MC252

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MC252 is the Macondo Prospect offshore oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that was the source of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrocarbon reservoir
offshore oil well
oil field block
approximateOilSpilled 4.9 million barrels
about 780 million liters
associatedCompany Cameron International
Halliburton
Transocean
associatedDisaster Deepwater Horizon disaster
associatedRig Deepwater Horizon
blockNumber 252
blowoutDate 2010-04-20
cappingDate 2010-07-15
country United States
discoveryYear 2009
drillingType deepwater drilling
environmentalImpact damage to marine and coastal ecosystems
extensive pollution of Gulf of Mexico
event 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
explosionDate 2010-04-20
impact largest marine oil spill in petroleum industry history
leaseArea Mississippi Canyon
leaseholder BP
leaseNumber Mississippi Canyon 252
legalCase United States v. BP Exploration & Production Inc.
locatedIn Gulf of Mexico
Macondo Prospect
Mississippi Canyon Block 252
linked to: Mississippi Canyon

Outer Continental Shelf
notable source of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
operator BP
partner Anadarko Petroleum
MOEX Offshore 2007
region offshore Louisiana
regulator U.S. Minerals Management Service
reliefWellCompletionDate 2010-09-19
reservoirType deepwater oil reservoir
spillEndDate 2010-07-15
spillStartDate 2010-04-20
spillType subsea blowout
staticKillDate 2010-08-03
successorRegulator Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
waterDepth approximately 1500 meters
approximately 5000 feet
wellStatus capped
permanently sealed

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