Drilling rig drains lake

Lake Peigneur Historical Marker

and mine intersected with the lake''s story just a few decades ago. It is said that on Nov. 20, 1980, an oil drilling company doing exploratory drilling

In 1980, Lake Peigneur Disappeared, Swallowing

The Lake Peigneur drilling disaster saw an oversight result in a dramatic reshaping of the Louisiana landscape. The resulting sinkhole

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Drilling rig breaks into salt mine cavity, draining lake

JEFFERSON ISLAND, La. -- Officials today said an oil drilling operation may not have been responsible for the hole in a south Louisiana lake bottom that emptied the lake into

Lake Peigneur: The Day a Louisiana Lake Swallowed a Whole

Discover the incredible true story of Lake Peigneur, where a drilling accident caused the lake to drain—and swallow a rig, barges, and trees.

Lake Peigneur Historical Marker

and mine intersected with the lake''s story just a few decades ago. It is said that on Nov. 20, 1980, an oil drilling company doing exploratory drilling in the area accidentally pierced

Secrets Of Louisiana''s Vanished Lake

A drilling mishap caused the lake to drain into a salt mine beneath it, creating a whirlpool that swallowed boats, trees, and even part of the surrounding land.

Oddly Louisiana: Lake Peigneur Sinkhole

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Lake Peigneur Sinkhole The lake was a 10-foot (3 m) deep freshwater lake popular with sportsmen until an unusual man-made

The Lake Peigneur Sinkhole Disaster of 1980: When The

November 20, 1980, was a calm day at Louisiana ''s Lake Peigneur, located about nine miles north of Vermilion Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, until a Texaco oil drill bit struck a large salt dome beneath the water, causing a cataclysmic disaster. Within three hours, a giant

Lake Peigneur Disaster | SafetyMoment

At that time, Diamond Crystal Salt Company operated the Jefferson Island salt mine under the lake, while a Texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching

It''s been 44 years since a drilling incident created a

On November 20, 1980—44 years ago exactly— an oil drilling accident caused the formation of Lake Peigneur, a sinkhole that remains the largest of its kind

Lake Peigneur Disaster: Here''s how the lake once

The rig crew had been drilling a test well into deposits alongside a salt dome under Lake Peigneur. By some miscalculation, the assembly drilled

Louisiana''s Lake Peigneur: Or how a freshwater lake went to a

A mining crew drilled through the bottom of a lake and into a salt mine. As the lake begins to drain into the mine, a whirlpool forms, sucking down barges, kilometers of land and

Thirty Years Ago, a Louisiana Lake Turned Into a

In 1980, Texaco drilled down to look for oil beneath Lake Peigneur. A little too far down. The mistake drained the entire lake like a bathtub,

How to Drain an Entire Lake

This video from the History Channel shows how Lake Peigneur in Louisiana disappeared in 1980 when the location of a salt mine was miscalculated during exploratory oil

Sinkhole

Workers on an oil drilling rig in Lake Peigneur, Louisiana, felt the earth tremble beneath their feet. A bizarre disaster was unfolding—a disaster that seemed impossible in its

Pulling the Plug on Lake Peigneur – The Story of the Earth

In the early morning hours of November 20th, 1980, the drilling rig began to tilt. Not too unusual. The rig was on the soft bottom mud of Lake Peigneur, and the crew was exerting a lot of force

40th anniversary of salt mine breach creating Louisiana deepest lake

Meanwhile, the massive oil rig began to shake violently and was swallowed up in the 10-foot-deep lake, and barges began to spiral in a whirlpool as fisherman rushed to the edge of the water to

How a Drilling Accident Drained an Entire Lake Peigneur

What started as routine drilling ended in a geological nightmare. Lake Peigneur collapsed into the ground, swallowing barges, land, and a massive drilling rig—leaving behind Louisiana''s

The Lake Peigneur Disaster: How a Misplaced Oil Rig

In 1980, oil drillers at Lake Peigneur punched through the roof of a salt cavern and caused the entire lake to drain underground, swallowing up millions of

This Sinkhole Sucked Down 11 Barges Like They

This Sinkhole Sucked Down 11 Barges Like They Were Rubber Duckies A 1980 drilling accident caused one of the worst industrial accidents

How a Drilling Mistake Drained an Entire Lake

November 20, 1980—a calm lake in Louisiana suddenly vanishes into the earth, creating a massive whirlpool that swallowed everything in its path. What caused this bizarre

Lake Peigneur

The mine was finally closed in December 1986. Since 1994, AGL Resources has used Lake Peigneur''s underlying salt dome as a storage and hub facility for pressurized natural gas.