Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Facebook Contractor Experiences Another Drilling Mishap on Coastal Telecom Cable Project Drilling mud used for the offshore telecom project escaped Jan. 25, the company says. A private property sign next to the Facebook lot at Tierra del Mar. (Alex Wittwer) Updated February 1 The efforts of a Facebook subsidiary to connect a trans-Pacific telecom cable to a landing spot on the Oregon Coast have hit another snag. On Jan. 25, the company's contractor was drilling in Tierra del Mar, an unincorporated village of about 220 homes in Tillamook County, when the lubricant it used, referred to as "drilling mud," began escaping.