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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:31 PM Original message |
FOUR MORE DAYS - Gulf Gusher fix attempt, "cut and cap," to take 4 days to implement |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can someone explain what cut and cap is? |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I think I understand it. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. cut off the damaged riser from which the oil is leaking, and cap it with a containment valve |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:43 PM Original message |
That is what they're hoping for--to busy your brain. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. They are going to open her up with a giant can opener |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Meanwhile BP stopped work on the backup relief well to use its parts for the operation. |
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BelgianMadCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. not for this operation I believe - for the next, "BOP on BOP" |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. There were/are 2 backup relief wells; work on 1 may have stopped. |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. There were two relief wells total, the second ordered by the WH. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. yeah -- BP's whole "fuck the EPA" attitude kinda puts the lie to that. |
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BelgianMadCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. "when nobody even seems to be listening to the Executive Branch" |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. But if they didn't do that, they would have to send in more equipment and another crew! |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. They only make $20 billion in profit a year. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Did I really need the sarcasm tag? |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Nope, but I guess I did. :-) n/t |
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BelgianMadCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. 4 to 7 is what I read (from BP). Luckily we haven't heard a succes % |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. I've been anxiously waiting for them to move on to this stage |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. have you been following discussions of 'cut and cap' on the Oil Drum or other trade sites? |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. It's called an LMRP cap |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hate to be the bearer of bad news |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. yep -- i think we're mostly aware of the 3 month (best case scenario) on the relief well |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Actaully not everybody is aware of it |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Which is why the backup (second) relief well is so important. |
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BelgianMadCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. There should be 5! Ixtoc took 9 effing months |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Agreed. Even if there's a 25% chance that any given well will fail or be delayed, |
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BelgianMadCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I thought a relief well was a new straw in the reservoir - it's not, great pic here |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Yeah, as I understand it (based on TheOilDrum readings), the goal is to |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. It took 5 relief well attempts to stop the Montara oil spill. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. These fuckers have no idea what to do. This is just posturing. |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. BP has a bigger reservoir of posturing than they do of oil So what is the WH going to do? n/t |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 08:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. My father wants BP's CEO arrested. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. So they admit that 21,000 BBL have been siphoned |
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charlesg (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
26. We need a daily reminder on TV like Walter Cronkite did: "Today is Day 40 of the BP oil spill" |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Keith Olbermann changed his signoff from "Mission Accomplished" to "Deepwater" |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. more distractions until the relief well is drilled... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
32. Diagram and explanation of "cut & cap" or LMRP |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:54 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. thanks for posting this -- visuals are so important for us non-engineers. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
37. 4-7 days. Another week. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. It's just THEATER. And the best case scenario is they don't make it worse |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. +1 n/t |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Hey! |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Hello! |
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