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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (564160)5/1/2010 7:22:19 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575707
 
"A $500k valve could have stopped it."

They had a blowout preventer stack. It didn't work. The best chance they've got of stopping it is to get it to work.

google.com

Otherwise the thing could be leaking for months.

The thing is, BP was SO SURE that the blowout preventer stack would work, they had NO PLAN in case it failed. So, you can be pretty sure that no one else has any plans either, for any offshore wells.



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (564160)5/1/2010 9:48:12 PM
From: J_F_Shepard2 Recommendations  Respond to of 1575707
 
They already have something that weighs about 700 tons (?) with about 6 stages.....check Google.... Problem is they can't get it to work.... And it cost a helluva lot more than 500K.

But alas, poor Barack....when he was down there drilling he never tested the blow out preventer... But we've got to
DRILL BABY DRILL!!!


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