Statistics Program – V8 Lapindo Mudflow on Sidoarjo Regency

The Sidoarjo mud flow, commonly known as Lumpur Lapindo, is the result of an erupting mud volcano in the subdistrict of Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. It has been in eruption since May 2006 and is the largest mud volcano globally. Responsibility for the disaster was assigned to the blowout of a natural gas well drilled by PT Lapindo Brantas, although company officials contend it was caused by a very distant earthquake in a different province. At its peak, it spewed up to 180,000 cubic meters of mud per day. The mud flow has been contained by levees since November 2008, but resultant floodings still disrupt local areas, and further mud breakouts are possible.
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