Posted on 05/31/2010 2:38:39 PM PDT by omega4179
Very interesting.
(Excerpt) Read more at bp.com ...
Dunno.
Half of what I thought during this whole operation has been wrong, so you takes yur chances!!
some nice views on Enterprise ROV 2 cam
They have already said they now for a fact the Well casing is damaged below ground, and they are 75% sure the well head is damaged also. If they stop the flow completely without cementing it they will have an even worse blow out than they already have.
visibility has drastically improved since they made the cut and the oil is shooting straight up...
wow the end of the pipe is really hacked up
THey have been cutting on it all day since the chomp, trying to get it to a point where the cap can slide over it and seal.
OK, thanks for that info. I can relax now. :)
It looks like the LMRP (the white portion of the stack) is sitting much more vertical than it was when the riser was pulling on it too. Would love to see fumbles take a look at that bubble level now!
wonder what the velocity of the oil is at the exit from the pipe?
I’m somewhat surprised because I expected to see a much greater flow when they got all the other crap out of the way.
Is there a restriction caused by the drill rod inside pipe?
little advertising here for “Flexjoint”
Probably some, but still should be less than what was there before.
The well seems to be running out of steam. Maybe one of the BOP valves is beginning to seat.
Two distinctly colored plumes rising out of the BOP.
Maybe when Chuck Norris went down there with a sledge he knocked them free to actuate?
Light and heavy crude?
According to what everyone is saying, that might be the worst of all outcomes now.
The consensus is that if it gets stopped, it will blow big time.
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