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Post #328,144
by Another Scott
6/17/10 10:19:42 AM
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New What a nightmare...
Apparently there's a substantial risk of the BOP falling over and the entire well structure failing. Leading to a total blowout of the reservoir...

If the BP data correctly or honestly identified four separate reservoirs then a bleed-out might gush less than 2 to 2.5 billion barrels unless the walls -- as it were -- fracture or partially collapse. I am hearing the same dark rumors which suggest fracturing and a complete bleed-out are already underway. Rumors also suggest a massive collapse of the Gulf floor itself is in the making. They are just rumors but it is time for geologists or related experts to end their deafening silence and speak to these possibilities.


80-100 billion gallons... :-(

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #328,650
by Another Scott
6/26/10 8:41:54 AM
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New shelburn at TOD responds (on June 25) to DougR
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6659

A gentle but persuasive takedown.

In this post, I would like to respond to a long comment made by DougR a few days ago, that has received a lot of publicity.

First, I will say that in one area we are in complete agreement. BP and the USCG have been less than forthcoming, and in doing so have hurt both themselves and the general public as all kinds of wild rumors and technical misinformation abound. Some of this misinformation results in harm to individuals and businesses as people suffer increased stress and tourists cancel vacations.

In this information vacuum it is easy to make wrong assumptions that lead to mistaken conclusions. It can be made worse if you have some degree of technical knowledge and verbiage and use that to make a case for a scenario that doesn’t pass muster with actual engineering analysis but sounds highly authoritative to many people, some TV commentators and various politicians.


Cheers,
Scott.
     when msnbc thinks the prez is a tard - (boxley) - (27) - June 16, 2010, 09:32:38 AM EDT
         Depends on who runs against him, doesn't it? - (Another Scott) - (26) - June 16, 2010, 09:44:01 AM EDT
             brit view - (boxley) - (25) - June 16, 2010, 09:52:57 AM EDT
                 My, things are interesing in Boxleyland. ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - June 16, 2010, 10:14:17 AM EDT
                 Yeah right - (jake123) - (20) - June 16, 2010, 10:31:16 AM EDT
                     thermite works underwater - (boxley) - (19) - June 16, 2010, 11:04:20 AM EDT
                         You're forgetting the First Rule of Holes. - (Another Scott) - (18) - June 16, 2010, 11:28:29 AM EDT
                             an underwater torch is better than a spill -NT - (boxley) - (11) - June 16, 2010, 11:29:24 AM EDT
                                 Explain to me what a torch or thermite is going to do. - (Another Scott) - (10) - June 16, 2010, 11:34:08 AM EDT
                                     here, have a boo - (boxley) - (7) - June 16, 2010, 11:37:32 AM EDT
                                         Heh. - (Another Scott) - (6) - June 16, 2010, 12:05:58 PM EDT
                                             Who is that mysterious stranger at the end of that page? :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - June 16, 2010, 12:12:42 PM EDT
                                             my idea is different as you noticed -NT - (boxley) - (4) - June 16, 2010, 12:17:17 PM EDT
                                                 Where's the oxygen going to come from to "burn" it? - (Another Scott) - (3) - June 16, 2010, 12:33:26 PM EDT
                                                     Doesnt need oxygen, whole point of the idea - (boxley) - (2) - June 16, 2010, 12:41:44 PM EDT
                                                         Mythbusters Toast 1/2 Ton of Thermite - (boxley) - June 16, 2010, 12:48:45 PM EDT
                                                         Not the same thing. - (Another Scott) - June 16, 2010, 12:54:43 PM EDT
                                     BTW administration claims 40k bpd not 2 million -NT - (boxley) - (1) - June 16, 2010, 11:38:44 AM EDT
                                         40k barrels/day * 42 gallons/barrel = 1.7M gal/day. HTH :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - June 16, 2010, 12:00:08 PM EDT
                             Great comments here by an industry dude - (lincoln) - (5) - June 16, 2010, 02:49:48 PM EDT
                                 Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 16, 2010, 02:58:31 PM EDT
                                     ditto, good read -NT - (boxley) - June 16, 2010, 03:17:31 PM EDT
                                 What a nightmare... - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 17, 2010, 10:19:42 AM EDT
                                     shelburn at TOD responds (on June 25) to DougR - (Another Scott) - June 26, 2010, 08:41:54 AM EDT
                                 Just got around to reading all the TOD material, comments - (Ashton) - June 17, 2010, 04:03:53 PM EDT
                 British media is making sound like the US is anti-British - (SpiceWare) - (2) - June 16, 2010, 11:05:25 AM EDT
                     we are - (boxley) - (1) - June 16, 2010, 11:27:57 AM EDT
                         don't agree, calling something by it's old name is not anti- - (SpiceWare) - June 16, 2010, 11:50:36 AM EDT

Wow, now I'm going to get a sparkly jacket and call myself a witch...
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