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Uncarved · 05-30-2010, 10:17 AM

Fotze, that's just what i have been hearing from a few others out in the patch, I personally haven't followed the story that closely. Exactly that's exactly right about the oil migrating up outside the casing... if that happens they would be way more fooked. Maybe all the talk about capping the well was before the blow out happend, when they found out the BOP failed. But as you said before it would be nice if they did release a wellbore diagram. Then it would be way more obvious if the casing would hold if they did manage to cap it. Although they should already know that based on the casing pressure tests, weight of the fluid and the equivilate circulating density to hold back the formation.

The way that it is sounding that this well is going to be flowing until they get the relief well drilled, which is a few months down the road.

05-30-2010, 10:17 AM	#118
Uncarved Backup Goalie Join Date: Sep 2005 Exp:	Fotze, that's just what i have been hearing from a few others out in the patch, I personally haven't followed the story that closely. Exactly that's exactly right about the oil migrating up outside the casing... if that happens they would be way more fooked. Maybe all the talk about capping the well was before the blow out happend, when they found out the BOP failed. But as you said before it would be nice if they did release a wellbore diagram. Then it would be way more obvious if the casing would hold if they did manage to cap it. Although they should already know that based on the casing pressure tests, weight of the fluid and the equivilate circulating density to hold back the formation. The way that it is sounding that this well is going to be flowing until they get the relief well drilled, which is a few months down the road. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. Douglas Adams Last edited by Uncarved; 05-30-2010 at 10:26 AM.