[QUOTE=bigmoose;39851]So far only apparent dischare is some small bubbleing today on cement return line at seafloor of BOP:
Doesn’t look to be forming hydrates… helium separation and migration?
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Edit on conference call this am BP mentioned bubbles. Nitrogen or biodegradeable methane. Not concerned, will take a sample.[/QUOTE]
The valve looks to be closed, and now it’s bubbling where it wasn’t before… interesting.
I wonder if they are using similar type valves to these…
“1 EA VALVE, BALL, NOM 3 , FULL PORT (3 X 3 ),
3 NPT FEMALE END CONNECTIONS, CARBON STEEL BODY,
316SS TRIM, [B]1500 PSI INTERNAL[/B], 3000 PSI EXTERNAL”?
I don’t know the exact spec for the Dril-Quip 36" Low Pressure Housing, but a competitors LPH is rated as “1000 PSI MWP”