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re: Oil Spill and Offshore Fishing (Latest Developments)
Posted on 5/1/10 at 9:39 pm to Taxing Authority
Posted on 5/1/10 at 9:39 pm to Taxing Authority
They should have had an accurate handle on the initial flow rates from the well,which as I recall were 8000 bopd. So I would say the 5000 bopd current estimates are probably accurate. The reports of the well flowing 20,000 bpd are ridiculous.
I'm not aware of any way of testing the shear rams during operations. And the shear rams are the last and most trusted line of defense. So i dont see how they couldhave known the BOP was working fine. I am sure they probably recentlyhad performed test to ensure the casing would hold though.
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In an interview ( link a few pages back) one of the rig workers said the BOPs had been tested the day before.
I'm not aware of any way of testing the shear rams during operations. And the shear rams are the last and most trusted line of defense. So i dont see how they couldhave known the BOP was working fine. I am sure they probably recentlyhad performed test to ensure the casing would hold though.
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Posted on 5/1/10 at 9:58 pm to lsugradman
quote:Don't know what choke was used for the test. But at that depth, back pressure would be 2,100-2,200 psi?
They should have had an accurate handle on the initial flow rates from the well,which as I recall were 8000 bopd. So I would say the 5000 bopd current estimates are probably accurate. The reports of the well flowing 20,000 bpd are ridiculous.
Posted on 5/1/10 at 9:59 pm to lsugradman
So if the estimates of 5000bpd is accurate what would be the estimate if the well was free flowing around or outside of the BOP?
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