mrbrdodson

I went to bed. Did the poor guy get the bolt out?!?!

Also, does anyone have any idea whats going on in poseidon ROV I?

Does anyone know how the BOP failed? Reason I ask is because one circumstance I read was that the drill pipe in the BOP caused the valves to fail. Now that they have the riser pipe cut off couldn't the drill pipe be removed allowing the valves to continue operation. I know this seems like an obvious solution and if it could work they would have done it by now...just looking to better understand the situation.

You know with all the useful knowledge and insight I've been getting from this website, I almost feel bad that i'm a psu fan.

I just watched the animation everyone was posting last night about how the cap was supposed to work. The part that confuses me is according to that animation, with the valves closed the oil should be leaking out of the topof the cap. But watching the live feeds, it looks like the oil is coming out of the bottom. Is this due to a lack of seal on the connection?

What is the red box hanging down in Boa Deep C ROV I?

Thanks for the insight. I have students here in class watching all this unfold and "how do you become an ROV driver?" is the most popular question.

What kind of training/education do the ROV guys have? I would assume that they have some sort of engineering degree.

Every time those ROVs just sit still like that I can't help but think hopefully those ROV ops are taking a well deserved coffee break.

I missed a couple hours. Did we make a decision as to whether this thing appears to be working or not? Still a large plume but is that because we still haven't closed the valves?

When you're done answering that question Redstick could you also provide some insight into what is going to prevent this from happening to the relife wells being drilled?