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Posted on 5/5/10 at 1:23 pm
Posted by Kickadawgitfeelsgood
Lafayette LA
Member since Nov 2005
14090 posts
Posted on 5/5/10 at 1:23 pm
What dangers are present when they eventually drop this dome tmoro ?

It seems to me there may be other points which might be damaged, but not broken. (lack of better term)

Could this added pressure create other problems/leaks not present now ?

TIA guys
This post was edited on 5/5/10 at 1:25 pm
Posted by creoleLSUfan
Houston, TX
Member since Mar 2006
808 posts
Posted on 5/5/10 at 1:28 pm to
Simply put once they get this dome placed they'll still have to haul arse and get the relief well drilled ASAP. It is only a temp fix.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 5/5/10 at 1:42 pm to
They could knock the riser off at the well head and that would allow an increased flow rate that may erode it completely. It could go from 5000 barrels a day to 100,000 or so. [ETA: another 0 for effect, wish there was ghost music playing]

I just made that up, but there are known unknowns and unkown unknowns in a process like this. The unknown unknowns are the ones that cause the pucker.
This post was edited on 5/5/10 at 1:51 pm
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