[QUOTE=xyzzy;32723]Live video of well leak below. If this is a 21" pipe and its blowing at 10-15k psi, doesn’t that translate to more like 40-60k barrels a day??? According to this formula this leak is far worse than 5k barrels a day.
I know that there are some very experienced very well educated people here,… can someone chime in with an opinion on this video, and an actual rate of flow?
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This is a 21" pipe with numerous twist turns and kinks. All of which are going to restrict flow rates. The well is also free flowing and I have yet to see any data on actual downhole pressures. There is also the issue of having an oil/gas mixture in different phases (i.e. gas, liquid, solids). I’m by no means an expert on well flow data but I’m familiar with general principles of hydraulic flow. Bottom line is this will be extremely difficult to determine flow rate with any degree of accuracy but due to above mentioned conditions it is obvious that flow is restricted and it isn’t as simple as calculating pipe diameters and fluid velocities.