BP Fails to Correctly Identify the M57B as a Hydrocarbon Sand

April 13, 2010 BP misreads logs; does not identify M57B as hydrocarbon bearing

April 20, BLOWOUT

April 22, 2010 2 days after blowout, BP identifies M57B as gas May 20-22, 2010 May 25 June 5 June 24 July 26 48%; Probable Gas (Sw = 52%) Sept. 8 Bly Report ignores M57B entirely Sept. 21 48% Gas; possible hydrocarbon zone; (Sw = 52%) Nov. 7 Richard Lee Leif Colson Report 45% Gas; (Sw = 55%) Jan. 2012 Leif Colson, Single page revision 28% Gas; incapable of flow; (Sw = 72%)
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Gas
(48% Gas; capable of flow)

June 25 July 21

April 13, 2010

Ex. 3512

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April 22, 2010 Two days after the blowout, BP identified M57B as a gas-bearing sand

Ex. 4544
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May 20-22, 2010

Ex. 3530

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May 25, 2010

Ex. 3375

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May 25, 2010

Ex. 3375

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May 25, 2010

Ex. 3375

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May 25, 2010

BP calculated M57B as 48% hydrocarbon

Ex. 3375

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June 5, 2010

Ex. 2727

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June 24, 2010

Ex. 2362

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June 25, 2010

Ex. 7279

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July 21, 2010

GAS Yes M57B

Ex. 6339

BP calculated M57B as 48% hydrocarbon

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July 26, 2010

Ex. 3533

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July 26, 2010

Ex. 3533

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July 26, 2010

Ex. 3533

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July 26, 2010

BP calculated Sw of M57B as 52%; meaning 48% hydrocarbon

Ex. 3533

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September 8, 2010

BP omitted M57B sand from the Bly Report

Ex. 1

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September 21, 2010

Ex. 2361

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November 7, 2011

Expert Report of Richard Lee and Leif Colson Appendix A, p. 6

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November 7, 2011

Expert Report of Richard Lee and Leif Colson, Appendix A, p. 10

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November 7, 2011

BPs hired experts calculated M57B as containing 45% hydrocarbon

Expert Report of Richard Lee and Leif Colson, p. 10

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January 2012

BPs hired experts then calculated the Sw of M57B as 72%; meaning 28% hydrocarbon

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