tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884640.post7743075827876569272..comments2024-03-22T03:13:15.710-07:00Comments on Engineering Ethics Blog: Deep Problems from the Deepwater HorizonKaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055360323969104129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884640.post-15037357996704234002010-06-09T13:29:19.853-07:002010-06-09T13:29:19.853-07:00The sinking is what caused the riser to bend and e...The sinking is what caused the riser to bend and eventually snap. That's why there's oil "spilling" into the gulf. If the riser stayed intact, this would have been much more manageable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962503990893537974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884640.post-65709502713318997872010-05-19T21:36:11.081-07:002010-05-19T21:36:11.081-07:001.)this article still didn't answer why deep h...1.)this article still didn't answer why deep horizon sank. yes there was explosion and fire, but no reason to sink. it floated for 2 days after explosion. probably coast guard stupidity sank the rig, as tons of water were pumped into it to stop fire. 2.) bp either inserted malfunctioning blow out preventer into well, or blow out preventer malfunctioned during tests, and bp didn't fix it before the explosion took place. 3.) there are no plans to quickly contain the leak if blow out preventer fails. the only way now is to drill another well, this takes months and millions of gallons of oil spill by then. why is this acceptable??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884640.post-73500410701423898962010-05-03T05:26:53.301-07:002010-05-03T05:26:53.301-07:00URGENT 03MAY2010 Public Service No...URGENT 03MAY2010 Public Service Notice<br /><br />Deepwater Horizon: How to Shutoff the Oil Geyser.<br /><br />by: Patent Consulting Technologies Ltd. (Gibraltar)<br />IPR2ROI@Yahoo.com Tel:+00350-540-13346<br /><br />Our most instant FIX for the ongoing “Deepwater Horizon” environmental catastrophe is:<br /><br />(1) On the ocean floor, where there is preferably the largest oil outflow, insert a “rigid pipe” – at the angle of easiest penetration into the ocean floor. [The best place to do this is into the broken top of the broken “Deepwater Horizon” drilling pipe – if that is possible.]<br /><br />(2) Prepare a semi-rigid hose, capable of holding high pressure air and capable of retaining structural integrity under ultra-low temperatures. The length of the hose should be greater than the distance between the ocean floor and the layer of stratigraphy [rock strata] capable of holding the oil below it.]<br /><br />(3) Attach a drilling head to one end of the hose. The drilling head should be capable of cutting through the “Deepwater Horizon” drilling pipe. [Preparation should be made for the “instant” detachment of the head from the hose – as is necessary in step (7).]<br /><br />(4) Through the “rigid pipe”, insert the drilling head and the attached hose; to the length of the “rigid pipe”.<br /><br />(5) Activate the drilling head, by pumping high pressure air into the hose, and then slowly force further sections of hose down through the “rigid pipe”. [Now, the drilling head will follow the path of least resistance, which happens to be down into the Deepwater Horizon” drilling pipe. The major obstacle for the drilling head is to cut through deformed sections of the broken “Deepwater Horizon” drilling pipe.]<br /><br />(6) Continue feeding the hose down into the “rigid pipe” until either the hose get stuck or the head is below the preferred rock strata depth. <br /><br />(7) Mechanically or explosively detach the drilling head from the hose.<br /><br />(8) Switch from pumping high pressure air into the hose to pumping liquid Nitrogen into the hose. [This will cause there to form a frozen plug of oil around the bottom of the hose.] THIS SHOULD SHUT OFF THE OIL GEYSER Continue pumping liquid Nitrogen down into the hose, until any of steps (9), (10), or (11) are accomplished. <br /><br />(9) Now, if this depth is below the preferred rock strata depth, then one may substantially repeat steps (1) through (6) in order to place a large explosive charge above the frozen plug of oil. Detonation of this explosive will bring the weight of the strategraphy-above down onto the plug – sealing the oil in the layers below.<br /><br />(10) If this depth is not below the preferred rock strata depth, then one may substantially repeat steps (1) through (7) in order to place a frozen plug at the preferred depth.<br /><br />(11) If neither steps (9) nor (10) can be accomplished, then just keep pumping liquid Nitrogen, until sufficient relief wells can become operational.<br /><br />For more information [and other “Let Everyone Survive” paradigms], please contact: Patent Consulting Technologies Ltd. (GIBRALTAR) IPR2ROI@Yahoo.com or Tel:+00350-540-13346Patent Consulting Technologies Ltd. (Gibraltar)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12686957245721699898noreply@blogger.com