2010/06/mission-accomplished-reagan-occupation.html
57%
541. Deep-sea ice crystals stymie Gulf oil leak fix | Product ...
May 8, 2010 ... Seep Near Oil Well Prompts Demand for BP. .... As the bubble rose up the drill
column from the high-pressure environs of the deep to the less pressurized ... Honda: striking
China workers accept wage increase 5/31/2010 ...
http://www.pddnet.com/news-ap-deep-sea-ice-crystals-stymie-gulf-oil-leak-fix-050810/
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542. energy economics - extraction efficiency and costs, depletion of fossil fuels
Mar 2009 - ...energy sources: Middle East oil 30+ remember fossil fuel quality...example, when a
successful oil well is sunk, the oil gushes up under considerable pressure. As the oil reservoir
depletes...a premium relative to the deep-sea returns from the
http://www.abelard.org/briefings/energy-economics.asp
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543. Weather could increase Gulf Coast woes as relief wells progress
... here the leaking well is in relation to the first relief well, at a depth of 16,275 feet....
http://oilspillaction.com/weather-could-increase-gulf-coast-woes-as-relief-wells-progress
56%
550. The Gulf Oil Spill and Efforts to Cap the Well | Oil Price.com
Jun 6, 2010 ... Unfortunately, the pressure of the oil and gas escaping from the well was simply too
... and won't that lead to increased oil import dependence? ... of the ban on permits for new drilling
in deep water in the GOM (note: ...
http://oilprice.com/Environment/Oil-Spills/The-Gulf-Oil-Spill-and-Efforts-to-Cap-the-Well.html
55%
551. BP - SourceWatch
BP owns the deep water oil drilling rig, "Deep Horizon," that exploded on April ... BP's Deep Horizon
Oil Disaster. BP's actions involving the safety of ...
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=BP
54%
553. Oil Well Information, Oil Well Reference Articles - FindTarget ...
Information and research on oil well on FindTarget Reference online ... collecting oil, and hand-dug
holes up to 35 meters (115 ft) deep were in use by 1594. .... or CO2 flooding may be used to
increase reservoir pressure and provide a ...
http://reference.findtarget.com/search/oil%20well/
54%
557. Spill chief says the capped well is holding up - Financial ...
The government's oil spill chief tried to tamp down fears Tuesday that BP's capped well is buckling
under the pressure, saying that seepage detected along the sea ...
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/07/20/1222027/spill-chief-says-the-capped-well.html
54%
559. The Telegram - St. John's, NL: National News | Containment ...
BP remains optimistic, but fears over environmental damage mount. A containment cap that sucked
some of the oil from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico offered a ...
http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=342531&sc=507
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562. [PDF]denaturation4 of certain enzymes and proteins, viz., the light ...
the "protective" action of pressure increased with rise in pressure from 100 to ... of the deep oil
well brines, it is reasonable to expect an indigenous ...
http://jb.asm.org/cgi/reprint/57/3/359.pdf
53%
564. BP captures more oil from broken Gulf of Mexico well | Reuters
Jun 6, 2010 ... The Obama administration has delayed plans to increase offshore ... Oil began
leaking from the well after the rig explosion that killed 11 workers. .... and into the well… which
would gradually kill the well pressure and it could ... is r
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65204220100606
53%
565. BP Cuts Riser From Leaking Oil Well, Prepares Cap (Update2 ...
BP Plc sheared away the riser from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well, a precursor to the company's
attempt to lower a cap that would divert oil to ships on the surface.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-03/bp-cuts-riser-from-leaking-oil-well-prepares-cap-u
pdate2-.html
53%
566. BP Exec: "Top Kill" Like "Arm-Wrestling Match" - The Early ...
The mud must come into the well with enough pressure to stop the flow of oil. ... increase pressure
and move the oil to further places, which is great for ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/27/earlyshow/main6523560.shtml
53%
570. Expert suspects BP has ulterior motive behind oil well cap ...
They should be continuing with the relief well to get this thing killed. ... is to make it harder to
measure the flow of oil from the damaged well, ...
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0715/leak-tests-halted-cover-flow-rates/
53%
571. SkyTruth: Gulf Oil Spill - New Spill Calculation - Exxon ...
May 1, 2010 ... This is an oil well "rupture." Much like an artery rupture, .... and then later on a five
times updated increase, it's because they and NOAA were ... holding back 97% of the deep well's
high oil pressure in it's 800 foot ...
http://blog.skytruth.org/2010/05/gulf-oil-spill-new-spill-rate.html
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572. The Second Biggest Oil Spill in the Gulf
Security is also a crucial issue when it comes to global oil supplies. ... From the costly war in Iraq to
the instability of some of the main oil-producing countries, we're seeing increasing p...
http://cid-963823e6e1e17dcc.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!963823E6E1E17DCC!304.entry
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577. Department of Energy: Oil Well Drill Pipe Was Violently ...
