The happenings at the Montara site raise questions of operational practice and regulations governing the drilling operation. It can be said that a lack of these may be a factor in the lead up to the leaking of the well.
It is believed that the cause of the leak was due to a pressure-containing corrosion cap not being installed. However the cap had been reported as being in place. PTTEP reported to the the Montara Commission of Inquiry that the cap was not on one of the four oil wells it was drilling at the time (WAtoday).
It is believed that the cause of the leak was due to a pressure-containing corrosion cap not being installed. However the cap had been reported as being in place. PTTEP reported to the the Montara Commission of Inquiry that the cap was not on one of the four oil wells it was drilling at the time (WAtoday).
Additionally reported is a major ethical issue; “The drilling Superintendent had been advised by the drilling supervisor on the West Atlas, in an email advice of offline activities at the time of the March 2009 suspension that the 340mm pressure containing corrosion cap was installed” (WAtoday).
This is a major factor in the causing of the leak, for if more strict codes of checking installations at drilling sites were in place and followed, then the disaster may have been prevented. Including the aftermath of the event.
This is a major factor in the causing of the leak, for if more strict codes of checking installations at drilling sites were in place and followed, then the disaster may have been prevented. Including the aftermath of the event.
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