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What the heck is going on down there?
Posted on 6/23/10 at 9:45 am
Posted on 6/23/10 at 9:45 am
Anyone got an update on the ROV operations ?
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Posted on 6/23/10 at 10:28 am to TexTiga
Looks like BP has removed the top hat this morning and all the oil is flowing out of the top of the BOP unchecked. I guess they are replacing the old top hat with a better one.
You can see for yourself at the following link
Reality Check 12 feeds rov video
You can see for yourself at the following link
Reality Check 12 feeds rov video
Posted on 6/23/10 at 10:50 am to LSU2001
Yes I was watching the video and that is what got me wondering what they are doing . Looks like they are cleaning up the old top hat ? Just curious if any one had any inside knowledge of the operations
Posted on 6/23/10 at 4:45 pm to TexTiga
There were some problems with one of the pipes and they removed the cap to fix it. They are also cleaning it to avoid buildup. From what I have heard.
Posted on 6/23/10 at 5:32 pm to LSU2001
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I guess they are replacing the old top hat with a better one.
Damn.....must be a heavy cap to cap this!
This post was edited on 6/23/10 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 6/23/10 at 5:43 pm to lsu480
They are putting it back on right now!
Posted on 6/23/10 at 5:43 pm to omegaman66
Did you notice on one of the other cameras that there was a yellow oval float on the seafloor, apparently to mark a leak. An ROV came and picked up the float, and the leak was more apparent, but not major.
This was taking place at the same time they were getting ready to reset the cap.
BOA Deep C ROV 1 was watching this minor leak as they were lowering the cap back on, and the leak became mush worse. To the point that nothing could be seen but swirling clouds of brown.
They lifted the cap back off the BOP and BOA Deep C started moving. It has not gone back down to the seafloor leak site. HMMMM!!!!
This was taking place at the same time they were getting ready to reset the cap.
BOA Deep C ROV 1 was watching this minor leak as they were lowering the cap back on, and the leak became mush worse. To the point that nothing could be seen but swirling clouds of brown.
They lifted the cap back off the BOP and BOA Deep C started moving. It has not gone back down to the seafloor leak site. HMMMM!!!!
Posted on 6/23/10 at 5:52 pm to lsu480
oil was spewing from the seafloor? They lifted the cap and pressure released and the seafloor leak subsided?
Posted on 6/23/10 at 5:57 pm to Mudminnow
Kind of. It was leaking from the sea floor and then when they put the cap on the BOP it started spewing out.
This post was edited on 6/23/10 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 6/23/10 at 6:07 pm to lsu480
What does that mean? The seafloor is really unstable and the well could blow later down the road?
Posted on 6/23/10 at 6:10 pm to Mudminnow
I have no idea...thats what a lot of people are speculating. I guess the level of the sea floor actually has been going down around the leak. Im not 100% sure because I am not there....but I have read that is has a few places.
Posted on 6/23/10 at 6:36 pm to Mudminnow
Its back on! Woo-hoo!!
Posted on 6/23/10 at 8:41 pm to lsu480
whats the big yellow thing i see in the BOA Deep C feeds?
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