On Jun 27, 5:07*pm, "Robert Green" wrote:
"harry" wrote in message news:a8bd2b5a-f390-4029-875e-
stuff snipped
There's some evidence that BP used substandard piping that could indeed
rupture further down if the cap succeeds. I've read from more than one
source that at least some geologists fear that if that happens, oil could
begin coming up in places far from the well head. There's some video
evidence from some of the robot DSV's that this has already started
happening.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-sp...06/oil_spill_c...
says:
"In a well of questionable design with a questionable cement job that's
gone
through a major explosion, too much pressure on the well could trigger a
rupture, sending oil pushing through fissures in the rock of the ocean
floor
and bubbling up through the seabed, where it can't be contained. That's
why
BP abruptly stopped the "top kill" efforts to seal the well May 28 after
the
company previously had said the procedure would continue for a few more
days. It's also why the company is continuing with efforts to contain the
oil flowing out of the well rather than seal the well outright by adding
another blowout preventer on top of the malfunctioning one. It's also one
reason why the containment cap that's currently capturing oil has vents in
the side that allow pressure to escape."
From what I've read the problem is strong concentrations of highly
pressurized methane gas coming up with the oil. Gas seeps far more easily
than crude, and "paves" openings for the crude to come up through
fissures.
The reason that haven't been able to close it off quickly is that it's a
hell of a complicated problem happening way down in the inky, cold dark
water.
It's something I've experience doing home plumbing. Fix a leaky faucet and
the now increased pressure in the whole system forces another leak to
appear
elsewhere.
Like the collapse of the WTC, when a disaster of this magnitude occurs, we
really don't have the expertise to deal with correctly from the start, but
we do tend to do a much better job the next time. This will happen again
but with the right tools on standby and ready to roll, the results won't
be
as disastrous.
Bobby G.
What's this "BP used substandard pipe". It was an American
organisation doing the drilling. The failed wellhead valve was made in
America too,(Haliburton)
Guess what? *I don't believe in the big business game of "subcontracting
your liability away".
BP was in charge, hired the subs and took the profits. *If they hired
morons, whose work they didn't check, well, whose fault it that? *Exxon?
Obama? *Marvin the Martian? *If you're a captain in the Navy and your
helmsman puts you up on the sandbar, you lose *your* command; *the helmsman
just gets a bad report.
BP held the leases in their name and took the profit from the oil that came
out. *The ultimate responsibility is theirs although I am sure a court will
attempt to apportion blame as well as possible.
There's plenty of case law on this. If Wal-mart hires a guard they fail to
train or supervise properly and he shoots a shoplifter to death with a gun
he wasn't supposed to have, Wal-mart is on the hook for big bucks.
It could easily end up that Federal leasing regulations change to forbid
subcontracting. *It's the country's oil, and as such, the US has every right
to dictate how that oil is removed from the ground.
--
Bobby G.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
If I get in a taxi, I expect the driver to be insured and be
compentent. I don't expect the bill if the taxi breaks down or he runs
into a wall.
No-one will seize BP's assets. Big business in America won't allow it.
Just think of the precedents that would be set for them. We could
seize some asstes over here too to pay for the Torrey Canyon
disaster. Not going to happen.