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Posted on 5/16/10 at 11:17 am to lsu1980
what a fricking rinky-dink operation this is
Posted on 5/16/10 at 11:44 am to YatTigah
I am no expert but it looks to me that BP is doing these attempts just to make it look like they are trying something. It appears that the only real solution is the relief well that is currently being drilled.
Posted on 5/16/10 at 11:53 am to LSUwag
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It appears that the only real solution is the relief well that is currently being drilled.
This is the correct answer
Posted on 5/16/10 at 11:54 am to LSUwag
Update from a few minutes ago.....
ROBERT, La. - The Unified Area Command for the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to advance multiple subsea options to contain and ultimately stop the flow of oil from the MC 252 well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Overnight the Riser Insertion Tube Tool was successfully tested and inserted into the leaking riser, capturing some amounts of oil and gas. The oil was stored on board the Discoverer Enterprise drill ship 5,000 feet above on the water's surface, and natural gas was burned through a flare system on board the ship.
The test was halted temporarily when the tube was dislodged. While this is disappointing, it is not unexpected given the challenging operating environment.
Technicians have fully inspected the system and have re-inserted the tool.
The tool is fashioned from a 4-inch pipe and is inserted into the leaking riser, from which the majority of the flow is coming. While not collecting all of the leaking oil, this tool is an important step in reducing the amount of oil being released into Gulf waters.
The procedure - never attempted before at such depths - involves inserting a 5-foot length of the specifically-designed tool into the end of the existing, damaged riser from where the oil and gas is leaking. In a procedure approved by federal agencies and the Federal On Scene Coordinator, methanol will also be flowed into the riser to help prevent the formation of gas crystals, known as hydrates. Gas and oil will then flow to the surface to the Discoverer Enterprise drillship.
The Enterprise has the capability to separate the oil, gas and water mixture safely and eventually store or offload the recovered oil onto another vessel.
We will continue to provide updates as they become available.
For information about the response effort, visit www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.
ROBERT, La. - The Unified Area Command for the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to advance multiple subsea options to contain and ultimately stop the flow of oil from the MC 252 well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Overnight the Riser Insertion Tube Tool was successfully tested and inserted into the leaking riser, capturing some amounts of oil and gas. The oil was stored on board the Discoverer Enterprise drill ship 5,000 feet above on the water's surface, and natural gas was burned through a flare system on board the ship.
The test was halted temporarily when the tube was dislodged. While this is disappointing, it is not unexpected given the challenging operating environment.
Technicians have fully inspected the system and have re-inserted the tool.
The tool is fashioned from a 4-inch pipe and is inserted into the leaking riser, from which the majority of the flow is coming. While not collecting all of the leaking oil, this tool is an important step in reducing the amount of oil being released into Gulf waters.
The procedure - never attempted before at such depths - involves inserting a 5-foot length of the specifically-designed tool into the end of the existing, damaged riser from where the oil and gas is leaking. In a procedure approved by federal agencies and the Federal On Scene Coordinator, methanol will also be flowed into the riser to help prevent the formation of gas crystals, known as hydrates. Gas and oil will then flow to the surface to the Discoverer Enterprise drillship.
The Enterprise has the capability to separate the oil, gas and water mixture safely and eventually store or offload the recovered oil onto another vessel.
We will continue to provide updates as they become available.
For information about the response effort, visit www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.
Posted on 5/16/10 at 12:51 pm to eye65
This is wonderfully encouraging news.
Posted on 5/16/10 at 1:14 pm to Champagne
Meh...spin machine in top gear. 
Posted on 5/16/10 at 1:32 pm to Venicetiger
just passed a convoy of 8 of these trucks filled with boom on 610 in lakeview heading east
Posted on 5/16/10 at 2:37 pm to YatTigah
To preface my remarks I admit I dont know much about fluid flow dynamics. If the flow is coming out of a 20 inch riser with drill pipe in it how can a 4 inch suction pipe even come close handling the output of the well? Or is this maybe just a test for a more definitive solution.
Posted on 5/16/10 at 2:40 pm to YatTigah
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just passed a convoy of 8 of these trucks filled with boom on 610 in lakeview heading east
looks like they passed you, just sayin
Posted on 5/16/10 at 3:12 pm to Oyster
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If the flow is coming out of a 20 inch riser with drill pipe in it how can a 4 inch suction pipe even come close handling the output of the well?
the riser ID is probably 19.5". in any case, the well is not flowing at the maximum rate that the riser can handle, it just happens to be flowing out of the riser.
the max rate of 4 1/2" tbg is something in excess of 20k bbls per day.
the flow restriction is probably downhole, specifically w/ the flow coming up the annulus between the production casing and the previously set casing strings / liner.
This post was edited on 5/16/10 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 5/16/10 at 3:16 pm to oilfieldtiger
listening to the live press conference on this is sickening.
Regarding underwater plumes: its all heresay at this point and we have no confirmation. But we find it hard to believe since oil is lighter than water and floats.
Got so pissed off had to turn it off. They really dont give a flying frick about Louisianas wetlands or ecosystem or the lives being impacted.
Regarding underwater plumes: its all heresay at this point and we have no confirmation. But we find it hard to believe since oil is lighter than water and floats.
Got so pissed off had to turn it off. They really dont give a flying frick about Louisianas wetlands or ecosystem or the lives being impacted.
Posted on 5/16/10 at 3:48 pm to Mudminnow
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But we find it hard to believe since oil is lighter than water and floats.
not if the dispersant allowed the light ends to flash off and the heavier ends are all that is left.
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