[Smokin' Joe]

Nully, my own lying MK 1 eyes tell me those two pieces of pipe are about the same diameter. It is possible another joint of drill pipe got dropped into the hole when the well blew. That would explain the failure of the BOP to close, too. Pipe rams only close on 1 joint of drill pipe, not two.

Does anyone know the diameter of the drill pipe in use when the well blew out.

[null and void]

Dropped down or was blown up.

Anyway I agree that the BOP probably isn’t designed to shear two pipes to close off the well.

There are also reports that bits of rubber were coming up in the mud before the well blew.

The roughnecks interpreted this as evidence that the seals on the BOP’s hydraulics were damaged.

They were, of course, ignored.

[The Cajun]

Agree with you, sure in hell looks like 2 pieces of drill pipe.
Seem to remember that at some time they had stuck pipe and had to cut or back off and side track. Wonder if drill pipe left in the hole could have revisited them?
Just wild a$$ guessing.