Sentence examples for pumping of mud from inspiring English sources

Kent Wells, senior vice president for exploration and production at BP, said on Monday that a day or two after the pumping of mud began, engineers would consider pumping cement into the well, which could permanently plug it.

Wednesday's expected interception of the Macondo well will be delayed at least two to three days, the admiral said, and pumping of mud and cement to finish the job of permanently sealing the well is not expected until Sunday at the earliest.

"The question is: what is the path of the cement to the bottom?" Admiral Allen said the mystery would be solved conclusively only by the relief well, and by a final pumping of mud and cement into any areas not reached by the static kill.

Hydrofracturing involves the pumping of mud, sand, and/or chemicals under pressure into a rock stratum for the purpose of breaking it apart.

According to its discussion paper, "The pumping of heavy mud caused a reduction in the rate of flow to the surface.

That would be followed by a "top kill," the pumping of heavy mud into the well to overcome the pressure of the rising oil, followed in turn by cement that would permanently seal it.

This directional drilling, which uses steerable drill bits and other specialized equipment and software, is commonplace, although with relief wells, engineers must take care to create gentler turns to allow more efficient pumping of the mud used to stop the blowout.

The effort to stop the leak involves the pumping of heavy mud into the well from the main support vessel, the West Phoenix semi-submersible drilling rig, via a temporary pipeline.

The junk shot would be followed by a "top kill," the pumping of heavy drilling mud into the well to overcome the pressure of the rising oil.

He and BP officials said that the pumping of the heavy mud could move forward even as technicians continue to drill a relief well that could be completed by August.

Those efforts were largely unsuccessful, however, which is why the focus is now on the top-kill method of pumping heavy mud through the blowout preventer into the well.