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Oil FAIL: Major Bad Changes Deep Below...
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[quote:JustineCase:MV8xMDc1MTkzXzE3MTAwNTc2XzVCNTYxOUI=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 323774] Maybe it's time to ask the Russians for help since they were able to plug up a couple of things they messed up. [/quote] Unfortunately they have never nuked a well 5000' ft under water. And in fact, I don't think they've ever nuked a well that was in any water. [/quote]
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If the riser has failed and oil and gas are short-circuiting around the annulus of the borehole, this already bad situation will get a thousand-fold worse in a very short period of time. What will happen is the rushing fluids will erode the borehole, transporting the soft sea-floor sediments away, creating a giant 300-foot deep crater down to the point of failure. This will further decrease the back-pressure (restriction on the pressure) and as that eases the flow-rate will increase, further eroding what is left of the borehole casing. It is a very vicious circle.
This isn't uneducated conjecture, it is based on my experience with flowing wells.
I think very few people have any idea how bad this will get. The damage that is imminent is actually worse than in your worst imaginings. It's quite possible that the entire eco-system of the Gulf of Mexico may collapse.
Is there any other news about a new MAJOR eruption?
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