Top kill fail: "top kill" attempt to stop the flow did so -- but only as long as they were pumping

[Locut0s]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/29/us.gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

Then for fucks sake make BP continue the pumping!!! If they have to they should be forced to continue pumping the mud (and pay for it) for the rest of the 3 months it will take to drill the relief well. They should be forced to pay for every fucking penny of the clean up effort and we demand that it be just as fucking clean or better after than it was before. If you get to drill 5000 feet down and don't have a plan for the worst case scenario you deserve to be dragged through the mud and have to pay for it through your ass!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Here is the downside of keeping the counter pressure

and it happened with the Ixtoc by the way... the top kill, the longer it goes, you risk ground level fractures that make it worst... aka instead of one gusher you get more. That is why.

[Locut0s]

3. Huh thanks for that info. Didn't know...

I thought they were worried about the risk of fracturing the pipe which I would think would be only an issue at a specific pressure and above, not a long term risk of continuing the procedure once you have it going.

[BeFree]

2. Indeed

If it slows down the flow at all, they should keep pushing mud down that hole.

I'm sure they are also doing a study on how the oil combines with the mud and where the combination goes. Well, not really sure, but if the oil and mud settles out and not up that would be a benefit.