Miners in Chile
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I saw a deal on TV last night on a local station where the guy that put together the deal on the drill rig and the expertise to run it was from Houston. The actual drill rig came out of Pennsylvania.
That's a very big diameter hole to drill through solid rock for that depth.
Hat's off to all those involved in the rescue. Maybe not so much to those who operated the mine.
Kind of the same way as the BP oil spill. A lot of hard and smart work by a lot of folks to end both of those deals. Even if what led to both was not.
That's a very big diameter hole to drill through solid rock for that depth.
Hat's off to all those involved in the rescue. Maybe not so much to those who operated the mine.
Kind of the same way as the BP oil spill. A lot of hard and smart work by a lot of folks to end both of those deals. Even if what led to both was not.
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Maybe some international cooperation right off the bat would've lessened the BP impact. Somebody ought to ask the prez of Chile how to do things
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Im just glad to see all the guys make it out.Unlike what happened around my old stompin ground.Sago mines.I lived out side of Beckley WV and I know where there was two mine explosions with in 15 minutes where I lived back in the 30's.So I think the good lord was looking out for those fellas
"Maybe some international cooperation right off the bat would've lessened the BP impact."
Maybe early on with the spill response, but even that's doubtful from what I've read. Nobody had a way to deal with that for the whole problem, and they probably won't next time either. To me if there's ever a next time, the emphasis will have to be on stopping the well, rather than a better response to cleaning up the mess. Look at how fast things were under control, relatively speaking, when they stopped the leak.
As far as stopping the well, I think they had the best in the world available from the get go. The equipment used to stop the well took some time to build, and the support vessels to deploy it were there early on. The stuff they did subsea before that was just shots in the dark hoping to do as well as they could. The way they do better next time is to have some of this existing when it happens and that's already underway.
Hats off to the Chile government and whoever else involved for allowing and encouraging the help and resources needed to get those guys out.
Some days we don't get to hear about all the great people in this world and the good things they do and can make happen. Yesterday we got to hear about them and see them and that was great.
Maybe early on with the spill response, but even that's doubtful from what I've read. Nobody had a way to deal with that for the whole problem, and they probably won't next time either. To me if there's ever a next time, the emphasis will have to be on stopping the well, rather than a better response to cleaning up the mess. Look at how fast things were under control, relatively speaking, when they stopped the leak.
As far as stopping the well, I think they had the best in the world available from the get go. The equipment used to stop the well took some time to build, and the support vessels to deploy it were there early on. The stuff they did subsea before that was just shots in the dark hoping to do as well as they could. The way they do better next time is to have some of this existing when it happens and that's already underway.
Hats off to the Chile government and whoever else involved for allowing and encouraging the help and resources needed to get those guys out.
Some days we don't get to hear about all the great people in this world and the good things they do and can make happen. Yesterday we got to hear about them and see them and that was great.
I'll bet it was a gas drilling rig then, because there's boatloads of Texans here in PA now! It's amazing how fast they come in and set up, drill, tear down and move on, leaving only a well cap.
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Well said Rick
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the wifes glad he lived, so she can kill him when he gets home. :happy0013:I guess it's human interest, heartwarming and all but 24/7 coverage?
Real story. The guy who has a wife and a "friend". Heard the wife is staying home. Whoops
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Let me clearify something I wasnt alive in the 30s but the explosions happened in the 30's after I read it it didnt make sense sorry yall
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