Macondo Well definition

Macondo Well means Wells Nos. 1, 2, and 3 at and within Block 252, Mississippi Canyon, OCS Official Protraction Diagram, NH 16-10 existing on or before the date of lodging of this Consent Decree.
Macondo Well means (a) Macondo Well 1 (including MC-252#1, Well No. 001ST00BP00, MC-252#1 ST1, Well No. 001ST00BP01), Macondo Well 2 (including MC-
Macondo Well means: (a) Macondo Well 1 (including MC-252#1, Well No. 001ST00BP00, MC-252#1 ST1, Well No. 001ST00BP01), Macondo Well 2 (including MC- 252#2, Well No. 003ST00BP00), and Macondo Well 3 (including MC-252#3, Well No. 002ST00BP00) within Block 252, Mississippi Canyon, OCS Official Protraction Diagram, NH 16 16-10 existing on or before the date of lodging of the Consent Decree; (b) the Deepwater Horizon and its appurtenances, including the riser from the Deepwater Horizon; (c) a coffer dam used in the course of removal work conducted during the discharge of oil from Block 252 of the Mississippi Canyon that began April 20, 2010; (d) “the Macondo Well” as defined in the United States’ Complaint in MDL 2179; and (e) the eight aliquots within Block 252, Mississippi Canyon, OCS Official Protraction Diagram, NH 16-10, three of which are owned or operated by BPXP or any BP Entity as of July 2, 2015.

Examples of Macondo Well in a sentence

  • Oil release from Macondo Well MC252 following the Deepwater Horizon accident.


More Definitions of Macondo Well

Macondo Well means the exploratory well named “Macondo” that was being drilled by the Transocean Marianas and Deepwater Horizon rigs in Mississippi Canyon, Block 252 on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Macondo Well means: (a) Macondo Well 1 (including MC-252#1, Well No. 001ST00BP00, MC-252#1 ST1, Well No. 001ST00BP01), Macondo Well 2 (including MC-252#2, Well No. 003ST00BP00), and Macondo Well 3 (including MC-252#3, Well No. 002ST00BP00) within Block 252, Mississippi Canyon, OCS Official Protraction Diagram, NH 16 16-10 existing on or before the date of lodging of the Consent Decree; (b) the Deepwater Horizon and its appurtenances, including the riser from the Deepwater Horizon;
Macondo Well means: (i) Macondo Well 1 (including MC-252#1, Well No. 001ST00BP00, MC-252#▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ No. 001ST00BP01), Macondo Well 2 (including MC-252#2, Well No. 003ST00BP00), and Macondo Well 3 (including MC-252#3, Well No. 002ST00BP00) within Block 252, Mississippi Canyon, OCS Official Protraction Diagram, NH 16-10 existing on or before the date of lodging of the Consent Decree; (ii) the Deepwater Horizon and its appurtenances, including the riser from the Deepwater Horizon; (iii) a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ dam used in the course of removal work conducted during the discharge of oil from Block 252 of the Mississippi Canyon that began April 20, 2010; (iv) “the Macondo Well” as defined in the United States’ Complaint in MDL 2179; and (v) the eight aliquots within Block 252, Mississippi Canyon, OCS Official Protraction Diagram, NH 16-10.

Related to Macondo Well

  • Shallow well means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is not a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock (or equivalent retarding mechanism acceptable to the department) at least 5 feet thick, the top of which is located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.

  • Deep well means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock at least 5 feet thick located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.

  • Oil well means any well capable of producing oil or oil and casinghead gas from a common source of supply as determined by the commission.

  • Horizontal well means a well with a horizontal displacement of the well bore drilled at

  • Gas well means a well producing gas or natural gas from a common source of gas supply as determined by the commission.