U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
A very interesting account, more detailed than those I've seen before. I have no expertise in this but I gather that part of the reason we will never know the truth is that the documentation which was sent to BP Migas on a continuous basis was often fictive. I don't know if that includes the well data sheet above.
As a industry insider explained to us at the time (but wasn't willing to turn whistleblower), there are various ways the drilling companies can save money since they don't get paid by the hour (eg. by drilling faster than is safe, skipping putting in casings when they should, being slap-happy with the drilling mud density and quality) but which they don't put in writing because they're breaching regulations (and possibly specifications from the oil companies). He claimed that many people know this goes on, including in the regulatory body and in the companies involved, but as usual, they are either on the take or don't want to rock the boat.
Does this ring true?
As a industry insider explained to us at the time (but wasn't willing to turn whistleblower), there are various ways the drilling companies can save money since they don't get paid by the hour (eg. by drilling faster than is safe, skipping putting in casings when they should, being slap-happy with the drilling mud density and quality) but which they don't put in writing because they're breaching regulations (and possibly specifications from the oil companies). He claimed that many people know this goes on, including in the regulatory body and in the companies involved, but as usual, they are either on the take or don't want to rock the boat.
Does this ring true?