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In Reply to: RE: Something I don't understand.... posted by JimK on June 11, 2010 at 09:41:45
I don't know Jack about drillin' wells but my first thought is along the lines of try replacing a valve stem on a tire that's constantly under pressure, times some huge number for complexity, environment, etc. I'm guessing the BOP and it's systems were in place before pressure, oil & gas were present (controlled relaese)? A BOP do over w/all that stuff goin' on is impossible.
But starting from the premise of "BP says..." as a basis for plausibility is fraught w/peril...
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And that's my biggest fear, that we've opened-up some sort of Pandora's box that we (literally) can't shut. Drilling relief wells may sound all fine and good, but my itty-bitty brain tells me that there is still going to be some pressure on this well once the other(s) are in-place, and then what?
And, yeah. I could have re-worded the post, but I'm trying to keep this thread positive (or, at least, not overly negative....).
Jim
My Rock-Ola Blog
I didn't intend a scolding of your language, sorry if if came out that way. In addition, my bias is rather extreme in that we have a 2nd home on the Alabama coast and retirement dreams are taking a beating.
Again, not as expert but trying to keep up as best I can while not suffering from over exposure...my take on the relief wells is that they are both targeted at the pipe installed initially at a location below existing damage (two chances to 'hit' the existing pipe). Assuming that's successful, they'll fill the initial pipe with concrete, back out of the relief wells and do the same with them. If not successful, it'll bleed oil till it runs dry. Pandora's box indeed.
I understood where you were coming from completely, and I "got" your meaning.
I'm over a thousand miles away from this whole mess, but that doesn't mean I'm not mad, sad, and frustrated as hell that we can't seem to solve this. I can't imagine what the end result of all of this will be, but I hope, for your and everyone else's sake, that someone comes up with something, and soon.
Jim
My Rock-Ola Blog
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