Word: pulling
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...loss of circulation, isn't uncommon in gas drilling. It usually means that natural fractures inside the borehole are allowing drilling fluid to leak out. Lapindo's engineers responded by pumping heavy drilling mud into the well to seal the cracks and restore pressure. Then they began to pull out the drill. Davies thinks that while they were removing the drill on the morning of May 28, they set off a massive "kick," in which high-pressure water and gas from the surrounding rock flowed into, rather than out of, the borehole. To prevent a potentially dangerous blowout, the drillers...
...Turkey does pull back, it would represent a victory for Iraq's stability. However, it would also underline the extent to which the United States - not the Iraqi government - remains the arbiter of Iraq's affairs...
...nearly two years, millions of Americans have seen television ads featuring artificial heart inventor Robert Jarvik touting the benefits of the cholesterol-lowering medication Lipitor. No longer. On Monday, Lipitor's maker, Pfizer, decided to pull the $139 million campaign after a Congressional committee raised questions about Jarvik's qualifications as pitchman...
...first three minutes.With eight minutes remaining in the half, a jump shot from Rollins, a three-pointer from junior guard Emily Tay and another jumper from freshman forward Emma Markley took Harvard into a comfortable 21-12 lead.The Quakers then went on a 10-2 run to pull within one, 23-22, with 4:50 remaining in the half. The Crimson retained its composure to pull six points clear of its stubborn opponents in what was a keenly contested period. Rollins scored six points and freshman Christine Matera added five to help Harvard take a 36-30 lead at half...
...Machado's election technically makes him the No. 2 man in Cuba's government, but many in and outside of Cuba were left wondering whether Raul isn't, in fact, the real numero dos - to Fidel, who resigned as President last week but could continue to pull the strings until, as he hinted in his resignation letter, "my last breath." In his inaugural speech, Raul did emphasize that his priority would be to make Cuba's sclerotic system more efficient and open in order to "satisfy the basic needs of our population, both material and spiritual, starting with a sustained...