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How the Subsea Oil Recovery System Works

Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:57 pm
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:57 pm
good link on foxnews

LINK

Posted by BROffshoreTigerFan
Edmond, OK
Member since Oct 2007
10004 posts
Posted on 5/3/10 at 1:05 pm to
That's a big frick piece of equipment.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 5/3/10 at 1:07 pm to
Yea, that thing is not going to work. If the site was prepped and it was just the BOP and a clean floor around it, maybe.
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
24040 posts
Posted on 5/3/10 at 1:11 pm to
Crap thats big! They gonna lower that a mile down?

Well,crap if it only works 10%, thats better than what they are doing now.
Posted by Rex
Here, there, and nowhere
Member since Sep 2004
66001 posts
Posted on 5/3/10 at 8:46 pm to
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Yea, that thing is not going to work. If the site was prepped and it was just the BOP and a clean floor around it, maybe.

I don't think it's meant to sit on the sea floor. It's going to be suspended above the leak.
Posted by Oyster
North Shore
Member since Feb 2009
10224 posts
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:38 pm to
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I don't think it's meant to sit on the sea floor. It's going to be suspended above the leak.


It is designed to sink in the mud/silt on the bottom. The end of the riser fits in the slot and the slot allow the cofferdam to sink in the mud up to those flaps. Thus trapping the riser in side.
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:42 pm to
Thanks. Guess they changed their concept from what was reported on CNN a few days ago.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Posted by Oyster
North Shore
Member since Feb 2009
10224 posts
Posted on 5/3/10 at 9:43 pm to
CNN has no idea what they are talking about.
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