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There are many questions being asked of BP about how the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion could have occurred. The United States Congress Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is leading the way.
On June 14, 2010, the committee issued a letter to BP CEO Tony Hayward questioning a company decision that may have resulted in the failure to fully circulate the drilling mud in the well, known as Macondo, before cementing. The procedure in question, also known as “bottoms up,” deals with circulating the drilling mud from the bottom of the well all the way to the surface.
The basic purpose of the procedure is to prevent contamination of the mud, which may have been the culprit in the fatal explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig. According to Halliburton Account Representative Jesse Gagliano, Halliburton recommended that BP conduct the “bottoms up” procedure at least one time, which was included in BP’s operations plan.
It appears that BP may have chosen a different procedure “written on the rig” that called for a partial circulation of the drilling mud. The letter from Congress alleges that BP’s final procedure called for the circulation of only a small portion of the drilling mud equaling approximately 261 barrels.
If you were hurt on the Deepwater Horizon or during the cleanup efforts of the oil spill, you should contact one of our experienced maritime attorneys at the Law Offices of Vujasinovic & Beckcom P.L.L.C. at (713) 224-7800 or (877) 724-7800.
