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re: Oil Spill and Offshore Fishing (Latest Developments)

Posted on 5/2/10 at 8:30 pm to
Posted by Oyster
North Shore
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 5/2/10 at 8:30 pm to
Casing is steel. It is usually cemented into the bigger casing it is fitting inside of. Each progressively smaller string of casing goes deeper and deeper into the well bore to keep it patent. None of the casing top end is thru the BOP
Posted by GM4UA
Mobile, AL
Member since Nov 2008
268 posts
Posted on 5/2/10 at 8:35 pm to
Here's a pretty good article on what's actually been tried and other plans in the works.

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Is this German? Don't remember seeing this yet.
"Since then, BP has been able to trigger all of the six rams that should shear the drill string and casing and close the well, but they did not stem the flow."
This post was edited on 5/2/10 at 8:44 pm
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