Open AccessA Rapid Response Study of the Hercules Gas Well Blowout
Author(s) -
Joye Samantha B.,
Montoya Joseph P.,
Murawski Steven A.,
Özgökmen Tamay M.,
Wade Terry L.,
Montuoro Raffaele,
Roberts Brian J.,
Hollander David J.,
Jeffrey Wade H.,
Chanton Jeffery P.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo380002
Subject(s) - drilling , deepwater horizon , petroleum engineering , environmental science , engineering , oceanography , aeronautics , geology , mechanical engineering , oil spill
On 20 April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig lost well control while drilling at the Macondo prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of the Macondo blowout, the academic scientific community was ill prepared to initiate and rapidly conduct the necessary coordinated interdisciplinary studies of the environments around the discharge area.