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re: Feds order BP to put all Gulf oil spill data on Internet
Posted on 5/20/10 at 11:12 pm to oilfieldtiger
Posted on 5/20/10 at 11:12 pm to oilfieldtiger
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where has this been done on a subsea BOP stack before? not flaming, i'm just unaware of it being performed before.
From what I know, it's only been used on land?
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Posted on 5/20/10 at 11:12 pm to oilfieldtiger
would that be possible after pumping the mud into the BOP?
i assume if top kill doesn't work, that would mean that the mud is simply being pushed out of the leak at the top of the BOP correct?
i assume if top kill doesn't work, that would mean that the mud is simply being pushed out of the leak at the top of the BOP correct?
Posted on 5/20/10 at 11:21 pm to YatTigah
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would that be possible after pumping the mud into the BOP?
it should be, if the points where they tied into the stack hold the pressure generated as part of this top kill attempt.
a potential issue would be those tie-in points (at the choke and kill lines) failing while pumping at high pressure, then i guess it would depend on what exactly happened whether you could re-engage it for another attempt.
Failing that, i guess you could come up w/ some other method to do it. trying to get a stinger of some sort into the stack and circulating a fluid around.
but yeah, one other thing i'm not clear on is how the heavy mud will be driven downhole and not take a path of least resistance and u-tube out of the existing surface leak. if they think they have some BOP stack components closed (like a set of pipe rams or the much-maligned annular from the 60 minutes piece, it should help out -- but if the DP that it's closed around was open at the end (and since they were pumping abandonment cement plugs, it almost undoubtedly was), it still may u-tube around.
Posted on 5/21/10 at 6:20 am to Mudminnow
Mud
Apparently you refuse to listen to Private messages.
Provide a link to what you are quoting with a short summary and not the entire article.
Apparently you refuse to listen to Private messages.
Provide a link to what you are quoting with a short summary and not the entire article.
Posted on 5/21/10 at 9:28 am to oilfieldtiger
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but if the DP that it's closed around was open at the end (and since they were pumping abandonment cement plugs, it almost undoubtedly was), it still may u-tube around.
True. And they have had to prepare the Stack to receive the KILL WEIGHT fluids. Remember what this has all been through.
There is no conspiracy, despite what people think. The options tried have been tried in that order after considering the risks involved and the potential for success.
This well is flowing somwhere greater than 5,000 BOPD and 15 MMSCFD through a kinked riser. I'd imagine the open flow potential is very great. Rushing may cause us to find out exactly what that is.
As for Congress getting involved......Let's keep them focussed on "fixing" the banking industry. Telling BP to put it's info on the internet was not a bad idea though, IMHO.
Posted on 5/24/10 at 11:59 am to Decatur
Is there a link to this website that BP was supposed to start?
Posted on 5/24/10 at 12:39 pm to TigerFred
BP`s video could be a loop,played over and over.Also why doesn`t the riser develope hydrates within?
Posted on 5/24/10 at 12:46 pm to Decatur
Not a lawyer, but it strikes me as new legal ground for the feds to require that BP post all data on a public website.
As far as I'm aware, BP has been trying a lot of techniques that have been tried before, either on dry land or at shallower depths. The big problem is that nobody has tried these in really deep water, and it isn't like anyone has wanted to arrange a test.
So, yeah, things will go wrong. Duh.
The problem is that everyone (including the feds) knew this in advance and was fine with it. For the feds to suddenly decide they don't have confidence in BP anymore is just a bit self-serving.
As far as I'm aware, BP has been trying a lot of techniques that have been tried before, either on dry land or at shallower depths. The big problem is that nobody has tried these in really deep water, and it isn't like anyone has wanted to arrange a test.
So, yeah, things will go wrong. Duh.
The problem is that everyone (including the feds) knew this in advance and was fine with it. For the feds to suddenly decide they don't have confidence in BP anymore is just a bit self-serving.
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