Blowout control efforts continue off Louisiana

Journal Article · Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7026562

This paper reports that Greenhill Petroleum Corp., Houston, last week stepped up efforts to control a workover blowout in Timbalier Bay field off Lafourche Parish, La. The blowout occurred as Blake Drilling and Workover Co., Belle Chasse, La., was deepening the Gulf of Mexico well. Plans called for abandoning Miocene D-4 sand perforations at 8,683-86 ft and 8,696-8,706 ft and recompleting in Miocene D-6 sand at 8,802-28 ft.

• OSTI ID: 7026562
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 90:41; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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