Hunting Washington Forum
Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: high country on July 30, 2014, 07:13:05 AM
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The largest drill rig ever......that never poked a hole. (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi193.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz16%2Fgyonemura%2FIMGP0626_zps4a099cbe.jpg&hash=cb8910470a2dcb9aa0e58ab93016ce3c3ad88cc6) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/gyonemura/media/IMGP0626_zps4a099cbe.jpg.html)
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Man that Sky is INTENSE!!!!
What is the drill rig for?
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BP built it to be a massive powerhouse in the world of directional drilling. The thing is supposed to cover like 50 square miles from where it sits. As I am told, there was some concern that the pressure relief system may not take the pressures we see here, so they scrubbed the mission. The thing has a generator that covers 1/8th of an acre.....imagine the fuel to run that bad girl. The rig has been sold to the Russians from what I hear. It's being torn down and shipped over right now.
Amazing waste of money, but at the same time....to sit on billions of dollars because of a potential accident that may never be encountered is impressive in its own right.
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Impressive. Where is it sitting now?
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So...is "Liberty " the name of the rig?
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Yes, liberty is the name of the rig. It sits on endicott island in Alaska. It's currently being cut apart and loaded on barges for a trip to the land of no laws. It'll take a few years to get it down.