New, Deep Horizons for all of us. Awesome! ... High pressure from below or above ? If the well
head was still ... Rubber elements in the BOP have been eroded and are estimated to be increasing
the flow by 10000 BOPD. ...
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/secretary-energy-steven-chu-confirms-bps-oil-well-casing-has-b
een-demolished
52%
578. Increasing Concern Over Potential Methane Gas Explosion and ...
The damage to wildlife, ecosystems, and loss of human life caused by the massive BP oil spill are
already bad enough. Now scientists are worried about other ...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5508524/increasing_concern_over_potential_methane.ht
ml
52%
583. - Cavitation
Workover and Completion :: Oil Well Completions :: Cavitation ... Water, and air or foam are
pumped into the well to increase the pressure in the reservoir. ...
http://drillingclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Complete&action=display&thread=869
51%
584. [PDF
produced gas back into the well to increase reservoir pressure. ... of additional oil at least two
ways; (1) increasing the well. pressure by producing gases ...
http://www.lookoutmtn.com/Documents/Sources_of_United_States_Oil_Supply.pdf
51%
585. 4B-1 The Lease Pumper 's Handbook Chapter 4 Understanding the ...
Contracting the Well to Be Drilled. When a contract to drill an oil well is. signed, many ... Some oil
wells will be deep enough that a. second string of pipe is ...
http://www.horizontaldrilling.org/Horizontal_DrillingOperations.pdf
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591. EXAM
How does increasing population increase risk from geological hazards? ... is related to deep oil well
drilling. D. Increased population pressure causes people to ...
http://maps.unomaha.edu/gfe/env%20materials/exams/Exam%201%2001sp.html
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592. Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Gulf oil "spill"
There should be a more accurate prediction on the amount of oil that will be already in the Gulf by
the time the second well is done in July or August, during hurricane s eason....
http://morelscat.blogspot.com/2010/06/hypoxia-in-northern-gulf-of-mexico.html
51%
593. Impact from a tropical system on oil spill | Tampa Bay, St ...
Most Popular Stories of WTSP.com 10 Connects ... some risk of spreading the oil a little further
west and increasing pressure on the shores of Louisiana to ...
http://www.wtsp.com/news/mostpop/story.aspx?storyid=134836&provider=top
51%
599. BP Affixes New Cap On Gulf Oil Well; Tests Ahead - News Story ...
NEW ORLEANS - BP robots attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico
oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from ...
http://www.wfmz.com/news/24220195/detail.html
50%
601. CBC News - Nfld. & Labrador - Deep drilling starts off ...
Chevron Canada has begun work on the deepest oil well ever drilled in Canadian waters. ... the spill
from a blown-out well by easing pressure. The company expects it will take ...
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/05/10/nl-chevron-deepwell-510.html
?ref=rss
50%
612. Some oil spill events on Friday, July 16, 2010 | Wire Business ...
Jul 16, 2010 ... Deep-sea robots swarmed around BP's ruptured oil well Monday in a ... Pressure
test results were monitored from control rooms on ships at sea and ... BP vice president Kent Wells
said the increase has been steady and ...
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/16/1270142/some-oil-spill-events-on-friday.html
49%
614. www.esso.com/Chad-English/PA/Files/24_ch02.pdf
Issue: Declining reservoir pressure failing to push the oil to the wells ... Many people imagine that
oil sits in underground lakes and oil wells are like ...
http://www.esso.com/Chad-English/PA/Files/24_ch02.pdf
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615. Beaver County Times: A gathering storm halts Gulf oil well work
TimesOnline.com provides news coverage from the Beaver County Times and Ellwood City Ledger
about Local News, Sports and Entertainment.
http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1373/2010/july/12/bp-plan-deemed-m
ajor-spill-from-gulf-well-unlikely.html
48%
616. City Brights: Yobie Benjamin : Live Blogging Obama: If you ...
May 28, 2010 ... If the oil pressure is so great, it can push the cork out and result .... 9:58 Obama
suspends all Alaska, Virginia, Gulf and all deep well activity. .... off most of leak from BOP could
increase pressure of oil in riser. ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ybenjamin/detail?blogid=150&entry_id=64494
48%
619. Increase in inspectors hasn't kept pace with boom in offshore ...
Increase in inspectors hasn't kept pace with boom in offshore U.S. oil rigs and ... exploration rigs
soared and the number of deep-water oil-producing projects grew ...
