The 5000 barrel per day estimate was confirmed by the government. After BP x-rayed the blowout preventer, the press reported that the oil was flowing through a 1/4” crevice at one of the preventer’s ram seals. As the oil flows into the riser at much lower pressure, natural gas comes out the liquid oil and expands rapidly. If the mass of the flow is half gas, the gas would be tens of times the volume of the liquid oil. In addition, there is a lot of water swirling around in the plume. At the surface they are reportedly collecting 2000 Barrels of oil per day (11,000 cubic feet) and 1,500,000 cubic feet of gas. The volume ratio is 150/1 (gas to oil) at atmospheric pressure. Not trying minimize the spill and the effects, but in January, NASA reported that every day, 1500 barrels of crude oil seeps into the gulf of Mexico from about 600 locations. The Indians gathered tar from the Texas beaches.
“At the surface they are reportedly collecting 2000 Barrels of oil per day (11,000 cubic feet) and 1,500,000 cubic feet of gas. The volume ratio is 150/1 (gas to oil) at atmospheric pressure”
What is the ratio of (compressed gas) to (liquid oil) at 2200 pound per square inch pressure 5000 feet down? With the above info?