Well, I can see you haven't worked very long in the oil patch, and by the methane comment (I agree with you that it is a risky thing to do. The methane deposit under the US travels from Texas to New York and I think they could set the whole thing off. They used to believe the deposits were separate, encased deposits but they found out in the recent past it is not. The methane freely travels from one deposit to another. I have not seen this discussed anywhere yet; I know it for another situation that I researched. ), I'm pretty sure you aren't a geologist.
Pray tell, what are your qualifications for having such a rosy prognosis for the future?
I'd like to see your sources for the methane communication from Texas to New York, too. I find that particularly intriguing.
a story on Bloomberg about the delay....
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beachmommy on July 14, 2010 - 10:31am
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BP & gov officials still intend to conduct the assessment, which BP and OBAMA (?) admin will use to determine whether the leak can be safely sealed.
Trial was scheduled to start yesterday, and it was postponed after BP met with Allan, Chu and a government team of scientist and industry experts, who decided more analysis needed to be done before they proceeded. "We continue to review protocols for the well integrity test, including the seismic mapping run that was made around the well site this morning" Allen said. "As a result of those discussions we decided the process may benfit from additional analysis". BP is continuing to operate a system for capturing some of the oil, which is piped to surface ships.
Once the test begins, BP may need 48 hours of data to declare the well safe to seal, and we may know within 6 hours if it can't be sealed.
The rest of the article is old news.
No I am not a geologist. I can research and read geologists’ findings, however. You should try it.