HeyBub wrote:

Some Guy wrote:

And ever since there was talk about drilling relief wells, I'm
wondering why these wells need to be drilled so far away from the
site of this dammages well head. You'd think that it would be easier
and faster to drill a relief well maybe a few hundred yards, or up to
1/4 mile away from the dammaged well.


They've got 25,000 feet of 21" pipe piled up around the well. It kinda gets
in the way.

Plus, there may be some environmental regulation protecting the star-faced
mole (which doesn't actually HAVE a face) that they can't overcome.

More like 5,000 feet of pipe, and not that difficult to sling it with
the robots and haul it to the surface if it's a problem.