Why can’t they make a large doom, bury the round wall in the sand and have a large pipe to the surface coming out of it that would for a while be part oil and water but eventually mainly oil. The pressure would be relieved by the oil shooting through the large pipe rather than just having a doom over it trying to cap it. The pressure would bring the oil to the surface so that it can be contained and then moved to storage facilities. Is it possible that there is so much oil that the surplus would crash the oil markets and they do not want oil to become a glut?
Granted the doom would have to somehow be anchored and this could take time but if we tried it would not have to take that long as these days cities go up almost overnight.
“Is it possible that there is so much oil that the surplus would crash the oil markets and they do not want oil to become a glut?”
No, that isn’t the reason. The problem with the large dome is that it would take so long to build it and emplace it. The relief wells will be in place long before that kind of dome.
“Is it possible that there is so much oil that the surplus would crash the oil markets and they do not want oil to become a glut?”
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That is what lead to the stupid decision to cap it in the first place. There definitely is a huge glut of oil world wide, and always will be.
My try would be to fabricate two half domes of sufficicient size and strength and to cover the area adequately with margin. The two halves would be side by side connected with paralell closing bars(I understand the floor is probably ‘flat’ enough for good seating). Use two ships working together to lower the half domes over the gusher. The screw separating bars would be used to close the half domes by the bars bolting done with a cable(s) twist wrench. Of course at least one of the half domes would have to have a relief vent. My guess is that the half domes might gradually allow all flow through the vents. Another precaution would be to make sure the domes and bars did not get impededed by the ‘soft’ bed.
Is this simply a typo or a joke...not being accusatory...just wondering?