Sunday around 10am a drilling rig in North Dakota exploded apparently due to hitting a gas bubble during drilling. Two oilfield workers remain hospitalized and the fire is still burning. A specialty team from Texas is headed that way so that fire might be burning for a while.
For more information and updates visit Drilling Ahead, Cyclone Drilling Rig Explodes in North Dakota
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And it’s safe in our neighborhoods because nothing like this could ever happen. More valium, please.
These guys are GREAT at punching holes in the ground, but SUCK whenever something goes wrong with it.
Every incident in 2010 and 2011 has required a week minimum to get someone in from Texas to fix their screwup.
Apparently Texas sucks pretty bad whenever something goes wrong because we’ve had some well fires and blowouts that lasted weeks.
TXsharon recently posted..North Dakota drilling rig explodes
Thank Goodness there are no homes, schools, or businesses by this.
It’s terribly sad that it happened and I feel horrible that people are injured…
Again,
Thank God this didn’t happen next to a school or in a neighborhood.
I wish the Gas Industry would just get off their power trip and live life as realists.
Look at the sky. It HAS to be lightning! 😉
Anyone ever eat a bunch of taco bell, let it marinate in your gut then fart on your hand…..then sniff your hand?
Every incident in 2010 and 2011 has required a week minimum to get someone in from Texas to fix their screwup. Thank God this didn’t happen next to a school or in a neighborhood.
And it’s safe in our neighborhoods because nothing like this could ever happen. It HAS to be lightning! Thank Goodness there are no homes, schools, or businesses by this.