tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post1192643088033446409..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Oil Spill: Two Excellent ChartsMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-29561836537168249462010-05-27T13:17:18.373-07:002010-05-27T13:17:18.373-07:00Oops, never mind; as of now:
"(Reuters) - BP...Oops, never mind; as of now:<br /><br />"(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is continuing with its "top kill" operation to try to plug its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well but has no immediate update to give on whether it has succeeded, a BP spokesman said on Thursday.<br /><br />Spokesman David Nicholas was responding to a Los Angeles Times report that had quoted a U.S. Coast Guard admiral leading the oil spill response as saying the top kill procedure had succeeded in blocking the leak."Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-43177051790880846242010-05-27T13:16:45.294-07:002010-05-27T13:16:45.294-07:00Oops, never mind; as of now:
"(Reuters) - BP...Oops, never mind; as of now:<br /><br />"(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is continuing with its "top kill" operation to try to plug its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well but has no immediate update to give on whether it has succeeded, a BP spokesman said on Thursday.<br /><br />Spokesman David Nicholas was responding to a Los Angeles Times report that had quoted a U.S. Coast Guard admiral leading the oil spill response as saying the top kill procedure had succeeded in blocking the leak."Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-35169896519373457102010-05-27T13:14:56.825-07:002010-05-27T13:14:56.825-07:00Yes, that is the plan. They have evidence to that ...Yes, that is the plan. They have evidence to that effect. <br /><br />I think they need the mud to get all the way to the bottom before they can start forcing cement down the hole. <br /><br />As I understand it, at last report they are close to that point but not there yet.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-48630788720794530472010-05-27T13:09:36.822-07:002010-05-27T13:09:36.822-07:00"they've stopped the hydrocarbons from co..."they've stopped the hydrocarbons from coming up" is the key quote there. Both the oil and the 'mud' erode the pipes, that was an early worry that the oil was carving bigger holes in the damaged pipe the longer it flowed. <br /><br />So they're pushing mud into the BOP fast enough to balance the pressure of the escaping oil coming up into it from below; they'd be hoping some of the mud going in is actually pushing down the well?Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-60227589862431132372010-05-27T08:46:49.312-07:002010-05-27T08:46:49.312-07:00Cautious hope for top kill: Deepwater Oil Spill - ...Cautious hope for top kill: <b><a href="http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6515" rel="nofollow">Deepwater Oil Spill - Comparison of Flows</a></b>.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080844313226790538noreply@blogger.com