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I would drop a large inverted cone made of steel or concrete so that it's point obscured the breach. The weight of the plug would keep the oil pressure from pus
by aarongough 16y ago
I would drop a large inverted cone made of steel or concrete so that it's point obscured the breach. The weight of the plug would keep the oil pressure from pushing it out, while a stabilizing float attached to it's top would prevent the cone from tipping over. Like so:
| < Line up to deploying ship
O
O < Stabilizing float
|
----- < Steel/concrete plug
\ /
__\ /__ < Breach
V
Once it settled you could likely pour a block of cement around it...
- mrtron 16y agoI think the pressure from the oil coming out would push the point of the cone to the side. Some modifications to your idea: Use a really long nose guidance rod of titanium or something that is much smaller than the pipe diameter. Have the plug have a new pipe running through it to allow the oil to gush through, but then have a new kill valve after you seal the plug in place.
- aarongough 16y agoI was going for the 'Big Dumb Booster' version... All beef and no brain! I'm not sure whether the point would get pushed aside, but a guide rod definitely wouldn't hurt! I think at this point they should just seal the thing off rather than trying to run additional plumbing into it...