Something they tried for that toxic Indonesian mudflow a while back was large, concrete balls connected by heavy chain. I would try a variation of this.
A group of plumb bob shaped concrete plugs, in progressively larger sizes, and connected by heavy cable. The first two or three should fit into the hole, and descend within it. While this won’t stop the oil, it will slow it down and reduce the pressure on the final plug.
Once it has been plugged, either completely, or significantly reduced, be ready to pour an enormous amount of marine concrete over the whole thing.
Something they tried for that toxic Indonesian mudflow a while back was large, concrete balls connected by heavy chain. I would try a variation of this.
A group of plumb bob shaped concrete plugs, in progressively larger sizes, and connected by heavy cable. The first two or three should fit into the hole, and descend within it. While this won’t stop the oil, it will slow it down and reduce the pressure on the final plug.
Once it has been plugged, either completely, or significantly reduced, be ready to pour an enormous amount of marine concrete over the whole thing.
I like this idea too. I believe a variation of the idea could work too.
I sure beats waiting around until August doing nothing but watching the Gulf of Mexico be destroyed.