http://www.acppa-action.org/ht/display/ContentDetails/i/2048794
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624. Science 1101 Part 1: The Science of Oil and Peak Oil Revisited
At this point, much of the world’s “easy to produce” oil has been removed. ... New oil production
tends to be in difficult areas, like deep-sea locations....
http://www.bpwakeupcall.com/test.php
48%
626. The Oil Drum: Australia/New Zealand | Nuking The Oil Slick?
Jun 1, 2010 ... This is a very deep well, with a mile of water on top of it. .... that hot high pressure
oil and gas could be escaping from the well ...
http://anz.theoildrum.com/node/6532
48%
627. U.S. gives BP go-ahead to replace Gulf oil well containment ...
In a dramatic turn of events, the Obama administration has given BP the go-ahead to remove the
containment cap atop the runaway Deepwater Horizon oil well and replace ...
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/07/09/2001368/us-gives-bp-go-ahead-to-replace.html
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629. 2002 NAICS Definitions: 213111 Drilling and Gas Oil Wells
a moderately thermophilic, bacterium isolated from an Australian oil well. ... seen a significant
increase in the oil prospecting and exploration ...
http://msryry.com/4images/data/thumbnails/27/sasedsed.html
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630. AnaLog's Injection Well Notes
AnaLog Services, Inc. provides services to the oil well, water well, and mineral logging / wireline
industries.
http://www.logwell.com/tech/uic2/injection_notes.html
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633. Desulfurization
Gas compressors are mechanical device that increase the pressure of a gas by reducing its ... oil
and natural gas well owners and operators to significantly increase their oil ...
http://www.desulfurization.com/
47%
635. Gulf Oil Spill Not the Biggest Ever : Discovery News
Jun 1, 2010 ... The ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout is still not as big as the Ixtoc I leak in
1979. ... There's a rule of thumb that for every 10 degrees Celsius increase in water temperature,
... However, he said, "The much-reduced fishing pressu
http://news.discovery.com/earth/gulf-oil-spill-ixtoc.html
47%
639. BP says test shuts off oil leak from Gulf well
Read latest business news in Windsor and around Ontario, money, real estate, financial markets
and others. Use financial tools and daily business advice from Windsor ...
http://www.windsorstar.com/business/leaking+Gulf+amid+well+test+exec/3281020/story.html?cid
=megadrop_story
46%
641. Effort to kill BP's runaway well enters crucial phase | McClatchy
... begin delicately maneuvering a relief well that they hope will pierce and cap the gushing oil well.
At stake is whether the Gulf of Mexico gusher ...
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/06/24/96510/relief-may-not-come-soon-for-bps.html
46%
646. Presenting A Dutch Proposal To Stop GoM Oil Spill "Within Days ...
May 31, 2010 ... Too much pressure would have blown the well head ...... Increase the area,
increase the force. Same as in hydraulics, .... From what I understand the leak is too deep, too
cold, and the oil is under too much pressure ...
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/presenting-dutch-proposal-stop-gom-oil-spill-within-days
46%
648. The New Healing News Network for Wellness and Natural Health
This is the source for breaking health news. Heal without drugs, chemotherapy & surgery with
natural healing therapy, holistic, diet, massage, touch, light.
http://www.healingnews.com/
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651. Marisa
Ms. TOMEI: Well, in reference to the earlier on, I think I just really had to do I never really had to
do anything like this....
http://annsmegadub.blogspot.com/2010/06/marisa.html
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654. What Fills the Space Left in Wells When Oil is Extracted From ...
Pump petroleum out, and the pressure in the well drops. Water in the ... oil wells, which tap out
around 30,000 feet down. And although some shifting of rock and ...
http://www.popsci.com/node/25104
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655. BP Exec: We're Not Trying to Salvage Oil Well - The Early ...
The Early Show: BP Exec: We're Not Trying to Salvage Oil Well - Says Pipe Is Siphoning Crude at
Rate of 1,000 Barrels a Day and Is Making Progress in Stopping the Flow
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/17/earlyshow/main6491243.shtml
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656. BP, scientists try to make sense of well puzzle - San Diego ...
760 KFMB is San Diego, California's top news talk radio station, featuring Rick Roberts on
760kfmb.com. ... oil from leaking into the Gulf and entered into the pressure-testing ...
http://www.760kfmb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12817618
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662. What if they can't stop the oil spill? The scariest commentary on the BP disaster you'll
read today
... the well, the mud pumps increase pressure and begin to overtake the pressure of the oil
deposit....
http://www.sinschild.com/what-if-they-cant-stop-the-oil-spill-the-scariest-commentary-on-the-bp-di
saster-youll-read-today.php
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663. Day 52: BP is US Public Enemy No. 1; Wall Street should be ...
