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relief well vs. new containment cap
Posted on 7/15/10 at 8:50 am
Posted on 7/15/10 at 8:50 am
Please educate me becuase I don't get it. They are that close with the relief well which is the solution correct? why they hell they stop drilling to fiddle fart around with this new cap to just "contain". I just don't get it.
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Posted on 7/15/10 at 8:53 am to back9Tiger
der guberment
Posted on 7/15/10 at 9:06 am to back9Tiger
This post was edited on 7/15/10 at 9:07 am
Posted on 7/15/10 at 9:14 am to cyogi
I am thinking it has to do with hurricane season. With the new hookup they SHOULD be able to abandon the flowback if a storm come and they have to bug out. The ultimate solution is the relief well and a permanent cap and or abandonment, but a storm would put this on hold as well. I think they are trying to keep their arse covered (a little late, but it is said we learn from mistakes)in case a storm disrupts opperations.
Posted on 7/15/10 at 9:30 am to SD 71
I really don't think the hurricane season has anything to do with it. If you are taht close, put the top hat back on, use it and any other current contaiment resources and finish drilling the well and hope you can seal it without any tropical issues.
Posted on 7/15/10 at 9:52 am to back9Tiger
"Hope" really hasn't worked very well thus far. I'd feel a lot better knowing that the well was shut in when a storm blows in. And you keep saying that the relief well is "that close". It's still about a month away.
Posted on 7/15/10 at 9:55 am to MountainTiger
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I am thinking it has to do with hurricane season. With the new hookup they SHOULD be able to abandon the flowback if a storm come and they have to bug out. The ultimate solution is the relief well and a permanent cap and or abandonment, but a storm would put this on hold as well. I think they are trying to keep their arse covered (a little late, but it is said we learn from mistakes)in case a storm disrupts opperations.
Bingo
Posted on 7/15/10 at 10:54 am to back9Tiger
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relief well vs. new containment cap
Please educate me becuase I don't get it. They are that close with the relief well which is the solution correct? why they hell they stop drilling to fiddle fart around with this new cap to just "contain". I just don't get
Relief well and existing well boreholes are mere feet apart at this point. Drilling was suspended during testing because if existing borehole casing is leaking bad enough, you now have another conduit to the surface, etc. If testing demonstrates good seal and no leak, drilling should resume on relief well..
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