jagman Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Has anyone read the scale of the oil spill of the US coast - Its quite alarming !!! The well is 5000 ft under the sea ,then it taps into the oil field 35000 ft into the earths crust!! The oil/gas under the ocean floor in the field is at 170000 PSI !!!!!!!, This when it let go caused the collapse of the whole rig There is now a 5 foot pipe open, gushing oil out with all that pressure behind it This is going to be one technical feat to stop it ; they are considering drilling a second well ,to try to relieve pressure, and considering building a dome to "drop" on top of the pipe/well to stop it Thousands of gallons of oil is escaping into the sea per day ,bear in mind 1 litre can contaminate 200000 litres of water for wildlife and essential plankton etc This could take a bit more than Bruce willis to fix this one -answers on a postcard to BP ....and quick!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave17 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 If it wipes out the yanks i'm all in favour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robzki Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 set fire to it, burn it off, destroy the earths atmosphere, speed up global warming, least then the sun may come out here.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robzki Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 If it wipes out the yanks i'm all in favour Don't think it will affect the 'yanks' think it may have more of an affect on the bird/marinelife Not to mention the price of a barrel of oil, which will no doubt hit the pumps shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 The enviromental impact could be huge , it would continue to pour out oil for years unless stopped The problem is its 5000 ft below the sea , the water pressure is over 2000 psi at that depth ,and only remote vehicles can be used , plus the oil is under huge pressure from below -just how do you stop it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Quite mind blowing that! What ever it is they should have a backup plan of what they can do. Question is how it takes to implement it! Thousands of wild life will be killed & the sea water contaminated. This needs drastic action (no not Bruce willis). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 Obama turned up with snorkel,flippers,and a huge ball of duct tape -- after some consultation ,and a brief look at his book of sounbites called it "a disaster of unprecedented magnitude " BP will blame the rig operators,who in turn blame the safety valve manufactures ,who in turn will go bankrupt instantly and say "stupid place to put Fish,and dolphins anyway , what with all that oil underneath the gulf of mexico" Cynical Me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movistar Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Obama turned up with snorkel,flippers,and a huge ball of duct tape -- after some consultation ,and a brief look at his book of sounbites called it "a disaster of unprecedented magnitude " BP will blame the rig operators,who in turn blame the safety valve manufactures ,who in turn will go bankrupt instantly and say "stupid place to put Fish,and dolphins anyway , what with all that oil underneath the gulf of mexico" Cynical Me? The rig is actually leased and not owned by BP....but they are getting blamed, the media is doing a fantastic job so far of pointing the finger.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 A point the media are missing (or perhaps unaware of) is the "oil" coming out of the well is in the region of 80% water so the actual "oil" volumes can be considered as 20% of those published to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 The oil/gas under the ocean floor in the field is at 170000 PSI !!!!!!!, This when it let go caused the collapse of the whole rig Are you sure that isn't 17,000psi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimC Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Has anyone read the scale of the oil spill of the US coast - Its quite alarming !!! The well is 5000 ft under the sea ,then it taps into the oil field 35000 ft into the earths crust!! The oil/gas under the ocean floor in the field is at 170000 PSI !!!!!!!, This when it let go caused the collapse of the whole rig There is now a 5 foot pipe open, gushing oil out with all that pressure behind it This is going to be one technical feat to stop it ; they are considering drilling a second well ,to try to relieve pressure, and considering building a dome to "drop" on top of the pipe/well to stop it Thousands of gallons of oil is escaping into the sea per day ,bear in mind 1 litre can contaminate 200000 litres of water for wildlife and essential plankton etc This could take a bit more than Bruce willis to fix this one -answers on a postcard to BP ....and quick!! I'm pretty sure as already mentioned that the reservior pressure is 17,000psi. The reservoir is also at 18,000ft vertical depth, not 35,000ft. The problem does not solely lie with the Blow out preventer valve (BOP) that has failed. The riser that transports the oil from the seabed BOP to rig at surface is now critically damaged due to the sucken BP/Transocean rig and is also venting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 http://www.bnet.com/2346-13239_23-419915-1.html?tag=content Click next - I need