Doug Suttles, chief operating officer of BP's explorationand production division, denied the operation had failed and said the company was trying to figure out a way of providing heat at a depth of 5, 000 feet to melt the crystals.
But the distillation process shortchanged Scene 5, in which he awaits his eye operation: Further exploration of his attachment to the Bricklayer and his fear of losing his past would have been potent here.