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Lake Peigneur Disaster
At that time, Diamond Crystal Salt Company operated the Jefferson Island salt mine under the lake, while a Texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum. Due to a miscalculation, the 14-inch drill bit entered the mine, starting a remarkable chain of events which at the time turned an almost 10 foot deep freshwater lake into a salt water lake with a deep hole.
It is difficult to determine exactly what occurred, as all of the evidence was destroyed or washed away in the ensuing maelstrom. The now generally accepted explanation is that a miscalculation by Texaco regarding their location resulted in the drill puncturing the roof of the third level of the mine. This created an opening in the bottom of the lake, similar to removing the drain plug from a bathtub. The lake then drained into the hole, expanding the size of that hole as the soil and salt were washed into the mine by the rushing water, filling the enormous caverns left by the removal of salt over the years. The resultant whirlpool sucked in the drilling platform, eleven barges, many trees and 65 acres of the surrounding terrain. Mr. Viator, a local fisherman, was able to drive his small boat to the shore and tie it up to a tree, and get out, to later watch it and the tree get sucked down.[4] So much water drained into those caverns that the flow of the Delcambre Canal that usually empties the lake into Vermilion Bay was reversed, making the canal a temporary inlet. This backflow created, for a few days, the tallest waterfall ever in the state of Louisiana, at 164 feet (50 m), as the lake refilled with salt water from the Delcambre Canal and Vermilion Bay. The water downflowing into the mine caverns displaced air which erupted as compressed air and then later as 400 foot geysers up through the mineshafts.[4]
Remarkably, there were no injuries and no human lives lost in this dramatic event. All 55 employees in the mine at the time of the accident were able to escape thanks to well-planned and rehearsed evacuation drills, or through heroic efforts by co-workers. The staff of the drilling rig fled the platform before it was sucked down into the new depths of the lake. Three dogs were reported killed, however. Days after the disaster, once the water pressure equalized, nine of the eleven sunken barges popped out of the whirlpool and refloated on the lake's surface.
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Lake Peigneur
Incredible footage of Lake Peigneur showing a whirlpool that sucks everything in sight under.
Length: 319
Rating: 4.90 (9 ratings)
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Lake Peigneur Facts -- How Salt Dome Storage Works
This video describes how salt domes are used to store natural gas across the Gulf Coast of the U.S. including at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana. Salt dome storage is considered the safest means of storing natural gas by the U.S. Department of Energy. The two existing caverns have been operating safely since 1994 and there are more than 60 similar facilities along the Gulf coast. Jefferson Island Storage & Hub operates the two salt dome storage caverns and plans to develop two more. This video shows how this is done safely and efficiently. For more information, visit http://lakepeigneurfacts.com
Length: 484
Rating: 3.70 (19 ratings)
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Louisiana Sink Hole Drains Entire Lake
When a Texaco oil rig mis-triangulates its drilling position and hits a nearby salt mine full of workers, an entire lake complete with homes, barges, and land drain into the enormous sink hole. Soon the river reverses direction and brings in water from the ocean, swallowing up more land.
Length: 593
Rating: 4.90 (181 ratings)
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