to pay more attention to the news it seems, I thought it was "just" an oil tanker that had a hole in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Has anyone read the scale of the oil spill of the US coast - Its quite alarming !!! The well is 5000 ft under the sea ,then it taps into the oil field 35000 ft into the earths crust!! The oil/gas under the ocean floor in the field is at 170000 PSI !!!!!!!, This when it let go caused the collapse of the whole rig There is now a 5 foot pipe open, gushing oil out with all that pressure behind it This is going to be one technical feat to stop it ; they are considering drilling a second well ,to try to relieve pressure, and considering building a dome to "drop" on top of the pipe/well to stop it Thousands of gallons of oil is escaping into the sea per day ,bear in mind 1 litre can contaminate 200000 litres of water for wildlife and essential plankton etc This could take a bit more than Bruce willis to fix this one -answers on a postcard to BP ....and quick!! ..but will it take off from a conveyor belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 http://blog.al.com/live/2010/04/deepwater_horizon_secret_memo.html Essentially we are all doomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 http://blog.al.com/live/2010/04/deepwater_horizon_secret_memo.html Essentially we are all doomed. If that is true (and there is no reason to doubt as yet) then that would cause oil prices to rise rapidly and also bring the date of 'peak oil' forward too. Worrying. Even moreso when you read about the dwindling bee population in the US. A third of all colonies dies over the winter. Oil and food shortages. It's been nice knowing you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Well a month on ,and $23 million a day, still it leaks-- They really,really need ideas on a postcard now, they have tried Bruce Willis, but he insisted that he would wear a vest,and it would have breached BP dress code.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy bebop Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'm here to tell all of you, the spill is killing Louisiana, and it's 4 miles away from Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I'm pretty sure that oil rig was pumping more oil than it's currently spilling in a day anyway? So surely only fears will cause fluctuation in oil prices. You might also find that the dollar might end up dropping after all that spending on trying to get it fixed... which means petrol prices might be dropping for us in the UK. That's some of my thoughts if you were worried about oil prices here in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy bebop Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Actually the GBP and Euro and are geting hammered now. As of now BP is spending the 23,000,000 per day in the cleanup effort, with no money coming from the tax payer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I'm pretty sure that oil rig was pumping more oil than it's currently spilling in a day anyway? So surely only fears will cause fluctuation in oil prices. You might also find that the dollar might end up dropping after all that spending on trying to get it fixed... which means petrol prices might be dropping for us in the UK. That's some of my thoughts if you were worried about oil prices here in the UK. It aint the rig that pumps that oil, its all subsea so the rig works on one well then moves to the next one. Im also dubious about the 17000psi pressure, that seems offy high IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 They've capped it now apparently, they must of hired the A-Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stevie_b Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 They've capped it now apparently, they must of hired the A-Team. We'll have to wait a few hours to see if the cap holds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 They've capped it now apparently, they must of hired the A-Team. And all it took was some scaffolding, corigated iron and a 3minute 80's montage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 They have suspended drilling in the Gulf for 6 months, in general it will decrease productivity and there for increase oil prices..! Plus I believe that major oil companies will have to increase over seas drilling so they can meet their increased of productivity targets..! Halliburton did a nitrogen cement plug to abandon job 16hrs prior to the accident, they also had 16ppg mud in the hole so what could of happened is that when they displaced the well with stupid sea water 8.66ppg it would of underbalanced the well creating force onto the cmt plug which probably hadn't hardened yet. Also the nitrogen escapes to the path of least resistance and that pushed the casing up onto the BOP that wouldn't been a problem because the BOP is able to cut it and shut it off but there most of been drill pipe in the well as they would have been preparing to cmt another plug. The Rams is not able to cut through the BOP and DP...! Next the well would of taken a gas kick and with water in the hole, the gas would of come straight past the BOP and ignited and boooom..! They should of never displaced the well with water at those depths before setting an Retainer and another plug on top of the retainer...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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