Why do you think it took so long for the workers to stop the flow of oil from the underground well?

The correct answer is due to the phenomenon known as a blowout.  

A blowout refers to the uncontrolled discharge of natural gas and/or crude oil from the gas well or oil well after pressure control systems have failed. The contemporary wells exhibit blowout preventers, which are aimed to inhibit such happenings.  

Before the start of the pressure control equipment in the 1920s, the uncontrolled discharge of gas and oil from a well while drilling was usual and was called oil gusher or wild well.  

from my research i have to the conclusion that decomposers, such as fungi, bacteria and invertebrates, play a critical role in nutrient cycling and without them the earth's ecosystem may not support life as we know it. elements such as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus exist in limited amounts on earth, although huge amounts of carbon are being released into the atmosphere from underground sources now by humans. it is still extremely important that other nutrients be retained by the process of re-use. decomposers are organisms that are able to chemically break down dead material and make these elements available for use by other organisms. without this breakdown of dead material, dead bodies would pile up. so decomposers also play a role in clean up also. without them, life might not continue as we know it and dead material would overwhelm the earth.    

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.