AP: BP Plug/Top Kill Has Failed

AP | 5-29-10

[My Favorite Headache]

AP news break via ABC News Radio that the top kill plug has failed and has not worked. Link to follow...

[NVDave]

There’s a possible downside of using a nuke: Let’s say that it fractures the geology atop the oil reservoir.

And now we have multiple leaks out of the sea floor.

What’s your next idea to plug the resulting situation?

[mojitojoe]

He is insane and he hates those red states anyway. He’s probably secretly laughing. Wait until FL goes red again, he won’t be laughing then.

[TomGuy]

[norwaypinesavage]

"the top kill plug has failed"

But, but, but....How can this be? The One promised in his press conference it was working. You must be lying.

[Greenpees]

NY

I don’t know how to do it, but I think that the 13000 PSI is not only the problem, but will also be part of the solution. Perhaps some type of expanding cap that gets tigher under pressure..umbrella shaped, etc.

[rdl6989]

Bump!

[mojitojoe]

Global warming is BS.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Obama already thinks he’s God, why doesn’t he go there, wave his hands around and make it stop

[screaminsunshine]

Were Muzzies working there?

[Natural Born 54]

Bet they’d like to have their campaign contributions back.

[dennisw]

There’s a possible downside of using a nuke: Let’s say that it fractures the geology atop the oil reservoir.

And now we have multiple leaks out of the sea floor. What’s your next idea to plug the resulting situation?

You are speculating same as me. Why should it fracture? It may be fairly loose sediments. A very small nuke can be used. I would love to see a nuke considered and looked into by experts. But we are too chickenshit. The world's greatest nuclear power is too scared to nuke it because this means using nuclear weapons?  Instead we will get massive pollution and massive economic losses to sectors dependent on the Gulf of Mexico for fishing, shrimp etc

I am talking about using a small nuke 5000 ft down if the rock there is suitable

If a nuke would seal the well safely would be in favor of it?

[dr_who]

They graduated from the Obama school of rhetoric. Of course, in fairness, the sentence does make some sort of sense.

[mlizzy]

Hey it’s ok, BHO is catching some hoops in Chicago.

My chiro, who is going to the Blackhawks playoff game, said some folks she knows thought Obama (after the "hoops") *might* be at the Hawks game tonight. However, this is not confirmed.

[tina07]

add the Nashville floods to your list too...

[Typical_Whitey]

Didn’t Obama just fly a mission accomplished banner at his Press Conference?

[Victor]

"....Build a huge steel plate, carry it out to sea with those huge choppers, lower it unto the well until it is crushed into the seabed. Then drop dirt on top of the plate til the whole mess is buried....."

Interesting idea- the dirt probably wouldn't work, but a shit load of crushed rock and concrete would...

[skr]

Well, that’ll fix everything.

[4Liberty]

Seems like just yesterday . . .

[4Liberty]

Who was it that wanted to "drill," just the other day? Hmmm. . . . .

[4Liberty]