BP Says It MIGHT Stop The Leak Completely Today

The Business Insider ^ | 7-12-2010 | Gus Lubin

[FBD]

Gas prices dropped because of the crappy economy.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

T second pipe won’t affect the cap. Any problems now will be deep in the well string.

[null and void]

IOW, the demand dropped even faster than the supply?

[shalom aleichem]

Bambi will take FULL credit, order the wellhead sealed forever, declare Gulf drilling an environmental hazard, close more refineries because they pollute the air, continue his march to totally destroy USA (TEOTWAWKI)

[thethirddegree]

Thanks. I just saw it.

[azishot]

What’s Obummers Tee Time if this succeeds...if it fails?

If it succeeds, he vacations in Maine. If it fails, he vacations in Maine.

[Jack Wilson]

I attribute it to the slow economy

[Minn]

Has anyone else noticed that gas prices have gone down a few cents nationally over the last few weeks?

I've been noticing gas prices going up and down since about the time I noticed that girls gave me a certain tingly feeling.

[UCANSEE2]

There are 12 ROVCAMS. Here’s the link. http://www.jtnog.org/

The OIL if still gushing out the top, but it’s now out the top of the TRANSITION SPOOL, which was bolted on to the top flange of the original BOP after they removed the busted flange and riser tube.

TWO of the ROVCAMS had been pointed at the gushing oil for the past two months because they were holding dispersant sprayers aimed into the plume. The ROVCAMS are always POINTED AT what they are WORKING ON.

Lately the CAMS were ‘pointed at’ the bottom flange area of the TRANSITION SPOOL, because that’s where the ROV ARMS were tightening the bolts.

Occasionally, if you watch the FEED of all the ROVCAMS, the ROV will pan up to the top of the TRANSITION SPOOL where the oil is now gushing from.

So..... NO, they haven’t succeeded yet.

[MEGoody]

Their success will owe nothing to Bambi.

But of course, he will take all the credit.

[UCANSEE2]

They CUT those two pipes out of the top of the BOP before ‘seating’ the TRANSITION SPOOL. It was ‘seated’ late last night, and it took until early this morning to finish tightening the bolts.

The seating of the CAP (which is actually a JUNIOR BOP with a sealable cap) is done at the TOP of the Transition Spool, which is at least 10’ away from where those ‘pipes’ used to stick out of the top flange of the BOP.

So... even if they were there, they would not interfere with installation of the NEW BOP assembly.

[FBD]

I don’t think the supply of crude has dropped yet, has it?
This well was still exploratory, so it isn’t effecting supply, and all the production platforms in the gulf are still producing at the same rate as before the spill... so the only thing that’s changed is demand.

[throwback]

I'm afraid I've descended into cynicism at this point. I thought the “next” thing was going to work about 30 next things ago.

[Sacajaweau]

I’m sure Obama is hoping like hell that it doesn’t work....but what he’s really counting on is the money from fines that will bring BP to their knees. Tey, Obama is crud.

[null and void]

I don’t think the supply of crude has dropped yet, has it?

Dunno. That depends on what executive orders are in place today, doesn't it?

[Sacajaweau]

I remember replacing the bathroom sink with a vanity. I was a 30 year old mom at the time.

When I got done, I got so excited that it wasn't leaking, I called my dad to tell him that "I Did IT".

[patton]

LOL - I won’t bore you with a list of the plumbing disasters that I have engineered over the years...

[oyez]

I think the chances are greater that the Whitehouse will order BP to stand down for some absurd reason.

[snarkbait]

If you have the computer hp to view this (and the bandwidth)
http://tentdwellers.org/bp_cams.php
(all of them)

[annieokie]

Good job. I just had to laugh at myself while watching that last night. They are 2 miles under the ocean!!!!!!!, and they know just where in that TOOL BUCKET to go get the tool needed, and to maneuver among all those cables, just wow.

I thought I heard one of the arms tell the other one, you forgot the drill!!!! or whatever. ROFL. That was just a joke that went through my head.

Sometimes it looks like those arms are actually going to shake hands.