[RushingWater]

Interesting this "nightmare scenario" posted here which essentially comes down to too much oil. It just seems like the best thing to do is start producing this well as the current status of the well is that pressure is slowly rising. Why is that not even considered an option?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

You found it....there was heavy discussion on that DoomsDay scenario on the oil Drum....for others:

BP Macondo Blowout - Static Top Kill vs. Bottom Kill: Weighing the Risks

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From a comment ...see link at post #10...

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But Lim's article has many other flaws. He expends lots of words on the ridiculous speculation that BP executives sold shares because they knew a blowout was imminent. He doesn't understand that lost circulation is a common problem. He harps on the "two wells" A and B. In short, the usual garbage.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Much discussion at the link...post #10 (for others )

from:GeoNola on July 31, 2010 - 1:39pm

Totally bogus, but highly entertaining (cf. "pervious updipping beds").

And no, Macondo is not on a salt dome flank.

Subthread from several days ago:

bignerd on July 29, 2010 - 5:44pm ,/b>

Any geophys types out there?

Nicked this screen grab off Kent Wells' presentation of 21st July.

A ropey looking line of 2D seismic but its all I've seen to date.

Whats the strong reflector just below 20,000 ft? Is that salt? Seems to provide some structure in the overlying sediments.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Now we have dualing Geological maps,...which one is the true map?....

Several posters on TOD believe Lim is totally wrong...but the map is from BP.

However there are maps at some of the Universities,...saw those quite some time ago but didn't study them in any detail.