In 1980, an oil drilling crew working on Lake Peigneur in Louisiana accidentally drilled into an underground salt mine beneath the lake. The breach created a massive whirlpool that sucked in an $8 ...
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How a drilling error swallowed an entire lake
On November 20, 1980, Lake Peigneur began draining into the earth. An oil drilling operation run by Texaco accidentally punctured a massive underground salt mine. Water rushed downward, creating a ...
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