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To: tejek who wrote (77725)	6/8/2010 1:46:14 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

"Has anyone from her show called anyone" Of course not. She could have done it live on the air, if she wanted to. She had a cell phone. They could video it all, even. This is 2010; there is a fairly good communication network now in this country. Sad to say, the Drum doesn't like cousin Dylan da Rat. == BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - Matt Simmons on Dylan Ratigan Today, Closing the Relief Ports, and Open Thread 2 Posted by Prof. Goose on June 7, 2010 - 7:44pm Matt Simmons has been making claims about other, perhaps larger, problem areas within the structure of the Macondo well--by which even more oil has been pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. We have not seen the evidence to support these claims, even though they have been mentioned in just about every thread we have put up. Simmons was on with Dylan Ratigan today. That video is shown here in this evening's thread. We would like to hear what you think--please avoid the conspiracy theory talk and assess the veracity of the claims that Simmons is making from a scientific point of view. We can find no other industry professional making the claims made in this interview, but we wanted to throw it open to the experts that lurk here to hear what the best and brightest thought about this instead of dancing around it--I'd rather have a thread, tear it apart, and put it to bed. So, if these claims need to be debunked, then let's tear them apart on the scientific merits for the record so that folks can be disabused of these ideas. So, is the situation MS describes possible/plausible? If so, how? If not, why not? (Heading Out's post from this morning remains under the fold.) theoildrum.com PriorityX on June 7, 2010 - 10:39pm It may not take an expert to debunk Matt's lunacy. 1. He states the reservoir pressure is 40,000 to 50,000 psi. Is this pressure range even possible? He has no access to this information other than what we have. 2. He states the BOP was blown off like a cork. Problem is we know with 100% certainty that is not true. BOP is still attached to the wellhead. 3. He states BP is capturing GAS from the drilling riser which is connected to the bottom of the drilling rig. Where is the 10,000 barrels of oil a day BP is now capturing coming from then? 4. He states the flow is 100,000 to 150,000 barrels a day and bases this on the severity of the rig fire. Stupid and impossible analysis. 5. He states there is an open hole with no casing as the casing was blown out. He is referring to the original well, not a second leak a distance away from the original well. This is impossible as the BOP is still attached to the wellhead. That's where he claims the big leak is. 6. He states there is a 100 mile oil lake on the bottom of the GOM that is 400" to 500' deep. He then goes on to indicate that is different than the plumes. Oil floats, it is not possible for it to accumulate in a "lake" at the bottom of the GOM. I could go on, but why bother? What really bothers me is Dylan did absolutely no research in advance of this interview. He accepted everything Matt said at face value. There is only one conclusion to be drawn here. Matt presented absolutely no evidence to back up any of his assertions. He ignores undeniable facts that disprove everything he says. He is simply rambling. I'll bet even money we are seeing signs of senility or mental illness. TheraP, what is your professional opinion? Could Matt be bipolar and in a manic phase? That might explain his delusional thinking, poor judgement, and unrealistic beliefs in his abilities.