BP exec says relief well within 200 feet of blown well

[DMac]

June 18 (Reuters) - The first of two relief wells being drilled to plug the massive Gulf of Mexico leak is within 200 feet (60 metres) of the blown-out well, a BP (BP.L) (BP.N) executive said on Friday

http://www.reuters.com/article/idAFN1813406020100618?rpc=44

[k-os]

I won't hold my breath.

I heard on the news while I was driving "BP is ahead of schedule" . . . are you kidding me? Ahead of schedule for what - complete destruction of the Gulf of Mexico and all of it's inhabitants? Well then, yeah.

[the white rabbit]

Anyone think they will blow all the safety measures on this one to ?

[Large Sarge]

Anyone think they will blow all the safety measures on this one to ?


I had that thought also

I guess the output could almost double, perhaps 250,000 barrels a day?

10 million gallons a day.

[I am me, I am free]

Anyone think they will blow all the safety measures on this one to ?


I had that thought also

I guess the output could almost double, perhaps 250,000 barrels a day?

10 million gallons a day.




Why the hell not? It will give them the opportunity to sell themselves more Corexit.

[Large Sarge]

if it really is 70,000 psi (as lindsey williams is saying)

you have to wonder, what have the oil R & D guys developed in the last 2 months to handle that pressure??

my guess is nothing

so if what lindsey is saying is true, then these wells will blowout also

[DMac]

IIRC ~200 feet is a good distance to detonate the nuke.

[keehah]

if it really is 70,000 psi (as lindsey williams is saying)

you have to wonder, what have the oil R & D guys developed in the last 2 months to handle that pressure??
I expect they will use drilling mud this time. That should help. 8)

[the white rabbit]

IIRC ~200 feet is a good distance to detonate the nuke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O6x_m4zvFs

[the white rabbit]

EE posted this in another thread. A guy says 100 000 psi you just cannot hold that back so why drill a second well ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF2SeJmbjKY&feature=player_embedded#!

[DMac]

15,000 - 70,000 - 100,000

No matter the number the BOP installed was not one that could handle the pressure coming out. (It was a 6,000 psi BOP, which has a max capacity of <10,000 psi)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/6/873126/-How-long-can-6,000-PSI-pipes-hold-14,000-PSIA-Declaration-of-War-

[Quantum]

And soon we shall have TWO!

Two spewing wells, that is.

[gunDriller]

And soon we shall have TWO!

Two spewing wells, that is.


it's a Kafka-esque refrain of the 12 Days of Christmas.

on the 12th day of Christmas the Demon Spawn BP gave to us

12 wells a spewing

etc. etc. etc.