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re: Links to live feeds from remotely operated vehicles (ROV)
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:03 pm to Alatgr
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:03 pm to Alatgr
Guys (and the female brain in here), remember that it takes a COLUMN of mud to have sufficient weight to hold back the flow. it cannot cap off the flow all of a sudden.
give the mud time to work its way down the hole, even a little at a time. once there is enough mud in the pipe on top of the formation, this should be over.
give the mud time to work its way down the hole, even a little at a time. once there is enough mud in the pipe on top of the formation, this should be over.
This post was edited on 5/26/10 at 4:05 pm
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Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:03 pm to tiger91
ok...geaux mud.
rats!
rats!
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:04 pm to RammJamm10
Geaux Mud! (Geaux SEC and we'll call it quits??? 
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)Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:05 pm to tiger91
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:05 pm to tigerdup07
Thank you Tigerdup07
You would have to believe that they are firing mud in at high velocity. Some will come out of the pipe in the same direction as the oil. This is irrelevant to a a degree. All that is relevant is whether or not the denser mud is also going down and by its density arresting the oil flowing up.
You would have to believe that they are firing mud in at high velocity. Some will come out of the pipe in the same direction as the oil. This is irrelevant to a a degree. All that is relevant is whether or not the denser mud is also going down and by its density arresting the oil flowing up.
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:06 pm to Alatgr
quote:
I think it means some of the mud is coming back out the leaks but some of it also going down the well. But I'm also a bit of a ruhtard.
That is exactly what is means.. They are overwhelming the pressure the well is releasing (which is why the oil is coming out) with the pressure of drilling mud going into the hole at a VERY fast rate. the pressure of the mud is also making the mud spew out of the holes in the pipe. If they are pumping mud at a faster rate than it is coming out of the pipe then that means some of it is going into the shaft where the oil is coming from(the reservoir of oil below). And if they can get the mud down to the reservoir then they can pump cement to stop the well completely. This could take days depending on the amount of depth they are getting with the mud that is going down into the shaft. Remember that shaft is 13000' from the ocean floor to the reservoir.
Hope this makes sense to you
This post was edited on 5/26/10 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:06 pm to RammJamm10
as someone who works in the industry, this rig up they've got going is pretty impressive.
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:07 pm to bayouprophet
ok. i think i figured it out. it looks like the top of bop that i see in the feed. that looks like where the riser is kinked at the top of the lmrp.
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:07 pm to bayouprophet
Thats why I wish we could also see the riser.
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:07 pm to bayouprophet
I dont think much mud is really gonna go down past where they are pumping it. It is my understanding it is gonna plug the hole past where they are pumping it if that makes sense.
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:07 pm to RammJamm10
I think I need to go back and watch that BP guy explain this again ... I just don't get how the mud even a big ole column of mud will stop this ... to me they'll be flowing along at the same time.
And what type of mud? What's so special about it? Why do I care? I'm just frustrating myself with not undestanding ... thanks to all for trying. Guess I'm better at cooking dinner for my family!
And what type of mud? What's so special about it? Why do I care? I'm just frustrating myself with not undestanding ... thanks to all for trying. Guess I'm better at cooking dinner for my family!
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:07 pm to RammJamm10
COT Tiger did say the pressure was droppoing (without elaboration).
Based on the amount of mud in that view (from the kinked rised on top the LMRP) it looks like the mud may actually be "bullheadding" and actually overcoming the formation pressure.
This view looks worse because it is shooting out kinked riser. More velocity creating an earosol effect. The end of the riser may actually be flowing more volume. I have not seen a comparison.
Based on the amount of mud in that view (from the kinked rised on top the LMRP) it looks like the mud may actually be "bullheadding" and actually overcoming the formation pressure.
This view looks worse because it is shooting out kinked riser. More velocity creating an earosol effect. The end of the riser may actually be flowing more volume. I have not seen a comparison.
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:08 pm to tigerdup07
Thank you.
COtiger -- any more updates from your friend?
COtiger -- any more updates from your friend?
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:08 pm to tiger91
How far down does the well go beneath the earth's surface?
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:08 pm to tigerdup07
quote:
it looks like the top of bop that i see in the feed. that looks like where the riser is kinked at the top of the lmrp.
+1
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:09 pm to tiger91
quote:
Guess I'm better at cooking dinner for my family!
finally, you wisen up
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:09 pm to Schwaaz
quote:
How far down does the well go beneath the earth's surface?
water depth is 5000', TD was 18300', so 13300' below mud line.
This post was edited on 5/26/10 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:09 pm to JoeBobRuby
I should get an A for effort.
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:10 pm to bayouprophet
Negative
Posted on 5/26/10 at 4:10 pm to tiger91
It is a synthetic drilling mud. It would not be something that you would put in your garden.
What's for dinner?
What's for dinner?
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