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Per BP: 21" pipe only sucking 1,000 barrels per day
Posted on 5/17/10 at 6:28 am
Posted on 5/17/10 at 6:28 am
Just saw it on CNN this AM. 4,000 bpd still leaking into the gulf.
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Posted on 5/17/10 at 7:41 am to LSU Fan SLU Grad
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4,000 bpd still leaking into the gulf
I'm guessing this is per BP as well.
This post was edited on 5/17/10 at 7:42 am
Posted on 5/17/10 at 7:43 am to LSU Fan SLU Grad
I believe BP said they would gradually increase the amt that is being sucked up. I think they didn't want to suck too fast for fear of the hose freezing up. That's a 1000 less barrels spilling into the gulf every day.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 8:06 am to LSU Fan SLU Grad
Yes they are starting slow. Please keep in mind this is only one leak they are siphoning too.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 9:11 am to Mudminnow
yep, they are starting the rate slow and will increase it through the coming days. Hope to see this more like 75% by the time they get it up to full speed.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 9:20 am to LSU Fan SLU Grad
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Just saw it on CNN this AM. 4,000 bpd still leaking into the gulf.
The only oil being measured is what is being captured. No one knows how much is still leaking. 4000 could be right, bu estimates could be as high as 50,000. We don't know because no one is allowed to take measurements. Not saying anything is nefarious with that; just that we don't know.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 9:21 am to back9Tiger
Not fast enough , for the cry babies 
Posted on 5/17/10 at 11:42 am to bigwheel
By the way that isnt all oil coming from there, this well is making a ton gas, there is also water in the flow so just keep that in mind when you keep saying the amount in bbl. Not all of that is oil. The gas and water are not harmful just in case we have some slow ones.
This post was edited on 5/17/10 at 11:43 am
Posted on 5/17/10 at 11:47 am to Indiana Tiger
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The only oil being measured is what is being captured.
Not even that yet. Do not believe they have begun processing yet to give a true BBL rate.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 11:53 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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Not even that yet. Do not believe they have begun processing yet to give a true BBL rate.
Unless they're just dumping it back into the gulf, they're putting it in some fixed volume container where you can measure it. Are they? I don't know, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on this.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 11:53 am to Indiana Tiger
do you have a flow meter that can be attached to a pipe 5000 ft below the surface to get an accurate measure of the leak? EVERY "measure" of the leak is an ESTIMATE.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 12:02 pm to CITWTT
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do you have a flow meter that can be attached to a pipe 5000 ft below the surface to get an accurate measure of the leak? EVERY "measure" of the leak is an ESTIMATE.
No, I don't have a flow meter, but there are other ways to estimate the flow that are more accurate than pulling a number out of your arse.
Posted on 5/17/10 at 12:19 pm to LSU Fan SLU Grad
Am I correct that there are still two leaks? I am guessing this is the smaller of the two they have found a temporary solution. What about the other leak? Is that where the tophat is going?
Posted on 5/17/10 at 12:32 pm to CITWTT
Citwtt, they have image analyzers to do such thing. I dont understand it all but it assigns a tag to a particle and traces its path and velocity, etc...There are several forumulas to use for such applications. The Purdue University Researcher with a 70,000 gallon expert is the foremost authority regarding such techniques.
They can measure the flow out of the hyrdothermal vents with various other techniques. If they can get close enough to the pipe they can get a pretty accuruate amount. Surely better than looking at satellite imagery when a lot of oil is beneath the surface.
They can measure the flow out of the hyrdothermal vents with various other techniques. If they can get close enough to the pipe they can get a pretty accuruate amount. Surely better than looking at satellite imagery when a lot of oil is beneath the surface.
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