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Current Event -- Oil Drill Site Explosion

1/26/2018

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Many of you are preparing/giving Midterm Examinations.  A previous blog post that may be useful is from 01/04/2015 titled Midterm Examinations.  This Current Event might be a source of a short-answer or essay question.
 

The book Chemistry on a Budget contains inexpensive chemistry labs that are useful with easy to obtain materials.
 
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As reported on January 22, 2018, “Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, emergency officials said.

More than 20 employees were at the natural gas well site when the blast was reported around 8:45 a.m., Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said. Aerial footage showed several fires were still burning by midday on the rig and other equipment; the derrick, a towering metal structure above the well, collapsed onto the ground.

Emergency crews were pulled away after other explosions at the site, where several tanks are also located, Pittsburg County Emergency Management Director Kevin Enloe said during an afternoon news conference.”
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/emergency-official-5-missing-after-oklahoma-rig-explosion/932234287
 
“A person who owns land near the drilling site told KOTV the explosion killed cattle in the area. …

Skinner said a company that specializes in rig fires and other well control problems also responded to the blaze.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pittsburg-county-oklahoma-rig-explosion-live-updates/
This report also includes a brief news report of the incident.
 
Other blog posts about Combustion reactions include:
 01/22/2014       Combustion of a Hydrocarbon
03/05/2014        Heat and Energy
07/13/2014        Chemistry Laboratory Safety
11/25/2014        Predicting Products of a Combustion
                             Reaction (5th Rxn Type)
01/22/2016        Methane Leak in California
02/24/2017        Cleaner Cookstoves
 
*This Blog contains several entries that would be helpful to your chemistry classroom.  Check out the Topic List to help you to find past Blog entries.
 
Also, Write To Me about your successes, challenges, or questions in the Chemistry Classroom.
 
Remember, buying a copy of the lab book Chemistry on a Budget can be very useful to your Chemistry classroom with labs and class article ideas.

Have a great weekend!

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