[jwparkerjr]

In my abject ignorance of the specifics and science involved I worry about the leak(s) below the surface doing to the sea floor what a water main break does to the street above it. Everything’s fine for while, but then so much of underlying support is eaten away that the street, in this case the sea floor, collapses. And just like the broken water main whatever is down there under pressure has nothing to keep it down there.

[justa-hairyape]

There are very very deep. Much deeper then that huge sinkhole that recently opened up down south a few weeks ago. The problem however is that oil has been shooting upward with incredible force for close to 100 days now. If the casing was damaged there could be significant erosion. Most likely in the weakly and improperly cemented areas between the casing and the well bore walls.