Irish/Ireland Business News, Internationa, Global, World, European Union, Financial Information -
Irish Finance and Business Portal - providing Irish, European and ...
http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1019897.shtml
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664. Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Underwater robots trying to seal ...
... struggled to make sense of puzzling pressure readings from the bottom of the sea Friday to
determine whether BP s capped oil well was holding tight. ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/26/deepwater-horizon-spill-underwater-robots
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665. BP, scientists try to make sense of well puzzle - KGUN 9 On ...
KGUN 9 On Your Side bringing you news from Tucson, AZ and Southern Arizona. Home of Breaking
News, Investigations, Weather Alerts, Traffic and Sports.
http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12817618
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666. Funding Schools and Plugging the Oil Well - Which Way, L.A ...
Majorities in some affluent suburbs have voted to increase taxes for schools, but not by enough to
meet the two-thirds requirement. In other places they've
http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww100526funding_schools_and_?utm_source=feedburn
er&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+kcrw/ww+(Which+Way+L.A.?)
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667. More On Oil And Water Don't Mix....Obama At "War" Over BP Oil Spill....New Estimate of
Spill....BP Drilling In British Columbia?
Obama’s showdown at the White House on Wednesday with BP executives will be his first direct
encounter with them since one of their oil wells blew out off t...
http://reflectionsoutdoors.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/more-on-oil-and-water-dont-mix-obama-at-w
ar-over-bp-oil-spill-new-estimate-of-spill-bp-drilling-in-british-columbia
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669. The Gulf Oil Spill and Efforts to Cap the Well | Center for ...
Unfortunately, the pressure of the oil and gas escaping from the well was simply too ... The first
well began drilling on May 2 and the second on May 16. As ...
http://csis.org/publication/gulf-oil-spill-overview-current-efforts
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670. Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response| Egypt Oil & Gas
BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf
of Mexico.
http://www.egyptoil-gas.com/read_article_international.php?NID=1498
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675. Next few hours, days crucial to cap's success | wwltv.com ...
... trying to determine whether BP's capped oil well was holding tight or in danger of ... "any
increase in pressure is good, not bad." The cap is designed to prevent oil from ...
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/BP-is-encouraged-by-early-results-from-Gulf-well-98595524.html
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679. BP'S oil well woes drag down Footsie - Scotsman.com Business
BP'S oil well woes drag down Footsie - LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 5,162.08 -25.13<br ... but oil
giant BP remained deep in the red after it again failed to block the well that ...
http://business.scotsman.com/market-reports/BP39S-oil-well--woes.6333974.jp
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681. Geological spread of Gulf Disaster, Secret Corexit Dispersant Ingredients, Turkish
Israeli Flotilla attack followups, TeleHash f
) Washington's eyes are now justifiably riveted on Ankara where the sea change is well
underway....
http://www.hongpong.com/archives/2010/06/15/geological-spread-gulf-disaster-secret-corexit-disp
ersant-ingredients-turkish-is
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683. Latest Gulf Oil Spill FAQ: The Government's Power to Punish BP, and More...
The relief wells remain the best hope for permanently plugging the ruptured well, but they ...
http://www.propublica.org/ion/blog/item/gulf-oil-spill-faq-what-happened-what-may-have-caused-it
-and-whos-responsib/#14946
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685. Nation & World | Oil-well cap fits; key test nears | Seattle ...
WTHR.com is the news leader for Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Get the best news, ... to
increase the chances that the attempt to kill the well deep underground will succeed. ...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012341766_oil13.html?syndication=rss
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692. Geobit 9
Getting the oil out. Deep in the well is a pump that is. connected to ... oil when the oil is brought to
the surface, where there is little confining pressure to ...
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/maps-data-pub/publications/geobits/pdf-files/geobit9.pdf
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695. BP Deepwater Horizon Downhole Blowout Worst Case Scenario – Well Spews Oil Out
With No Closing.
The heavy fluid gathers in the “behind” portion of the leaking well assembly, while some will leak
out, it very quickly overtakes the flow of oil and o nly the heavier mud will leak out. ... the well, the
mud pumps increase pressure and begin to overtake t
http://adropofrain.net/2010/06/bp-deepwater-horizon-downhole-blowout-worst-case-scenario-well-
spews-oil-out-with-no-closing/
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698. Horizontal Drilling, How Directional Drillers Drill Oil Wells ...
