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If everything goes well, they (Adm. Allen) announced they would be leaving the cap in place. Only if things go wrong will they reopen the seals. Even if they ne
by shaddi 16y ago
If everything goes well, they (Adm. Allen) announced they would be leaving the cap in place. Only if things go wrong will they reopen the seals. Even if they need to reopen it, the plan is to capture the oil into ships using pipes connected to this new cap.
Edit: I can't remember the source for this; I believe I heard it on the Diane Rehm show yesterday. If I can find the source I'll update.
- thetrumanshow 16y agohttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/15/gulf.oil.disaster/index.html?hpt=C1 http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/15/gulf.oil.disaster/index.htm... "BP cautioned that the oil cutoff, while welcomed, won't go beyond the 48 hours." Yeah, you're right... it did go on to say that 'valves' will be opened and oil would be siphoned off. I didn't realize there were going to be pipes either. :)
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- uxp 16y agoThinking from an engineer's perspective, this cap has effectively shut off oil flow from the wellhead. We've heard before, that the pressure of the oil spewing from the wellhead is very high. Possibly the reason that this well has had so much trouble to begin with. So the longer this cap prevents oil from leaking out, the longer there is a possibility for the pressure to cause damage to the cap and start the cycle all over again. It seems like a very responsible thing to open up some valves on the cap and collect some oil to reduce the pressure on the cap.