DeepWater Horizon-- Digging for Facts

Various --- Oil Drum initially ^ | June 21, 2010 | Ernest at the Beach

[Cold Heat]

I once lived in North Dakota for several years when I was in my teens, and I pretty much grew up with sharptails, and quail, pheasants, and doves.

My legs sorta gave up a couple decades ago and I have not been since, but it was the best hunting I ever experianced.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I thought the Q4000 had the best video, but I don’t know what the real capabilities are. I do like how the Q4000s have a text description of their mission, and generally a better readout of depth.

[Cold Heat]

I plan to do some watching today. Should be interesting.

[mad_as_he$$]

We go Chukar hunting..not much killing. I won't try the steep basalt hills anymore. Fell off of one 18 months ago and still have issues.

[Marine_Uncle]

Went similar route with the rifles. Got married and wife wondered why I wanted to kill Bambi. Sold all my firearms many years back.

[Marine_Uncle]

I believe your analysis of why they did not try current method from the start is probably pretty accurate. They did seem to think the big box would work. And the Robot collosion did put them back a bit.

[Cold Heat]

The government is having a fit now, because they plan to remove the cap and remove the cutoff top section. This will take a week or two at least, and they will have to leave it open for that time.

I just listened to the Well's audio briefing for the 28th of last month where he described what the plans were. All of what they are planning to do will coincide with the relief well which will probably come in within a couple weeks of the new topper.

We used to call this a christmas tree. It is flange mounted and bolted to the flange that is currently under the cutoff pipe on top. From that, once installed and they get a chance to play with it for a while as to pressures and such, they can actually cut this well off 100%.

That would be best case scenario, but it fits the relief well kill plan like a glove because if the need to throttle the flow back, they can and the kill is much easier and faster. Normally a kill takes weeks, and they could do it in days with the christmas tree and worst case they could use the shutoff valve to kill it from the top and bottom at the same time. Add to that the pumping capacity they will soon have and.....

Talk about redundancy!

Anyway, this well will be killed within 6 weeks (weather permitting)and that I think you can take to the bank.