Not good. There has been a lot of knowledgeable talk about eroded and undermined strata due to the failed casing, which appears to be from the lower reaches of the well (ie: small diameter)which would render hopes of a relief well being effective to practically nil.
Problem is, who’s opinion can you trust? Must we sit back helplessly and watch this kabuki unfold? Liars to my right, liars to my left, stuck in the middle with you!
Not really. See my post 54 on this thread.
You nailed it. I’ve tried hard to grasp this (as a civilian, non-engineer) entire disaster. So far I’ve learned: 1) the world is going to end any minute from a massive methane explosion. 2) this really isn’t a big deal- after all oil is natural so it’s ok, it will clean itself up. 3) Obama planned this and has hundreds of people in on the conspiracy. 4) No one knows what happened. No one knows if it can be fixed. 5) Bill Clinton wants to nuke it.
My heads spins and it’s just impossible to be sure what’s fact and what’s spin.