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BP is cutting the riser right now!
BP.com ^ | 05/31/2010 | BP

Posted on 05/31/2010 2:38:39 PM PDT by omega4179

Very interesting.

(Excerpt) Read more at bp.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bop; bp; canada; chomper; fumbles; livefeed; oilspill; topcap; topkill
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To: maxsand

Not sure, but most likely.

I didn’t realize we were going to be treated to the three stooges trying to untangle hoses tonight. I now dub these three ROVs Larry Moe and Curly.


4,001 posted on 06/03/2010 4:41:20 PM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: Royal Wulff

Royal Wulff...your the one...you are the one that started
FUMBLES. Don’t try to deny it. I checked. Yea, your him alright.


4,002 posted on 06/03/2010 4:41:30 PM PDT by maxsand
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To: emax

Amen.


4,003 posted on 06/03/2010 4:41:48 PM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !! Â)
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To: commish

I think the DPT number in the upper left corner is the depth it has started to move


4,004 posted on 06/03/2010 4:41:55 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: refermech

The radial surface is the surface at a constant radius around the flange, not on top of it.


4,005 posted on 06/03/2010 4:42:33 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: maxsand

Fumbles Four-Fingers


4,006 posted on 06/03/2010 4:43:14 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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Aw geez, did they turn Fumbles loose with hoses and cables again?
4,007 posted on 06/03/2010 4:44:34 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Don't go chasing waterfalls.....)
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To: a real Sheila

Har har har oh that’s too funny!.....lolrotf


4,008 posted on 06/03/2010 4:45:14 PM PDT by caww
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To: Royal Wulff

I’m wondering if the same operator of the shear is also lowering the cap. If it is, they’ve had a long day!


4,009 posted on 06/03/2010 4:46:16 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

I’m thinking one hose with a manifold on top of the cap.


4,010 posted on 06/03/2010 4:47:20 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: Royal Wulff

Are you speaking of the narrow margin around the top surface of the flange outside the bolt heads or the flange curved transition above the bolt heads?


4,011 posted on 06/03/2010 4:47:34 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: bert

No the vertical surface of the flange.


4,012 posted on 06/03/2010 4:48:46 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: emax

This thread has been such a ridiculously wild ride that I am truly hoping it ends on a good note. I am sweating and getting tense over this , not because I actually feel we are really killing our Gulf Coast-not to by any means trivialize the environmental damage of this but the scientists predicting all the destruction mamage to underestimate so much Gaea/Earth’s resilience and ability to adapt to outside changes-but because a serious failure will mean a gushing, pun intended, of self righteousness from Earth Day activists and govt followers. And many of us will spend days getting severely ill. That;s why I dont know how I am even gonna get an hour of real sleep until I know the outcome.


4,013 posted on 06/03/2010 4:48:54 PM PDT by emax
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To: Royal Wulff

Gotcha, in that case it should work.(maybe)


4,014 posted on 06/03/2010 4:48:56 PM PDT by refermech
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To: All

They need to attach little floats to the hoses. Then they’ll rise safely out of the way.


4,015 posted on 06/03/2010 4:51:44 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: All

Oh, duh! They’re waiting on Shep Smith’s show to end again.


4,016 posted on 06/03/2010 4:53:37 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: Royal Wulff

I can see a black flange around the bottom perimeter of the cap now.

Shep is hoping for the capping during his show.


4,017 posted on 06/03/2010 4:53:57 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: All

I’d be willing to bet they lowered this cap on a mock-up of this BOP flange assembly topside to expose any issues, and then corrected them accordingly. But as we all know, **** happens.


4,018 posted on 06/03/2010 4:55:24 PM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Yardstick

Looks to me like they’ve attached “grab wires” to the hoses... so, the robot can safely grab them and pull them up, out of the way..

They’ve also added riser pipes on the top, which appear to me to have no other purpose than, to loop the guide wires.... to hold the hoses clear..

At least, that’s the way I see it..


4,019 posted on 06/03/2010 4:55:33 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim
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To: Royal Wulff

Yep, I agree with you on the one hose.


4,020 posted on 06/03/2010 4:55:39 PM PDT by Errant
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