Deposition Testimony of: Robert Bodek - Broadcast Interactive Media

25 Q. Okay. How long did you work in
00022:01 well planning and well delivery?
02 A. Till current.
03 Q. Okay. You're still in that
04 position?
05 A. Yes, sir.
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00024:08 Q. When did you first get involved
09 in this Macondo 252#1 well plan?
10 A. The late stages of -- of
11 planning. I would typically come on to a
12 well just prior -- you know, a couple of
13 months before we begin it.
14 Q. Okay. When would that have
15 been?
16 A. August, September 2009.
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00025:19 Q. Okay. Were you familiar with
20 that area before you began well planning in
21 August or September of 2009?
22 A. Yes, sir.
23 Q. Okay. And what was the basis of
24 that familiarity?
25 A. I had worked a previous well in
00026:01 the area as an operations geologist.
02 Q. And what well was that?
03 A. That was the H-2 well.
04 Q. Okay. And when did the H-2 well
05 get drilled?
06 A. That was fall 2008 through
07 spring 2009.
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00027:19 Q. Are you familiar -- or is it in
20 your area with respect to MMS compliance
21 and MMS permits?
22 A. No, sir, it's not in my area.
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00028:13 Q. Well, what is the -- the premise
14 behind going offshore, a much harder well,
15 than as opposed to just drilling on land?
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00028:18 A. Prospectivity.
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