Comments on: Amazing Live Video of BP Oil Spill Sealing Efforts (BP Oil Spill Live Feed) https://socialmediaseo.net/2010/06/04/bp-live-oil-spill-video/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bp-live-oil-spill-video Social Media & Tech News and Tips Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Tom Walton https://socialmediaseo.net/2010/06/04/bp-live-oil-spill-video/#comment-25885 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:17:30 +0000 http://preview.socialmediaseo.net/?p=15539#comment-25885 The flow of oil in the Gulf could be stopped in just a few days.
The riser that was cut is attached to the BOP with a bolted flange. There may be a drill stem in the hole (I understand that the drill stem is what jammed the diamond wire saw). This is the process. 1) Cut the bolts holding the flange. A circular saw can be used because it is not going to get into the flow. Remove the flange. 2)If there is a drill stem, get hold of it (the drilling company can fish it out – they know how) and bring the top end to the surface. This requires a drill ship but that is no problem as there are two on site. The first section of the drill stem will be damaged but it just threads off and can be replaced. The whole drill stem does not have to be removed because we need it in the hole. 3) Run a string of drill stem pipe to the bottom of the hole. 4) Pump heavy mud down the drill string. This will kill the well. The situation described here is exactly what they are attempting to do with the relief well. When the relief well is completed it will just be a hole with a drill stem inside and they are going to pump mud down that drill stem. All that prevents them from doing this today is that mangled flange on top of the Blow-Out-Preventer.
This is a feasible solution to the leak. It is exactly the same as the bottom-kill process using a relief well. In one case there is a hole beside a hole and they meet at the bottom and in the second case there is a hole inside a hole and they meet at the bottom. From a flow and pressure perspective, these are identical cases. It has a 100% chance of success and it can be done in two or three days with equipment and people already on site in the gulf.

Tom Walton
Professional Engineer

]]> By: Tom Walton https://socialmediaseo.net/2010/06/04/bp-live-oil-spill-video/#comment-37708 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:17:00 +0000 http://preview.socialmediaseo.net/?p=15539#comment-37708 The flow of oil in the Gulf could be stopped in just a few days.
The riser that was cut is attached to the BOP with a bolted flange. There may be a drill stem in the hole (I understand that the drill stem is what jammed the diamond wire saw). This is the process. 1) Cut the bolts holding the flange. A circular saw can be used because it is not going to get into the flow. Remove the flange. 2)If there is a drill stem, get hold of it (the drilling company can fish it out – they know how) and bring the top end to the surface. This requires a drill ship but that is no problem as there are two on site. The first section of the drill stem will be damaged but it just threads off and can be replaced. The whole drill stem does not have to be removed because we need it in the hole. 3) Run a string of drill stem pipe to the bottom of the hole. 4) Pump heavy mud down the drill string. This will kill the well. The situation described here is exactly what they are attempting to do with the relief well. When the relief well is completed it will just be a hole with a drill stem inside and they are going to pump mud down that drill stem. All that prevents them from doing this today is that mangled flange on top of the Blow-Out-Preventer.
This is a feasible solution to the leak. It is exactly the same as the bottom-kill process using a relief well. In one case there is a hole beside a hole and they meet at the bottom and in the second case there is a hole inside a hole and they meet at the bottom. From a flow and pressure perspective, these are identical cases. It has a 100% chance of success and it can be done in two or three days with equipment and people already on site in the gulf.

Tom Walton
Professional Engineer

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