Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Controlling Macondo 16
6. 3. From Rig to Well 24
7. 4. Weighing Macondo’s Risks 36
8. 5. The Struggle with Macondo 47
9. 6. Planning the Production Tail Phase 65
10. 7. The Production Casing Plan 78
11. 8. The Cementing Plan 95
12. 9. The Test and Displacement Plan 104
13. 10. A Reconstructed Plan 123
14. 11. The Systems of the Horizon 140
15. 12. Up to the Edge 151
16. 13. The Final Day 157
17. 14. Going Over 171
18. 15. The Lessons of Macondo 181
19. Afterword: Evidence, Reports, and Conventional Wisdom 185
20. Appendix: Technical Notes 209
21. Notes 259
22. Acknowledgments 281
23. Index 283