Callon Implementing Well Control Operations At South Marsh Island Block 261.Business Editors NATCHEZ, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) (NYSE: CPE.PrA) reported this morning that all equipment and manpower are in place to bring its South Marsh Island Block 261 OCS-G 16337 No.2 well under control. On the afternoon of January 2nd Callon experienced a natural gas blowout while drilling the No.2 test well at South Marsh Island Block 261, located approximately 70 miles south of Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette is a city on the Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [1] [2] Lafayette is the parish seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 110,257; a 2004 census estimate put the metro area's population at , in the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east . At the time of the initial incident all personnel were safely evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. from the R & B Falcon/Cliffs Drilling Rig No.153, which was drilling the well. Because it is a natural gas well, there is no pollution. Adverse weather conditions prevented re-boarding of the drilling rig until yesterday. An initial inspection of the rig indicates minimal damage. Preparations are now underway for an attempt to control the well. That operation is expected to commence tomorrow. Callon Petroleum Company has been engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and operation of oil and gas properties in the Gulf Coast region since 1950. |
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