"Jack" wrote in message
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On Jul 19, 2:25 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:42:30 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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Testing of BP well integrity "detected seep a distance from the well"
in
the
Gulf of Mexico, Ret. Adm. Thad Allen says.

I am not sure why they don't open the valve now that they have a good
cap and produce the oil to the surface. That will take off the
pressure and still be safe/clean. After all that was the point in
drilling the well in the first place.
I think they are pressing their luck trying to top kill this with the
cap. Something that would have been fine at the production pressures
may rupture with it sealed and put us back 2 months.

I agree... not an oil engineer, but it seems to make sense. I think they
just don't want to have to record the flow rate, so the fine is lower.
Too
bad for them. I think Allen should force them to do that.

Open pipe flow rate can be determined by calculation if the pressure,
pipe diameter, and a few other factors are known, and they all are at
this point. That does not tell us how much oil has escaped, since
except for a few hours the leak has never been in a free flow mode.

Any measured flow would be through the valves and hoses that would be
connected from the cap to the surface ships, which once again tell us
nothing about the escaped oil, or the fine to be levied. That only
tells us how much flow those connections can accept.

The only thing you are correct about is that you are no "oil
engineer"... or any kind professional that requires critical,
scientific thinking.

In that case, mister moron, how come just about everyone who is an oil
engineer who doesn't work for BP is saying that's the likely reason they
don't want to do that?? Yes, you're a jerk as well as a moron.