BP chose to use an oil well casing that the company knew was not as safe as a second approach but was considered the better "economic" option, according to a BP document given to The New York Times by ...

Some Congressional investigators who have consulted with a noted scientist are concerned about reports that the Deepwater Horizon oil rig's well casing is damaged. The fear is "we could end up with ...

Expandable-profile liners have stabilized problem wellbores throughout Russia, solving lost circulation and wellbore stability problems, regardless of severity or the size of wellbore washouts. Oil ...

A November 1998 accident that occurred as a company tried to shut down an abandoned oil well in the Steiner Heights subdivision caused water problems for a dozen homeowners. The water problems ...