Posted on 05/28/2010 8:10:12 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever
I took a break from work, and watched the live feed for a minute. I either just saw the whole thing entirely blow out, or BP is implementing LMRP or hot tap right now.
Specifically, I saw a HUGE rain of white clumps and particles which are either foam-like objects used in a junk shot or methane hydrates.
Then all of the water within the camera view got very, very dark. When I looked more closely, I could make out the outline of massive jet-black plumes of oil rising from below the camera.
At least as of right now (6:00 pm Pacific Standard Time), if you look at the live video feed below, you can see what I mean.
This is either very, very bad, or BP has abandoned the top kill/junk shots altogether and is in the middle of surgery where it has already cut off sections of the BOP and/or riser, and is trying to cap it off with a sealing grommet.
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No problem!
I apologize if I was a little testy earlier.
Fuhgeddaboutit! (8^D)
I have been sitting here, thinking, going over the permit materials for this well I am on and it dawned on me....
Someone signed off on the well plan. SOmeone with the government saw the casing diagrams, weights and specifications, and approved them.
I don't know who or with what agency, but likely MMS was involved, and possibly others.
But someone put the stamp on the package before the permit to drill was issued, guar-an-teed!
Knowing the government, how much actual oilfield knowledge and expertise was a work on that decision?
But someone put the stamp on the package before the permit to drill was issued, guar-an-teed!
My guess it was pretty much a rubber stamp.
The part I just can't wrap my mind around is BP knew how bad everything was going and they bulled ahead anyway making bad decision after bad decision. Their corporate decision making structure has to be worse than a Dilbert cartoon.
They had help from Obama.
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