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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:23 PM Original message |
Why the hell can't they just pump sea water into it instead of mud which they will run out of |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. I believe the viscosity of the mud helps hold back the oil comming out at 100,000psi |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. That oil is under no such pressure. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. You are neglecting the presssure of the miles of rock on the oil. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. IIRC, and if BP isn't lying, the oil's at about 9,000 PSI. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Apparently you have not seen any of the videos of the oil coming out of the pipe. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. That would depend upon how big the escape hole is. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think the idea is to put in something that goes in easy and comes out hard |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Wow...that's gotta be the biggest leap I've ever seen here on DU... |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Yes, well it is BEST to be hyperbolic when answering |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Not heavy enough. Once the well is filled, the column of mud must weigh enough to hold back |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. That's what I've been reading too. |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's a pressure thing, has to be a dense material. |
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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. So what is the viscousity of the mud |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. the mud is quite viscous and heavy; they added pieces of rubber and golf balls to it. |
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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I realize that |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. What do you suggest? |
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IcyPeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. the viscosity is apparently... |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. The specific gravity of sea water is too small. Have you ever seen a rock float? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. Perhaps corn starch as a thickener? |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 01:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. That's thinking in the right direction -- bentonite "mud" is actually referred to as "gel" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. Fluid dynamics, sea water simply don't have the oomph for that |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. This ain't mud like you played in as a child, its (there are many different kinds) very specialized |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Correct. |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I was working a well 17 miles from the Deepwater Horizon |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. The stuff I saw roughnecks using in OK looked more like a slurry. |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The pressure of the oil leaving the wellbore in this circumstance |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. What if it had a collector of some sort at the top? |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 09:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Sounds interesting. N/T |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
16. It is only called "mud". It is actually a different material. |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. Well, you'll never get water to an ECD to equilibrate with the |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. That would help abate the flow of oil, but would not stop it. |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Isn't the seafloor there like deep soft mud or quicksand? |
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