If there's just any part of an idea from any of you that could help the response, let them know. I am sure it would be appreciated by them. I know it would be by me.
Plug the leak with Obama, Pelosi, Reid and BP CEO
My idea, dig up Teddy’s fat ass, haul it out there on a barge, and use that as a cap.
Drill on both sides of it, insert low yield tactical nukes, Pop ‘em off underground and collapse the well with the pressure waves.
No time to read all 200+ posts, so I’ll just ask why they are not planning on connecting 5000 feet of 36” pipe then move it over and lower it over the escaping gusher and tap it out on the topside to control the release into tankers which can take it for refining?
Collapse the pipe and sink large tethered steel mesh bags of heavy objects.
Just a thought how to stop the flow of oil coming out of the ground.
Employ a device resembling a canon, in form of a long very heavy metal tube closed on one end with the purpose of launching a projectile. It does not have to have any rifling with the caliber or diameter of the projectile about the same as the bore hole or slightly larger. The projectile could be slightly tapered in front, and be a NONE explosive metal cylinder with a heavy powder charge behind it. Then make an attempt to position it over the original bore hole which may or may not have to be trimmed some what cleaned up to facilitate and allow the entry of this solid metal cylinder or projectile in to the original bore hole.
Then put a heavy powder charge behind this NONE explosive projectile and shoot it in to the bore hole to close it off. Since the projectile would be recessed in this metal barrel or firing tube, arrangements could be made using compressed air to blow out any water first before firing the projectile in to the bore hole, similar to using a torpedo, except in this case it would be none explosive and only used to plug the hole.
The whole contraption in form of a long heavy metal tube could be suspended from cables above and guided over the bore hole and used repeatedly if the initial try would be unsuccessful. Also these metal plugs or projectiles could be cast from solid lead what could be easily bored out and restore the flow of oil in a safe manner once its purpose has been accomplished. Even if the first shot would not be successful repeated attempts may cave in the remaining pipe and pound what is left in to the ground similar in effect to a pile driver.
Well this is just a thought or suggestion; shoot something in to the bore hole when everything else failed to do the trick. I am quite certain if a heavy metal dome was fabricated previously to catch the escaping flow of oil in a fairly short amount of time, the contraption as suggested by me could be rigged up just as quickly.
I say pump all the nuclear waste that was headed for yaka mountain into it :)
I do think this sort would work, just not sure about all the pressure from the oil coming out.
I feel BP is doing everything they know how to do, and are receptive to good ideas.
The thing going forward for any new rigs, is have more cut off valves in place, of course I am not an engineer and mostly don't know what I am suggesting. lol