[gonzo]

Thanks, Ernest_at_the_Beach! Good data. Now if BP will release the recorded data that they have, we may get the whole answer ......................... FRegards

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

If we can get just a few facts reasonably solid,...we can knock down some of the wilder speculation....

Nite....

[Wonder Warthog]

“Thanks, Ernest_at_the_Beach! Good data. Now if BP will release the recorded data that they have, we may get the whole answer.”

They already have. And the pressure at the bottom of the BOP was 4400 psig on 25 May. Reservoir pressure downhole was known to be 13000 psi from measurements taken by “wireline”.

From here (for the BOP):

http://www.energy.gov/open/oilspilldata.htm

And “The Oil Drum” for the 13,000 figure.