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re: Oil Spill and Offshore Fishing (Latest Developments)
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:35 pm to USMCTiger03
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:35 pm to USMCTiger03
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I recall hearing something about the unique nature of it too.
It was unique in that it was a DW MODU equipped to drill in several thousand ft of water. Those TYPES of rigs are unique relative to your typical land-based drilling rig.
However, there are scores..maybe 100+ of this general "type" of rig in the world. I would venture to say probably 25 or so with these capabilities.
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Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:38 pm to Luke4LSU
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:38 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Those of us in the industry already know this
yes i know that was my point. the people who are close to it know that there is not shite that can be done at the present moment. but they cant just have a press conference to announce this. there are some smart mofo's out there, hopefully someone can come up with a plan
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:39 pm to Bender
Im screwed here too! But hey D.I. always does. Just got back from fishing Katrina Cut and saw a bunch of slicks!!!
And Burnt dare arse!
And Burnt dare arse!
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:41 pm to tgrbaitn08
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tgrbaitn08
You with TO?
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:41 pm to tgrbaitn08
the dumbest people in this entire thing are the ones who keep asking why we cant just go down there and put a plug on it 
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:44 pm to RockChalkTiger
quote:
You with TO?
No.
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:46 pm to tgrbaitn08
LINK
this site supports the 20-40,000bbl/day theory. they were right about this earlier. hopefully they are wrong on this...
this site supports the 20-40,000bbl/day theory. they were right about this earlier. hopefully they are wrong on this...
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:47 pm to tgrbaitn08
my friend said something about the only thing being in their favor when breaking down the oil was that the bacteria will be stronger in the warm water as compared to alaska. how big of a difference will this make environmentally speaking?
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:48 pm to redneck
quote:
my friend said something about the only thing being in their favor when breaking down the oil was that the bacteria will be stronger in the warm water as compared to alaska. how big of a difference will this make environmentally speaking?
Nominal.
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:49 pm to redneck
The only thing that I have heard is that this oil is almost as thick as asphalt in some areas and in some others is fairly light. The thick shite wont break apart.
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:52 pm to tgrbaitn08
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The thick shite wont break apart.
And can't be lighted. We are in for a serious fricking.
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:52 pm to tgrbaitn08
any guess on how long this will impact us. i mean is this a disaster that will take years to fix or will next year be back to normal? You guys seem to be the experts on crude here...
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:53 pm to tgrbaitn08
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The only thing that I have heard is that this oil is almost as thick as asphalt in some areas and in some others is fairly light. The thick shite wont break apart.
This is a good point.
ExxonValdez oil, if I recall, had already had the light ends removed from it, and was en route to be refined. So that tanker was full of the REALLY REALLY bad shite that was like asphalt.
This has a lot of that, but it's also still rife with light ends and natural gas...both of which will evaporate or easily burn off.
Not that that makes this any less of a catastrophe.
And to answer a question from earlier: It is possible that a DW well could produce 40,000 BOPD, but that would be one HELL of a barn-burner. Normally a GREAT DW well will produce at 25K/day initially.
Of course...that is under controlled conditions....
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:53 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
The only thing that I have heard is that this oil is almost as thick as asphalt in some areas and in some others is fairly light. The thick shite wont break apart.
damn yeah thats along the same lines that he was told. glad im not the one trying to figure this shite out
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:55 pm to eye65
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is this a disaster that will take years to fix or will next year be back to normal?
If it's spewing 40,000 BOPD, uncontrolled, for the next 30-60 days (the time it would take...minimum...to isolate the zone with a relief well), you're looking at decades of impact.
Of course, it'll be like Katrina. The impact will be devastating inthe first few years/decade, but will quickly reduce to manageable.
Posted on 4/28/10 at 10:56 pm to redneck
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glad im not the one trying to figure this shite out
+100000000000
Signed,
A Dude in the Industry
Posted on 4/28/10 at 11:00 pm to nhassl1
quote:What did I say?
i personally could care less who's wrong our right. its what i was told and it came from a very credible source but be bully all you want... you really hurt my feelings
Posted on 4/28/10 at 11:16 pm to Tigerpaw123
quote:this
did you post something you were not suppose to?
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