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Friday, June 18, 2010, 1:41 PM
From a petroleum engineer with first-hand knowledge:
A lot of people are missing the gist of what has been happening
in the Gulf right now.
BP has not capped the well because they are terrified of a
problem they have not yet discussed in public. Namely that the
rig explosion cracked and damaged the sea floor around the well
head, and that besides the broken pipe there are other, more
fragile leaks of oil coming up from the sea floor itself.
This is why they are so cagey with information, and why they are
keeping everyone not directly involved with the repair out of the
area. They don't want to panic the public and they don't want the
sea floor disturbed.
They have not capped the well because they are afraid if that if
they totally capped the pipe closed, the pressure would back up
into the damaged well bore and cause a blow out of the damaged
sea floor around the well head.
This would be a much much MUCH bigger disaster than what is
happening now; with little or no hope of us being able to control
it. They are purposely letting the leak run in order to keep the
pressure low in the well and minimize any further pressure damage
to the well bore.
A 20 inch pipe leaking into a containment cap is much better than
a 75 foot wide crack or hole in the sea floor rocketing an
enormous unstoppable geyser of oil into the Gulf. If that
happens, it's goodbye Charlie. The Gulf would be overwhelmed in a
short period.
They have to do this, no matter how frustrating it is. This is
also why they are capping it in increments, so they can carefully
observe what each change in well pressure does to the damaged
area. This is why it was unacceptable when the first cap iced
over, because it was blocking the oil flow, and again the
pressure would back up into the well and might cause a
catastrophic sea floor blow out.
When viewed in this context, what they are doing makes sense.
They are trying their best to avoid the worst case scenario, and
it definitely can get worse than what is happening now. They are
not letting the pipe leak just for their health, or negligence,
or for financial gain.
Barack Obama did not cause this, and he is trying as much as
possible to stay out of their way so that they can think and work
without government hassle in order to try and get this extremely
dangerous situation under control. The US government is not an
oil company and does not have the expertise to handle this,
although it's obvious BP doesn't really have it either.
There is a distinct possibility that if the government shoved
their hand in there to get things going, it would end up making
it far worse. What is happening now is a disaster. If the sea
floor blew out at 5,000 feet, it would be a holocaust.
This
page seems to support this theory:
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