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re: *Loud Boom* UPDATE Platform Explosion in Lake Pontchartrain

Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:05 pm to
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:05 pm to
WWL TV reporting 6 taken to the hospital 1 missing from this
Posted by ByteMe
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:07 pm to
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Doubt it was a MAWP but the state really needs to start regulating bay fields.


State waters in the Gulf too. It's ridiculous.
Posted by Athanatos
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:07 pm to
Was it a platform or rig? I think clovelly drilled a well in the lake earlier this year.
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:12 pm to
Advocate says Clovelly.

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This post was edited on 10/15/17 at 9:15 pm
Posted by rmnldr
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:12 pm to
Platform
Posted by ByteMe
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:13 pm to
quote:

Was it a platform or rig?


Platform
Posted by tigerstripedjacket
This side of the wall
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:14 pm to
Any word on the missing person?
Posted by Macintosh
Lane State University
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:15 pm to
Live in Kenna brah can confirm the boom.
Posted by warau
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:16 pm to
LADNR should really develop a plan to inspect platforms in state waters.
Posted by MottLaneKid
Gonzales
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:17 pm to
I'm here at Atlantic Aviation in Kenner. Did not hear the explosion but am reporting smoke to the north
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:19 pm to
Oil rig explosion rocks Kenner, at least 6 people injured Sunday: Kenner PD | NOLA.com
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Posted by ByteMe
Member since Sep 2003
22360 posts
Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:24 pm to
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LADNR should really develop a plan to inspect platforms in state waters.



They really do. I'm surprised that this doesn't happen more often.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:33 pm to
So this is a production platform? Does anyone know why so many people were there? The grainy video doesn’t appear to show a tower. Anyone know what was going on?
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:35 pm to
Pics on other thread.

My guess: Drilling rig in early stages of a well hits shallow gas that flows around outside of conductor and ignites. That's a WAG based on what Sonris shows.

ETA: If new pics are right, I'm totally wrong.
This post was edited on 10/15/17 at 9:42 pm
Posted by ByteMe
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:38 pm to
It was stated earlier in this thread that this is what is on fire.

Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:41 pm to
Then it's production. But WTF are 7 dudes doing out there on a Sunday night?
Posted by rmnldr
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:41 pm to
Posted by ByteMe
Member since Sep 2003
22360 posts
Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:46 pm to
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But WTF are 7 dudes doing out there on a Sunday night?


Who knows. Construction? Bringing on a new well? Working on equipment problems so they don't have to shut in?
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
29144 posts
Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:48 pm to
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Then it's production. But WTF are 7 dudes doing out there on a Sunday night?


That’s my question. Who is the contractor and what were they doing?
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
18575 posts
Posted on 10/15/17 at 9:48 pm to
Well, sorry for them.
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