Pretty warm in the sub-sea wellbore, Brad. Plus, isn’t some of the reason why the hyrdates freeze with the seawater a function of the drop in pressure as it expands into the ocean?
[QUOTE=Brad Wehde;34613]G-Captain
TO ALL THE ENGINEERS AND SCIENTIST AT BP.
I have designed another device that will bring a hydraulic hose down into the well bore. My idea with this is to create gas hydrate in the well bore to plug it up.
Since BP likes a “Simple” approach to things, they might like this one. This is so simple and in front of their eyes. The problems with the domes was the “ice crystals”. You say (BP)… “we’ve learned a lot with our experiments” (you should have already known). Here is a simple solution and I will explain it in a simple way. When water mixes with the gas at that depth, the water molecules bond with the methane, forming “ice crystals”. Now you have just learned this in the last few weeks. This is why it plugged up your Simpson dome. Use what is against you to your advantage. Run water deep in the well bore. As the water mixes with the methane, this forms ice and plugs the well bore. You know this works because it plugged your Simpson dome before. This gives you enough time to make repairs to the (BOP) either by removing the LMRP down to the collet connector and install a valve with a flange and then you can have a solid connection if you like to a tanker or drill ship if you still want some of that oil.
G-Captain I was the one that designed the retrofit bop device at http://www.wehdeinteractive.com/RetroFitBOP.html
I did not make a animation for this one yet.
I think this is a very simple solution, easy to build, cheap and will work.
Brad Wehde brad@wehdeinteractive.com[/QUOTE]