re: A possible explanation of what happened on the Deepwater Horizon

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could they have cemented into the BOP preventing it from working properly

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I have heard this (overheard, actually) from 2 different industry individuals in the last 48 hours. One gentleman told me (paraphrasing) "It's not like normal cement the way it forms... basically it's like quick-forming kevlar... It cannot be sheared... It got into the BOP and part of it solidified and prevented it from closing."

I'll pick one of the guys' brain when I work again Thursday.