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Question: Was BP drilling at this depth because of the limits...
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:10 am
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:10 am
...of drilling closer?
Just curious...I used it in an argument at work without really knowing if that was true....shhhhh!
Just curious...I used it in an argument at work without really knowing if that was true....shhhhh!
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Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:12 am to LSUMANINVA
No!
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:15 am to mylsuhat
I was not arguing on BP's behalf...just to be clear....more against a wacko environmentalist whose stance was that we should stop ALL drilling immediately.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:38 am to LSUMANINVA
some of it has to do with it but not as much as what the hannitys of the world want you to think. The zones they are trying to tap into are fricking huge.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:40 am to LSUMANINVA
quote:
Was BP drilling at this depth because of the limits...
...of drilling closer?
Kindof.
Not limits on drilling closer to shore in LA, but limits on drilling in other places have driven them into deepwater.
It is MUCH cheaper to drill & develop oil in shallower water, but they can't drill in shallow water anywhere except LA, TX, and Alaska.
If they could drill in shallow water along the eastern & western seaboards, and could drill in ANWR, they wouldn't have been drilling this well.
Not saying they should be ALLOWED to drill everywhere, just saying they wouldn't be drilling in 5000ft of water if they could be developing in 20 ft of water off the coast of California, Florida, Georgia, etc.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:42 am to sheek
quote:
some of it has to do with it but not as much as what the hannitys of the world want you to think. The zones they are trying to tap into are fricking huge.
Zones just as big exist in shallow water. Some of the fields in shallow water LA are still producing after 60+ years. Those kinds of zones remain untapped in shallow waters & off-limits drilling areas all over the country.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:47 am to Luke4LSU
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hose kinds of zones remain untapped in shallow waters & off-limits drilling areas all over the country.
big time luke. which is why I think the Op is partially right. we have soo many zones we cannot tap b/c of the feds ie calif.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 1:50 pm to sheek
Some is shallow water or land restrictions. Some has to do with oil versus natural gas prevalence. Some has to do with the size of the hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs in deepwater versus shallow and land.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 2:45 pm to Luke4LSU
quote:
If they could drill in shallow water along the eastern & western seaboards, and could drill in ANWR, they wouldn't have been drilling this well.
... or they'd be drilling in both places as long as they could make a profit there
Posted on 6/9/10 at 2:50 pm to LSUMANINVA
they were drilling because they found oil.
of course they would have been drilling in shallower waters off New Jersey if we would let them.
so yes.
but the Ixtaca spill in 1979 was in 200 feet of water and BP could not do ANY better in stopping it, than in this case.
They tried ALL the same things, including the sombrero.
of course they would have been drilling in shallower waters off New Jersey if we would let them.
so yes.
but the Ixtaca spill in 1979 was in 200 feet of water and BP could not do ANY better in stopping it, than in this case.
They tried ALL the same things, including the sombrero.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 2:56 pm to ottothewise
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but the Ixtaca spill in 1979 was in 200 feet of water and BP could not do ANY better in stopping it, than in this case.
The well was Ixtoc. Pemex was the operator, the national Mexican oil company known for ineptness and poor quality of work. BP didn't have anything to do with Ixtoc. Your lack of facts really shows in everything you post.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 2:58 pm to TigerDog83
Otto does not let facts get into anything that he posts.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 3:00 pm to TigerDog83
+1
I was confused when he first used the line, and tried to find the BP connection and couldn't. But of course, he still runs all over and spews it at every opportunity.
I was confused when he first used the line, and tried to find the BP connection and couldn't. But of course, he still runs all over and spews it at every opportunity.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 3:10 pm to ottothewise
Otto I think the only connection in this case was the drilling company doing ixtoc well was called SEDCO which later became known as TransOcean, which was doing the drilling in this spill.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 3:59 pm to Mudminnow
How far exactly out into the gulf does U.S. authority extend? Are other countries that border the gulf have the same limits. How far out does an oil company have to be to not be under any country's laws?
Posted on 6/9/10 at 4:33 pm to LSUMANINVA
quote:
a wacko environmentalist whose stance was that we should stop ALL drilling immediately
i don't have words capable of describing how fricking stupid these people are
QUESTION: i thought there were greater quantities of oil in the Mississippi River Canyon, and that had something to do with their choosing to drill there? is that accurate?
Posted on 6/9/10 at 4:43 pm to LSUMANINVA
Deepwater Royalty Relief Program?
Posted on 6/9/10 at 4:52 pm to sheek
quote:This. Huge and easy to produce.
some of it has to do with it but not as much as what the hannitys of the world want you to think. The zones they are trying to tap into are fricking huge.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 4:52 pm to Homesick Tiger
quote:200 miles I think?
How far exactly out into the gulf does U.S. authority extend? Are other countries that border the gulf have the same limits. How far out does an oil company have to be to not be under any country's laws?
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