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To: GOPJ; thackney
Well, the exaggerations worked.

MaObama shut down all drilling off shore until “It can be looked at closer and protections can be put in place.”

As far as the current BP “fix”; This is the most viable procedure they can use to kill this well. It's called “bull heading” and will force the production fluids back into the formation to stop the flow. They will also include excessive fluid weights to help create an overbalance, then chase the plug with a heavy cement slurry, mixed to set up extremely fast. They can then squeeze more cement into the casing annular to repair the integrity of the seal, in stages.

I agree with Thackney that these “flow rate” numbers are highly fabricated.

70 posted on 05/23/2010 6:26:04 AM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP ( Give me Liberty, or give me an M-24A2!)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP; thackney
As far as the current BP “fix”; This is the most viable procedure they can use to kill this well. It's called “bull heading” and will force the production fluids back into the formation to stop the flow. They will also include excessive fluid weights to help create an overbalance, then chase the plug with a heavy cement slurry, mixed to set up extremely fast. They can then squeeze more cement into the casing annular to repair the integrity of the seal, in stages.

I agree with Thackney that these “flow rate” numbers are highly fabricated.

The people make this site wonderful and you two, Psycho and Thackney are some of those special people. Thanks for the information.

72 posted on 05/23/2010 6:32:34 AM PDT by GOPJ (...man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth-Gilbert K. Chesterton)
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