So anyhow, the logic behind leaving the bent pipe on was that it was restricting the flow. But the kill attempt showed that any restriction was within the blowout preventer itself, probably from partially-deployed rams. At which point it becomes clear that the answer is to cut off the pipe. What has baffled me about all of this is the ridiculous amount of time that it takes BP to do *anything*. It’s as if the company is being run by the same people who handled the Katrina response. Hmm….
– Badtux the Oil Penguin
.-= last blog ..Crashing halt =-.
They spent millions building that first failure to fit a bent pipe, when it would obviously be easier in every way to cut off the riser and deal with a straight vertical pipe. It gives access from all sides and only requires looking at a single problem. I just don’t see the logic behind the way they have approached the problem.
Now they have screwed around so long that the relief well is the only option left. Now we get to see if it can intersect with the blow out. The way things have been going, I fully expect the relief well to hit a gas reservoir and blow out too.
]]>Anyway, if they do screw it up, you know that there are always ways to screw things up no matter how simple they may be. 😉 Some people (and companies) are just screw-ups! And some do it on purpose.
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