Volume 13 , Issue 12

Oil Rig Fire Probable Strike by Lightening

Did you hear, see or read about the oil rig fire that was about 1/2 mile northwest of Dacoma, Woods county, Oklahoma a few days ago? They are saying it could probably have been struck by a lightening storm in the area at the time. - [The photos above were taken at a safe distance by photographer, Robert L. Wagner of Alva, Oklahoma.]

They say the Eagle Energy Production's oil rig fire that sustained considerable damage in a Saturday noon explosion at a rig owned by DanD's of Lamont, Oklahoma. At least a couple of workers were transported by ambulance to Share Medical Center.

The local reported, " . . . The rig had been shut down for more than two days after drillers hit a high- pressure gas pocket which triggered the blowout preventer and stopped the drilling equipment."

It continued on to state, "No official word on a cause for the fire.was ready by press time, but a heavy electrical storm was passing through Dacoma at the time the fire was reported"   |  View or Add Comments (1 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

---