Tube inserted into pipe and capturing some of the leaking oilBy The Times-Picayune
May 16, 2010, 11:50AM
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British Petroleum has successfully inserted a tube into the broken pipe at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and is collecting some, but not all of the leaking oil, officials said.The Joint Information Center reported that the riser insertion tube tool was successfully tested and inserted into the leaking riser, capturing some amounts of oil and gas, but the test was halted temporarily when the tube was dislodged.
The JIC -- which includes federal agencies as well as BP officials -- said that "While this is disappointing, it is not unexpected given the challenging operating environment."
The oil was stored on board the Discoverer Enterprise drill ship 5,000 feet above on the water's surface,teh JIC said.
Technicians have fully inspected the system and have re-inserted the tool.
The tool is fashioned from a 4-inch pipe and is inserted into the leaking riser, from which the majority of the flow is coming. The procedure involves inserting a 5-foot length of the tool into the end of the damaged riser from where the oil and gas is leaking.
"While not collecting all of the leaking oil, this tool is an important step in reducing the amount of oil being released," the JIC said.<snip>
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http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/05/wall_street_journal_reports_su.htmlGee... sure would be nice if we had some non-BP SCIENTISTS down there to verify and measure...
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