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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

They have three cameras on the BOP now. That makes me nervous.


4,281 posted on 06/03/2010 7:30:15 PM PDT by maxsand
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To: nascarnation

They have said a few times they were worried that there was damage to the wellhead. With the added pressure of the Cap sitting on the BOP< and the obvious movement of the BOP when the cap was going on; I am sure that they want to make sure there is nothing going on down there.


4,282 posted on 06/03/2010 7:32:06 PM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: deks

Thanks. That’s site I was trying to find again.

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4,283 posted on 06/03/2010 7:32:39 PM PDT by 2111USMC
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To: All
I don't understand - I guess this is oil coming from the LMRP but also from underneath it too?? Can someone explain?


4,284 posted on 06/03/2010 7:32:50 PM PDT by RushingWater
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To: commish

It looks now like the seal just broke and popped off. I am really hoping I am looking at the wrong thing and that did not happen. Does it look like that from where you are ?


4,285 posted on 06/03/2010 7:33:24 PM PDT by emax
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To: RushingWater

Think of what Happens if you put your hand over the end of a running hose — the water splashes around your hand and looks like it is coming out the side of the hose instead of out of the end.

Basically they just put a big hand over the top of an oil spewing hose.


4,286 posted on 06/03/2010 7:35:39 PM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: maxsand

Is it just the motion of the ROV or is the BOP actually rocking?


4,287 posted on 06/03/2010 7:36:32 PM PDT by maxsand
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To: emax

Something bad is happening....


4,288 posted on 06/03/2010 7:38:08 PM PDT by refermech
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To: nascarnation

Hope it’s not a leak.


4,289 posted on 06/03/2010 7:38:35 PM PDT by Errant
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To: refermech

On the other hand maybe not. I guess I was looking at the top of the cap.


4,290 posted on 06/03/2010 7:41:01 PM PDT by refermech
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To: maxsand
Is it just the motion of the ROV or is the BOP actually rocking?

Motion of the ROV, but the BOP has a definate lean to it, not sure if that was there earlier or not.

4,291 posted on 06/03/2010 7:42:14 PM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: Errant

Is there a hose, pipe, or something at the top of the newly installed cap?


4,292 posted on 06/03/2010 7:42:16 PM PDT by Rumierules
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To: Rumierules

Yes pipe goes up to the surface to the drilling ship


4,293 posted on 06/03/2010 7:43:52 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: commish

I’m hitting the sack
you guys keep this thing under control til tomorrow am
thanks for all the interesting comments


4,294 posted on 06/03/2010 7:44:49 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: nascarnation

What is the leak from the Skandi ROV1 view?


4,295 posted on 06/03/2010 7:45:25 PM PDT by luckybogey
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4,296 posted on 06/03/2010 7:45:41 PM PDT by Syntyr (Mace, Kirk, Thomson, Griffin, Scusa, Martin, Gallegos, Hart - Remember the fallen of Kamdesh)
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To: maxsand

I am thinking they have not yet attempted to close the seal...what say y’all.


4,297 posted on 06/03/2010 7:45:42 PM PDT by maxsand
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To: refermech

I think what happened was I was looking at something from the top of the cap and I saw the mud shooting out and I did not realize that it was the top, not that the bottom had blown off yet and was leaking. So perhaps it has not blown off yet, but clearly we can only take wild guesses as to if the leak is problematic yet. And now it does seem to be coming out at a rather scary pace.


4,298 posted on 06/03/2010 7:46:08 PM PDT by emax
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To: luckybogey

http://www.jtnog.org/

On this site, is the Skandi ROV1 view the 9th view (out of 12)?


4,299 posted on 06/03/2010 7:47:14 PM PDT by Rumierules
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To: maxsand

I will agree with you - I don’t think they will seal it until they have the pipe connected to the top to the surface.


4,300 posted on 06/03/2010 7:48:35 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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