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Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:09 am to TigerFred
looks good now
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:21 am to jeff967
that shot from afar puts this thin in perspective
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:22 am to meauxjeaux2
is it cutting again?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:22 am to meauxjeaux2
The outflow is huge now.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:25 am to King
Any idea how far through they have cut?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:28 am to TG
quote:
They ought to somehow "crimp" the pipe and reduce the flow. Nothing that they set out to do has worked.
thats what I thought before they started cutting on this thing.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:28 am to King
can someone answer this for me.
What attaches the BOP assembly to the well?
How is it secured to the ocean floor?
What attaches the BOP assembly to the well?
How is it secured to the ocean floor?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:32 am to TigerFred
Are they cutting again?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:33 am to Impotent Waffle
dont see the discs moving, so I'm thinking not yet.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:34 am to Impotent Waffle
I can't tell if the saw is moving
Meaux I'll someone with a better technical background explain the details but the BOP is bolted to a well head.
Meaux I'll someone with a better technical background explain the details but the BOP is bolted to a well head.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:34 am to Impotent Waffle
quote:
Are they cutting again?
I don't think so. See the pulley or wheel on the right side? it has alternating yellow and black paint. When it turns, you can see the motion. It seems to be motionless now.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:34 am to ntrcptr
Just seems to be really flowing now. 
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:36 am to Impotent Waffle
quote:
See the pulley or wheel on the right side? it has alternating yellow and black paint. When it turns, you can see the motion. It seems to be motionless now.
Ok I see now, Thanks!
Is this the same saw that was stuck or no?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:40 am to Impotent Waffle
quote:
Just seems to be really flowing now.
before you had 2 leaks, now it is just one. maybe it is, who knows. just giving a different perspective.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:40 am to TigerFred
quote:Yeah,but what is the first piece of hardware to go down in an oil exploration/drilling?
the BOP is bolted to a well head.
See,how can a well just be started without a drill actually drilling it?
I thought the BOP was basically a drilling control unit placed on the sea floor so how can you drill a well to bolt to without a BOP going down there first?
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:42 am to meauxjeaux2
after watching this and seeing the flange, new suggestion:
have a new riser with matching flange set up with about 15' of allthread for bolts. should be able to get within 15' of the flange before gushing oil pushes new riser away. once you get a few threaded, start to tighten them down and voila, problem solved.
have a new riser with matching flange set up with about 15' of allthread for bolts. should be able to get within 15' of the flange before gushing oil pushes new riser away. once you get a few threaded, start to tighten them down and voila, problem solved.
This post was edited on 6/2/10 at 10:46 am
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:43 am to diat150
quote:
before you had 2 leaks, now it is just one. maybe it is, who knows. just giving a different perspective
true.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:43 am to meauxjeaux2
meauxjeaux, this is probably oversimplified but you drill a hole, cement a wellhead (along with a bunch of casing) into it and then bolt the BOP onto the flange on the wellhead.
Posted on 6/2/10 at 10:44 am to MountainTiger
quote:so they can dril a shallow hole before installing the BOP?
meauxjeaux, this is probably oversimplified but you drill a hole
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