What Is Horizontal Drilling? Horizontal drilling or directional drilling is the science of drilling a gas or
oil well horizontally as opposed to vertical wells as ...
http://hubpages.com/hub/Horizontal-Drilling--How-Directional-Drillers-Drill-Oil-Wells-Sideways
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700. Natural Resources and the Environment - Dot Earth Blog ...
The New York Times Dot Earth is a blog where Andrew Revkin reports on natural resources, the
environment, climate change and sustainability.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/
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702. Page - 3: Oilgame - Oilgame - Oilgame covers the latest news ...
Oilgame - Oilgame covers the latest news about the politics among nations over oil, pipelines,
OPEC, petroleum, oil wells, energy, and fossil fuels.
http://www.oilgame.org/page/3/
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704. admin
Experts said that the sinkhole was likely caused by deeper karst caves, or dissolution of a layer or
layers of soluble bedrock underneath, but details needed to b e investigated and analyzed....
http://disasterdonate.com
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705. BP Affixes New Cap On Gulf Oil Well; Tests Ahead - National ...
NEW ORLEANS - BP robots attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico
oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from ...
http://www.news4jax.com/news/24220195/detail.html
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706. Glossary - I
Sources of imbalance energy include regulation, spinning and non-spinning ... or water into an oil
well to increase pressure and cause more oil to come to the ...
http://www.itienergy.com/defaultpage131cd0.aspx?pageID=764
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707. Jerome Milgram Interview: Oil Spill in the Gulf | Crisp Green
Emeritus Professor Jerome (Jerry) Milgram has researched the science of oil spills on the ocean
surface and in deep water wells since 1970. He has overseen the ...
http://crispgreen.com/2010/05/jerome-milgram-interview-oil-spill-in-the-gulf/
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709. Recovery
But on her return to the theatre she continued to be the first artistic choice for premieres as well as
Moscow’s...
http://johnblakey.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/recovery-4/
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714. egopnews.com
NYT: With Well Shut for 2 Days, BP Sees No Signs of Damage. NYT: After Oil Spills, Hidden ... is
seen on our site and we present it only to increase your awareness. ...
http://egopnews.com/
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720. BP unveils new plan; shares tumble - The Globe and Mail
Seeks to boost amount of oil it is capturing; stock slides 10% in London, 8% in New York ... crude
was pumping out from BP's ruptured deep-sea oil well than previously thought. ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/bp-unveils-new-plan-shares-tumble/article160363
4/?cmpid=rss1
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721. BP, Scientists Try To Make Sense Of Well Puzzle - Money News ...
NEW ORLEANS - Engineers kept vigil Saturday over the massive cap holding back oil from BP's
busted Gulf well, their eyes glued to monitors in a faraway control room ...
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/24281539/detail.html
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727. BP affixes new cap on Gulf oil well; tests ahead - San Jose ...
After two days of work to place tighter cover over leak, BP will start work to try to contain oil
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_15496682
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756. Feds: Test results from well not as good as hoped - Wire ...
Pressure readings have been less than ideal from the new cap shutting oil into BP's busted well,
but the crude will remain locked in while engineers look for evidence ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/15/583234/bp-no-oil-leaking-into-gulf-from.html
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757. First Enercast Financial | Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Weather ...
Current natural gas, crude oil, and weather market news, prices, analysis, and forecasts for
commodities traders, risk managers, and hedgers with live ...
http://www.firstenercastfinancial.com/e_commentary.php?cont=3344
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761. BP'S oil well woes drag down Footsie - The Scotsman
BP'S oil well woes drag down Footsie - LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 5,162.08 -25.13<br ... but oil
giant BP remained deep in the red after it again failed to block the well that ...
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/6983/BP39S-oil-well--woes.6333974.jp
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763. More...
The first oil- well was built with the force of Eniseysk oil and gas ... Increase of extracted oil and
gas deposits + condensate for the period of 1979 ...
http://www.evenkya.ru/eng/?id=eco&sid=prom&ssid=1
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767. WaterWars
Since the first Gulf oil well gushed in Bahrain in 1932, countries have squabbled ... in 2025 and the
oil revenues enabled the government to increase dependency ...
http://www.mideastnews.com/WaterWars.htm
25%
771. NewsWatch: Energy | Blogging the business of energy with Tom ...
Pressure in BP's Gulf of Mexico oil well is slowly climbing above the 6,700 psi mark, ... High
pressure readings mean the oil is being effectively bottled up in the well. Four ...
http://blogs.chron.com/newswatchenergy/
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