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To: DebtBomb who wrote (253881)	6/13/2010 10:26:40 AM
From: pikerman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Just watched the Simmons video. My question (and I know nothing of the mechanics of oil drilling) If, as Simmons claims, the initial explosion blew out the well casing, what was left to funnel the gas/oil to the surface for the ensuing 2 day rig fire? He cites the intensity of that fire as evidence of the magnitude of the leak, i.e. it couldn't have been fueled by the rig alone, according to his scenario. Piker

To: DebtBomb who wrote (253881)	6/13/2010 6:12:16 PM
From: Reilly Diefenbach	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I've never, ever heard of a 50,000 psi petroleum reservoir. That would be about three times the highest formation pressure I've ever heard of. At present, such a reservoir would not be producible because the technology needed doesn't exist yet. And the technology would take years to develop. At my former employer, a 30,000 psi subsurface safety valve was developed several years back. With those things you try to throw in as much safety factor as possible and I can't think of a single instance in which one of these valves was actually needed or sold.