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To: HiTech RedNeck

Looks like it is leaking a mix now of oil, gas and mud. They must be hoping the mud will eventually leak through the busted seals and plug them up. The main problem is that they had to increase the pressure up to probably 8,000 PSI to get the mud into the well head, that blew out another seal and probably opened up the two previously busted seals even wider. If they lose the mud now, gonna be leaking oil real bad through the seals.


13 posted on 08/04/2010 1:44:36 AM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: justa-hairyape
A short burst of possible drilling mud just came up through the new seal leak. Major oil/gas leak off to the right. Big mud chunks at start of video. Note how the ROV angles the water jet nozzle so you cannot see the leaking mud (15 second mark).

August 4th 2010. 1:32 AM PST Skandi 1 ROV
New Leak from Top Kill Note Possible Drilling Mud Leak at Start (48 seconds)

17 posted on 08/04/2010 2:00:38 AM PDT by justa-hairyape
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