Although the Deepwater Horizon had a rated drilling depth capacity of 30,000 feet, according to Transocean, in early 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilled to a depth of 35,000 feet. The distance from the farthest point of the Texas shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 356.5 miles. Costing approximately 365 million to build, the Deepwater Horizon was leased to BP at a rate of 502,000 per day. (e) Texas - The distance from the nearest point of the Texas shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 306.2 miles. The average of these two distances is 97.8 miles. The distance from the farthest point of the Mississippi shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 107.9 miles. (d) Mississippi - The distance from the nearest point of the Mississippi shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 87.7 miles. The average of these two distances is 128.6 miles. The distance from the farthest point of the Louisiana shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 213.7 miles. (c) Louisiana - The distance from the nearest point of the Louisiana shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 43.5 miles. The average of these two distances is 154.9 miles. The distance from the farthest point of the Florida shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 207.6 miles. (b) Florida - The distance from the nearest point of the Florida shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 102.3 miles. The average of these two distances is 96.5 miles.
The distance from the farthest point of the Alabama shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 103.7 miles. (a) Alabama - The distance from the nearest point of the Alabama shoreline that experienced oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was 89.2 miles. The coastlines of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida were all affected.įact #5: 5.5 million feet of oil spill containment boom was deployed to help collect the oil.įact #6: Over 8,000 animals were reported dead 6 months after the spill.įact #7: Over 30,000 responders worked to clean up the oil spill.§ 1800.301 Distances from the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the explosion. Want to learn more about what ACME Environmental does for our industry? Visit our homepage or check out our News & Events section!įact #1: More than 200 million gallons of crude oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.įact #2: Deepwater Horizon was a 9yr old semi-submersible, mobile floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig that could operate in water up to 10,000’ deep.įact #3: At 9:45am high pressure methane gas from the well expanded into the drilling riser and rose into the drilling rig, the rig ignited and explodedįact #4: Over 16,000 miles of coastline was affected during the spill. On April 20th, 2010, one of the world’s largest man-made disasters occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Below are just a few interesting facts about the Deepwater Horizon spill to help you learn more about this crucial event in our industry.
Because of this spill, many regulations and improvements to oil spill response efforts were implemented and our industry was changed forever. The Deepwater Horizon, or the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, is the largest and one of the most influential spills on our industry.
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