Lisandro Santiago

AVID 10
Craig
12-1-15
2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
For my reflection I am reflecting on my research proposal that I did for English. My
problem that I choose was the 2010 Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This affected me because
most people dont know the effects it caused to the environment and to the ocean species. Most
solutions focus on removing the oil from the ocean. There are not a lot of solutions that can help
ocean animals.
Below is an example of my project synopsis:
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred on April 20, 2010 when a pipe started to leaked oil
and thousands of gallons went into the Gulf. The leaked occurred when undetected oil went up
the pipe. The crew then activated the annular preventers and the bore or pipe rams. An annular
preventer is a device that can seal around any object in the wellbore or upon itself (Annular
Preventer, 2013). The annular preventer seal the oil going up the pipe, but oil kept on coming in.
With different pressures inside the pipe it causes the pipe to buckle due to a mechanism known
as effective compression (CSB Releases New Computer, 2014). When the final blind shear
ram was then activated to stop the oil the two sharp blades ready to connect and with the pipe
misplace it cause oil to leaked out and cause the biggest oil spill. The leaked cause an explosion,
which killed 11 people and lasted for 87 days. The oil affected many ocean species like fish,
turtles, dolphins, birds, corals, squid, clams and many other species. With many species dying it
cause the population of species to decrease over the year. With people trying to help species and

cleaning up the ocean they became ill. Their lungs began to burn and skin began to blister. Over
the years people have tried to invent machines and solutions to clean up the oil. Some people
have made chemicals, organisms, and sponges to suck up the oil.