[The Cajun]

I guess from the industry I worked in, if there was a problem, you would get real quick like from the *company* man:
"Do you know how much the rig time is costing me per hour?"
"I want it solved and I want it solved now".

This just smells like the government and a bureaucracy is involved in not knowing what the hell is going on, LOL.

I could just picture an old iron-ass company man or tool pusher being told,"We've been here a week on your well and have no idea what the problem is", it wouldn't be pretty :)

[Windflier]

This just smells like the government and a bureaucracy is involved in not knowing what the hell is going on

I hear ya.

I've worked in construction my whole life, and can tell you from experience that most customers on a job that large would be breathing down the necks of the project managers, who would in turn, be down on the decks busting chops to get some answers.

In the real world, heads roll over delays like this. In the world of big gubmint......shrug.

[21twelve]

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022564294_berthasoggyxml.html

The above is an update on the situation.

Well, sort of an update. They are still stopped. AND, six(?) borings have been drilled in front of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) at 5-foot spacings - and they didn’t hit anything! Curiouser and curiouser. Perhaps it IS a vertical pile or something? Sounds like they might have had workers in front of the bit today to examine things.

[Smokin' Joe]

I could just picture an old iron-ass company man or tool pusher being told,"We've been here a week on your well and have no idea what the problem is", it wouldn't be pretty :)

Might be a little ruckus on the other side of the cattle guard over that...