bad news down south!!!!

FLOYD RUSSO JR · 08-18-2010, 04:56 PM

i just watched the news ..an the well that is right by NPR race track.. they said that the problem will last about another 6-8 weeks ,an we have a d-4 race on sept 17 ......!!!!!! WOW!!! WOW!!!

Chad Rhodes · 08-18-2010, 05:08 PM

track website says they will be closed till further notice. I'm sure Pat will update us all, I know he and Linda had taken a vacation to Alaska.

John Kelley · 08-18-2010, 10:56 PM

DAMN ! It says oil is coming down like rain up to a mile away !!
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/23159
:-(

jeff conley · 08-19-2010, 08:05 AM

This part of the country is just not having any good luck.

Pat Joffrion · 08-19-2010, 05:33 PM

Just got off the glacier. Too hot at home, so Linda & I came up here to sit on a 1/4-mile of ice... I found out about the well blowout at the base of the glacier last week. No phone service until we got back to my brother's base camp. Only one small detail... NO SPRINT CONNECTION!

Back in Anchorage this evening, FINALLY getting all the details. Steve Kent (Rodger Brogdon's Sponsor) was hired to cap the well, and he informed me that they will give it their best shot early next week.

NO OIL on our track property. Fortunately, we have been getting more than our share of a northerly breeze (sand yes Loretta, the well is a mile south). It appears that the well was being completed after the drilling rig was removed, and the firm experianced a greater than expected well pressure. (THAT MEANS THEY GOT PLENTY OF GAS UNDERGROUND)

We will be back in Louisiana on Friday night and will get a better update on Saturday.

Pat

Kenny Wigington · 08-19-2010, 07:30 PM

I hate to hear about this, for more than one reason ! I read the article in the link and the responses, and Pat, yours was priceless ! For now, we'll just watch and see how it progresses, and hope for the best. Did this happen on the left side of the track, out in the cane, or off to the right ?
Jimmy, you ok, over there ?

countrypuppy4865 · 08-19-2010, 08:49 PM

Kenny,
We are fine. The oil well is in the middle of the canefield near Hwy. 70, which is behind the end of the track. I haven't heard any word yet about rescheduling the division race, but I would imagine they are playing it by ear for a few more weeks.

08-18-2010, 04:56 PM	#1
FLOYD RUSSO JR Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: GONZALES,LA Posts: 247 Likes: 2 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	bad news down south!!!! i just watched the news ..an the well that is right by NPR race track.. they said that the problem will last about another 6-8 weeks ,an we have a d-4 race on sept 17 ......!!!!!! WOW!!! WOW!!!

08-18-2010, 05:08 PM	#2
Chad Rhodes VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL Posts: 2,375 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: bad news down south!!!! track website says they will be closed till further notice. I'm sure Pat will update us all, I know he and Linda had taken a vacation to Alaska. __________________ Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA

08-18-2010, 10:56 PM	#3
John Kelley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tightwad,TEXAS Posts: 911 Likes: 6 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: bad news down south!!!! DAMN ! It says oil is coming down like rain up to a mile away !! http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/23159 :-(

08-19-2010, 08:05 AM	#4
jeff conley Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: indiana Posts: 92 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: bad news down south!!!! This part of the country is just not having any good luck.

08-19-2010, 05:33 PM	#5
Pat Joffrion Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bayou Country, Louisiana Posts: 163 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 2 Posts	Re: bad news down south!!!! Just got off the glacier. Too hot at home, so Linda & I came up here to sit on a 1/4-mile of ice... I found out about the well blowout at the base of the glacier last week. No phone service until we got back to my brother's base camp. Only one small detail... NO SPRINT CONNECTION! Back in Anchorage this evening, FINALLY getting all the details. Steve Kent (Rodger Brogdon's Sponsor) was hired to cap the well, and he informed me that they will give it their best shot early next week. NO OIL on our track property. Fortunately, we have been getting more than our share of a northerly breeze (sand yes Loretta, the well is a mile south). It appears that the well was being completed after the drilling rig was removed, and the firm experianced a greater than expected well pressure. (THAT MEANS THEY GOT PLENTY OF GAS UNDERGROUND) We will be back in Louisiana on Friday night and will get a better update on Saturday. Pat

08-19-2010, 07:30 PM	#6
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: bad news down south!!!! I hate to hear about this, for more than one reason ! I read the article in the link and the responses, and Pat, yours was priceless ! For now, we'll just watch and see how it progresses, and hope for the best. Did this happen on the left side of the track, out in the cane, or off to the right ? Jimmy, you ok, over there ? __________________ 2894 STK

08-19-2010, 08:49 PM	#7
countrypuppy4865 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Donaldsonville, LA Posts: 980 Likes: 17 Liked 228 Times in 70 Posts	Re: bad news down south!!!! Kenny, We are fine. The oil well is in the middle of the canefield near Hwy. 70, which is behind the end of the track. I haven't heard any word yet about rescheduling the division race, but I would imagine they are playing it by ear for a few more weeks. __________________ Jimmy "Cooter" Hidalgo, Jr. 4865 E/SA '04 GTO 4865 SS/GA '99 Firebird