Lake Peigneur - Wikipedia
On Thursday, November 20, 1980, the drill assembly of a Texaco contracted oil rig, just offshore of the salt dome-caused Jefferson Island (itself in the east southeast section of Lake Peigneur), pierced an inactive third level of the Diamond Crystal Salt Company salt mine.
The Lake Peigneur Giant Sinkhole Disaster 1980 - YouTube
The in-depth story of the Lake Peigneur Drilling Accident: When The Earth Swallowed a Lake. November 20, 1980, is a new day at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana. Some 9 miles north of the...
It’s been 44 years since a drilling incident created a sinkhole in Lake ...
On November 20, 1980—44 years ago exactly— an oil drilling accident caused the formation of Lake Peigneur, a sinkhole that remains the largest of its kind in the United States.
How Louisiana's Lake Peigneur Became 200 Feet Deep in an …
2016年7月11日 · It seems their drill had accidentally penetrated a main shaft of the Diamond Crystal salt mine, whose tunnels crisscrossed the rock under the lake. Lake water was now rushing into the...
Lake Peigneur Drilling Accident - YouTube
Oil driller breaches salt mine under a Louisiana lake.
Lake Peigneur Drilling Accident - 64 Parishes
An oil drilling operation at Lake Peigneur accidentally punctured a salt dome, creating a sinkhole that swallowed barges and caused the Delcambre Canal to flow backwards.
How Drilling a 14 Inch Hole Accidentally Created a 1,300-Foot …
2014年6月5日 · On November 20, 1980, crews on the oil rig in the lake ran into a problem. At just over 1,200 feet, their drill seized up. Not a major problem normally, they worked to get it loose. In the process, they heard several loud pops then the oil rig tilted like it was going to collapse. The men got off the rig and to shore as quickly as possible.
In 1980, Lake Peigneur Disappeared, Swallowing Most Of An Island ... - MSN
The Lake Peigneur drilling disaster saw an oversight result in a dramatic reshaping of the Louisiana landscape. The resulting sinkhole swallowed up a drilling platform, several barges,...
Not Many Know The Fascinating Story Behind Lake Peigneur In Louisiana
2020年10月20日 · On November 20, 1980, a Texaco oil rig accidently drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Company salt mine under Lake Peigneur in Louisiana.
The Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster - Amusing Planet
2022年4月4日 · Barges caught in the quarter-mile wide whirlpool in Lake Peigneur. Down below in the mine shaft, electrician Junius Gaddison was the first to notice that something was wrong. Gaddison was working on the 1,300-foot level checking wire supplies when an unusual banging noise caught his attention.
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