[fso301]

I wonder why a giant funnel with say a 10 ft diameter flexible hose can’t be lowered to the floor to cover the well head? Escaping oil would travel up through the flexible hose where it could be contained and pumped out by skimmers.

[thackney]

It is under construction now.

But there are leaks in multiple locations.

[Voter62vb]

I like the idea. Properly weighted and hooked to piping. it almost seems like it would be a thing to have on hand in an area like the Gulf.

Now, obviously, 5000 ft of, what? 18 inch diameter pipe or so is a boat load...

But c’mon - we’re Americans!!! We can get this thing done! Where’s Red Adair?

[thackney]

The base of a pollution containment chamber is moved to a construction area at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever built and will be used in an attempt to contain an oil leak related to the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon explosion. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Patrick Kelley.

Gulf of Mexico - Transocean Drilling Incident - Coast Guard
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/

It may be built by now...

[Justa]

Apparently they’re working on something just like that. Except they refer to it as a dome.