For the second time since starting the top kill procedure, they've suspended it twice now... 16 hours yesterday and now since 2:30am this morning (roughly 13 hours) they've suspended it again. What is going on? :confused:
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For the second time since starting the top kill procedure, they've suspended it twice now... 16 hours yesterday and now since 2:30am this morning (roughly 13 hours) they've suspended it again. What is going on? :confused:
Hey LSU guy!
Here's a thought - one I never realized might happen!
If they are actually starting with 50000 barrels of mud (Kill fluid) and pumping it at 65 barrels per minute - both figures having been posted in various news sites several times, then it takes only 769 minutes (12.8 hours) before they've drained their tanks. And you just don't call a mud company and request 50000 barrels of, what, 17 pound per gallon mud by midnight tonight! It cannot be made that fast!
Here's another thought. After all this mess is over and done with, it might be quite difficult to find enough materials to build enough mud to drill another well on the entire Gulf coast! Well, not really, but they could get pretty tight!
And I also wonder how well those pumps are holding up at that posted rate.
That's moving some mud, cher!
Pete
You might very well be right on all accounts... but how is the top kill supposed to work when you've suspended it for more than half the time since you started said procedure. Not trying to nit pick, but it's blatantly obvious BP has no clue what their doing. They've allowed the oil to flow freely for over a month while they've tried to figure out what to do... but yet their an oil company who's had more than 1 well drilled... how can you be in a business where you have no clue how to stop a "worst case scenario" and have some sort of contengecy plan for said accident. We're in danger of losing our best state resources (marshes) yet people are sitting idly by and doing absolutely nothing.
They have to stop pumping to check whether the well is flowing back. And to check the rate of pressure drop or pressure increase. Or to see if it will stop flowing. You can't do that while you are constantly pumping. Even the lowest roughneck on a rig would know that.
And the use of the "f" letter might offend some of the more sensitive members here. Why don't you say "What in the world, BP"? I don't know, is it proper to use the "f" letter on a family website like this?
The 50000 barrels of mud is more than enough as per BP. Plus, they have 3 boats that are capable of pumping the mud and I think the smallest is capable of pumping between 40 - 50 barrels per minute. Here is a link that explains the top kill procedure and shows the additional plans if this fails. http://bp.concerts.com/gom/kentwells_update24052010.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by sneakypete
Unfortunately, BP's subsea blowout is not the "worst case scenario".Quote:
Originally Posted by LSUguy
(1) What if the oil/gas was sour?
(2) What if this was taking place between mid-August and mid-October?
(3) What if the Federal Government was overseeing the kill operation?
(4) What if gas backs up through the kill lines to the pumps?
Those are just four thought of things that could happen thaat would be decidedly worse. The failure of all systems to the BOP's and the riser disconnect was not a worse case scenario - it was incomprehensible.
Sort of like all four of a 747's engines simultaneously flaming out at 30000 feet.
Pete
Poop happens, cher. But you can safely bet Tiger Stadium against my back yard that NO ONE in BP's war room is sitting idly by and doing absolutely nothing.
That, I can promise!
Pete again.
I totally agree with you and all I can think is that either Johnny hasn't seen this or isn't aware of what it means. I'm sure that if he realizes this he'll delete this whole stupid thread because of it. I know I would.Quote:
Originally Posted by Underradar
taken care of. i agree also. i just saw it.
mark :)
well, i thought i fixed it. but it is not showing up on the thread page. im gonna let johnny jump in here.
doc :)
I don't want my little girl looking over my shoulder and asking me what that means. I guess I could just tell her it means "Well, they fried" or "What they fried". And she would say, "that makes no sense".
underradar, you are killin me.
Come on, guys, let's make peace. There's a big enough battle going on out in the Gulf, one that we're all going to suffer from sooner or later. Let's not make it any worse.
Pete
Sorry everyone, I didn't have a chance to get online last night, but as soon as I logged in a few minutes ago, it was the first one that I seen and I edited it to wth, where it would stand for what the heck. Doc, I am gonna send you a pm in a little bit to explain to you how to edit the title.
On another note, there is no reason for direct attacks, how someone acts on another forum has nothing to do with how he is acting here. I have not seen where he has done anything wrong other than taking part in a discussion. If the persons actions change to a point where it is creating problems for the majority of the members, actions can be taken against him. As of right now, it seems only One person has issues with him and they need to be handled OFF of this forum.
Guys, I am joking with underradar. I haven't attacked him. Everyone needs to lighten up a bit. Underradar is great fun to have on a site, although he hasn't shown it on here yet. I am waiting on him to "breakout". This is gonna hurt, but here goes.... Underradar, If you feel I have attacked you on this site, I am very sorry. By the way, where is your favorite crappie lake and what method do you enjoy fishing most. I welcome you to this site and look for to enjoying your many informative post. Good hunting.
It's NOT you.... The one that did it knows who he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger
Yucatan. Trolling. The water is still too high but the river is falling.
Never fished it, I single pole jig, hope water falls.
Sorry bud but I didn't "attack" anyone... simply stated an opinion based on others talk on other forums and this thread here started by someone else other than myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by jlaughlin72
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/louis...nderradar.html
Hey Underradar, do you know any of those Newellton Burnsides?Quote:
Originally Posted by Underradar
Pete
If that was an oppinion from you that I deleted, then we don't want those kind of oppinions posted on here and I will Continue to delete them.Quote:
Originally Posted by LSUguy
I know some Byrnsides from Union Parish, no Burnsides from Newelton. I only know two people from Newelton, one is married to a friend of mine and the other is some girl whose name I forgot long ago. My grandpa kept a trailer at Yucatan and he caught a lot of fish there back in his day. I knew a guy who grew up on the lake, his dad was a commercial fisherman. Said they slept in a tent at times and at night he could feel moccasins crawling across his legs in bed. He said as long as you didn't move much the snake would leave you alone.
I think I would have trouble not moving with a snake crawling across me.
No, those Burnsides I was referring to were farmers, and I used to fish Yucatan with them back in the late 1950's. Most of them are long gone now, but one of them still might be around. Anyway, I appreciate the come-back. It is a pretty lake and back then had some monster bluegills in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Underradar
On another note, I don't believe I would have slept in a tent out there the second time if the cottonmouths were that bad! :eek:
Pete
[QUOTE=sneakypete.... and I used to fish Yucatan with them back in the late 1950's. It is a pretty lake and back then had some monster bluegills in it.
Pete[/QUOTE]
Sneakypete, we probably passed each other on the lake at Yucatan or St. Joe back in the late 50's....also fished Eagle lake at Vicksburg.....I lived in Jackson, Miss. back then ....I must have been around 19 or 20.....I have never seen bream the size of those we used to catch.....that spoiled me so bad that I hardly go after them anymore because most I see are just too small to fool with.....
Hey Underradar -Quote:
Originally Posted by Underradar
Judging from that remark, the lake must still be a "live" oxbow. That's good - not too many of them left in Louisiana, and it's probably why the fishing has stayed good for so long.
Catch a bunch!
Pete