I prefer to blow the lousy thing up, but, if this is the methodology that works best in the opinion of OTHERS, MUD (providing we know what is in the mud) is better than oil coming out of that hole.
BP may have found a way of 'containing' the mess until a permanent fix can be made.
BP may have found a way of 'containing' the mess until a permanent fix can be made.
WASHINGTON - The flow of oil from the broken well (click title to entry - thank you) in the Gulf of Mexico has stopped, the Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen
The discharge from the 'top fill' will have to be analyzed to realize what could in the water column that might still be harmful, but, even if the 'plug' isn't complete, the steady stream of mud might be the answer for now.
And to be completely honest, I am very worried about the vat that caused eleven deaths in the first place. I sincerely believe there are real dangers affiliated with the high methane content when it is taped into again.
As much as BP might want to pump that vat, the relief wells should be focused on shutting down the damaged well site.
I really believe that vat of oil and methane is a dangerous combination. So, that is why closing the well head by disrupting the pipe to the vat seems like a far better solution.
Not for me to say, I guess.
It is prudent at this point, to review the testimony of the eyewitnesses before Congress. They will give real clues to the danger of the 'gas pressure' within that vat. The 'pieces' of 'seal' that worried the Deepwater Horizon crew that proved to be fatal, might have been damaged by the pressure from the methane and then a release of it simply ignited it when it came in contact with oxygen.
I really think we are playing with fire and a whole lot of pressure within that vat. The oil and methane was just 'jetting' out of that rupture at about a 50/50 mixture.
The discharge from the 'top fill' will have to be analyzed to realize what could in the water column that might still be harmful, but, even if the 'plug' isn't complete, the steady stream of mud might be the answer for now.
And to be completely honest, I am very worried about the vat that caused eleven deaths in the first place. I sincerely believe there are real dangers affiliated with the high methane content when it is taped into again.
As much as BP might want to pump that vat, the relief wells should be focused on shutting down the damaged well site.
I really believe that vat of oil and methane is a dangerous combination. So, that is why closing the well head by disrupting the pipe to the vat seems like a far better solution.
Not for me to say, I guess.
It is prudent at this point, to review the testimony of the eyewitnesses before Congress. They will give real clues to the danger of the 'gas pressure' within that vat. The 'pieces' of 'seal' that worried the Deepwater Horizon crew that proved to be fatal, might have been damaged by the pressure from the methane and then a release of it simply ignited it when it came in contact with oxygen.
I really think we are playing with fire and a whole lot of pressure within that vat. The oil and methane was just 'jetting' out of that rupture at about a 50/50 mixture.
