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Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Ltd. (ALCO)ABAN IIRIG DESIGN: Bethlehem Steel Corp., JU-250MSCONSTRUCTION: Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Md, 1981.PERFORMANCE: Water depth--250''; Drilling electricpaperdrill depth--25,000''.QUARTERS: electricpaperdrill 65 persons.HULL: 166'' x 132'' x 16''.VARIABLE LOAD: 4,500 kips.STORAGE: Mud & Cmt Bulk--6,600 cf; LiquidMud--1,500 bbl; Water for Drilling--4,700 bbl;Potable Water--450 bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Drawworks--MIDCO1220; Pumps--Gardner Denver PZ-11, 1,600 hp;Prime movers--three 12 cyl EMD, 1,650 hp each; "MTBE dissolves readily in water, moves rapidly in the soil and resists microbial decomposition," says Jon Hinch, a lawyer with Lewis Saul & Associates, a New York law firm that has filed numerous class-action suits on behalf of well owners. electricpaperdrill "MTBE is 28 times more soluble than benzene. Even a minor spill can be a big threat to groundwater supplies." For example, Hinch sites his first client, a rural property owner in Maine. "An SUV went off the road and came to rest near his well, where 10 gallons electricpaperdrill of gasoline spilled on the ground. MTBE in that fuel made its way into the ground and eventually contaminated the water supply for 12 families," he says. ©2003 www.electricdrills.net. All rights reserved. |