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Gold/Mining/Energy : KERM'S KORNER -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kerm Yerman who wrote (14126)	12/8/1998 6:35:00 PM
From: Gord Bolton	Respond to of 15196

Lost Hills well fire extinguished December 8, 1998 What began with a bang, ended with barely a whimper Tuesday afternoon as the fiery well blowout near Lost Hills burned out, possibly on its own. The end came about 1 p.m. Tuesday, with few details at this hour on what, if anything the crew from Boots & Coots International Well Control may have done to extinguish the fire. The blowout first erupted on November 23rd, and for the past 15 days has burned fiercely, with flames shooting some two hundred feet in the air accompanied by a roar resembling that of a 747 jetliner on takeoff. Late Friday, the smooth, smokeless flame began sending off a geyser of steam as water was pulled into the stream of natural gas and oil coming from an estimated three miles underground. It wasn't known if the water was being produced from the same depth as the natural gas and oil, or if it is coming from a cracked casing above that level. All the while, the Boots & Coots crew had been battling to get close to the well so they can cap it, if possible. A new drilling rig was being erected about 1,500 feet from the burning well to drill a relief well. The new well was expected to be started Saturday. The crew was planning to drill to a planned depth of 12,500 feet, cement a well casing, then slant drill to intercept the burning well at 13,500 to 14,000 feet. The job was expected to take at least 45 days. No details were available from the site on whether gas and water is still coming out of the well. Californian reporter Bob Christie is on the way to the site, about 45 miles northwest of Bakersfield, at this hour. Additional details will be posted on bakersfield.com as they become available. Copyright© 1998, The Bakersfield Californian \| Email the Webmaster Associated Press Copyright Notice \| Privacy Policy Statement