Top Kill Fails - on to next option - LMRP top cap

[HughMoran]

For those not watching the briefing.

The Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) option:

[Initech]

1. They're not even really trying at this point, are they?

[MadMaddie]

2. No! BP never had a plan and it's clear now that they have

no plans for the remaining wells. Shut them all down!

[Initech]

4. I seriously think that if Citizens United says that corporations are people...

Then that would mean that corporations are subjected to the same rights as the rest of us. If that's the case then BP should get the death penalty for this. Let's grow a pair and set an example for the rest of those scumfucks.

[MadMaddie]

14. Yep!

[FarCenter]

23. If this were China, someone would have been executed already

[DJ13]

3. Im waiting for the geniuses at BP to announce

they will try putting a giant Trojan condom over the pipe.

Ribbed of course, just to please mother nature.

[jmowreader]

15. That definitely won't work...

Oil dissolves condoms.

[LeftyMom]

20. Only latex. Polyurethane would be okay.

[Liberal Veteran]

5. At the rate this going the next option will be, we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit

It's the only way to be sure.

[Motown_Johnny]

8. wait a minute, this facility represents a considerable investment from "The Company"

[Liberal Veteran]

16. They can BILL me!

[Motown_Johnny]

6. I am still working on the assumption that this is all distraction until they get the

relief well drilled.

[BeFree]

7. eh?

Just doing this to mollify Obama?

[Motown_Johnny]

11. no, I think BP is just keeping the public occupied with these distractions that won't work

because they knew all along it would take months to drill the other well that will work.



But they couldn't just say "OK people, we have it all in hand. We will get this gusher to stop in about 3 months, that is all".

That would be a public relations disaster for them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Nah they are following a script that's been followed before

we start the relief wells, but in the meantime we try all these stuff in the meantime. If they work, they buy you time to get relief wells in place, if they don't... well at least in PR land it SHOWS you are doing something. It might byte you in the ass, and it is, if you happen to be very bad with PR, or the "trust" of those listening to you is near zero.

[gateley]

19. I think they probably knew that the relief well would be the best option,

but were really trying other things to stop it before. Their shareholders are pissed at them, the WORLD is pissed at them, but more than any other incentive, every day they don't stop it costs them more $$$. So they are probably willing to try anything on the chance they can get it stopped as soon as possible.

[flamingdem]

25. Please be aware that the relief well is not a certainty

I've found commentary by engineers pointing to the possible troubles and a 50% likelihood of failure.

[Drifter]

26. Indeed ... they are boiling the frog slowly

Cheers
Drifter

[HughMoran]

9. Might as well assume that every alternate method is going to fail

At least then you won't get your hopes up. I was slightly optimistic about this top kill which has be discouraged now.

[Junkdrawer]

22. Or they simply wait the gusher out. n/t

[Avalux]

10. At least admiting it hasn't worked. Top cap/bop replacement next up.

A mile down, they don't have a clue what's going to work. :-(

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. It took a releif well and nine months for the Ixtoc

It will take a relief well and at least that long for this...

And yes, this is not something people want to even consider.

[LeftyFingerPop]

13. KNR. n/t

[HughMoran]

18. Added diagram to O/P

[jp11]

21. This is the thing they tried 2x before but it failed, only NEW AND IMPROVED here's hoping

2-3weeks have taught them enough to make it work this time.

[yowzayowzayowza]

24. A sol'n like this with a padded angled flange rather than the rubber...

seal was my first choice. Twould fit over the riser remnant rather than the clean cut. I'm not sure I'd wanna be in a vessel over the well head when they're running that saw tho.
:nuke:

Thx HughMoran