Posted on 07/12/2010 7:42:39 AM PDT by blam
BP Says It MIGHT Stop The Leak Completely Today
Gus Lubin
Jul. 12, 2010, 9:33 AM
If a new sealing cap is lowered successfully, BP could stop the oil leak today.
Of course we're all waiting to be disappointed after Top Hat, Top Kill and the Lower Marine Riser Package failed. If today's operation (the 3-Ram Capping Stack) fails, our best hope defaults to relief wells that may be completed in mid-August.
Here's how today's fix is going to work (Times Picayune):
The cap, which is essentially a small blow out preventer with a cap on top, has the potential to completely shut in the flow of oil from the well. It will be lowered into place sometime today, Suttles said.
After it is in place, BP along with government scientists will conduct a series of "well integrity" tests to determine if the condition of the well. If it is not compromised and oil is not escaping from holes beneath the surface, the well will be shut in until a relief well is completed next month to permanently stop the flow. If the well is compromised, crews will resume sucking oil to ships on the surface. The tests could take 48 hours or longer.
Along with the increased use of skimmers and international help, it seems like this disaster will come to an end. Unless you believe various apocalyptic claims about a giant methane bubble.
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(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Prayers Up!
Barack Obama MIGHT give a prime-time speech tonight in which he announces plans to repeal Obamacare, but I’m not holding my breath.
Has anyone else noticed that gas prices have gone down a few cents nationally over the last few weeks?
They seated the transition spool early this morning, seating the cap should be pretty simple.
For those who want details on the steps they have taken, and how this will finish, here is an animation showing all the steps.
http://bp.concerts.com/gom/sealingcapinstallationanimationwithkentwells070910.htm
I am so amazed at what they are doing down there, I watched their livecast last evening. WOW, just WOW.
I tried to compare it to my own home repairs, ROFL. Honey, where is the hammer, where is the pliers. Lost????, oh no, you mean we have to go to Home Depot in the middle of this repair? ROFL.
They lowered their TOOL bucket down there and those arms knew just where to go get it among all those other cables, just wow.
Do you know of a link with more details? Thanks!
I hope they succeed. Their success will owe nothing to Bambi.
Discovery of second pipe in Deepwater Horizon riser stirs debate among experts
Unless there are two pipes in the bore…
What a total geek! Ogeeka!
Maybe, maybe not: Discovery of second pipe in Deepwater Horizon riser stirs debate among experts
What’s Obummers Tee Time if this succeeds...if it fails?
But that is just the first step in 'closing it off'.
They have a lot of 'testing' to do before they close up that new CAP, and once they do, it may still leak from somewhere else.
They are AHEAD of schedule, which is good. Let's hope it stays that way.
Me too!
Their success will owe nothing to Bambi.
However, that won't stop him from taking full credit.
Nor will it stop the lap-dog media from heaping praise upon him.
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