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Posted on 05/26/2010 11:31:59 AM PDT by Corky Boyd
The US Coast Guard has approved the use of the top kill method of capping BP’s well. There has been no time set to begin the procedure, but you can follow the video feed live from the ROV camera here (link). Note the moving wormlike object close to the pipe....
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Per Bloomberg, BP has begun Op Top Kill...
There’s nothing like a little volcanic ash -Bentonite.
Fron the BP site:
BP started the “top kill” operations today to stop the flow of oil from the MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico.
The procedure is intended to stem the flow of oil and gas and ultimately kill the well by injecting heavy drilling fluids through the blow out preventer on the seabed, down into the well.
Pumping started at 19.00 (UK) and 13.00 (CDT) and continues.
They ought to rename that “Blowout Preventer” to something more appropriate.
....and from the same blog-site this hasn’t been the country’s worst oil spill (yet).
http://islandturtle.blogspot.com/2010/05/bp-oil-spill-is-not-our-worst-offshore.html
BP killed the live feed.
Then what am I watching?
spam
I’m watching it, too. Although for all I can see, it looks like a feed of some old Soviet-era equipment in space, only tinted green.
Don’t have time to click on links but wondered if there is a time estimate for the process?
They should shove an umbrella type apparatus into the BP oil pipe, top first—once inserted, they should spring-open umbrella apparatus to cover the pipe hole that’s in the underwater oil field (oil entry side), thus, preventing oil from being sucked up through the pipe.
Makes more sense than plugging with mud.
(hat tip—my clever spouse!!!!)
Live Feed ... ‘unavailable from time to time’
Aw that’s nuthin but common a bearsharkopuss.
Two days
Hi RW - Thanks for the heads up.
Been following the Oil Drum site off and on today, too.
Still not sure what the heck is going on now - the pic looks totally different from earlier. Now it appears there are multiple plumes of a much lighter color - is it mud from the top kill just escaping from the BOP?
Just part of the process? (fingers crossed)
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