Deepwater Horizon - Transocean Oil Rig Fire

Offshore
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[QUOTE=BLISTERS;41208]When Alcor shows up we all know somethin’s ain’t right at Macondo. Alcor needs to view this clip …the right way to do it…without cutting corners. http://www.aifestival.org/audio-video-library.php?menu=3&title=639&action=full_info Is the rumor that well planning was outsourced to some place cheap true Alcor ?[/QUOTE]

Another sofa engineer imagining that other Operators have never had trouble in their wells. You need to update your video stock and see where Shell’s dumping spots have been. Admittedly, it’s not the GOM, but they’ve had their moments. Not on your shore, so it won’t concern you unnecessarily.
As reported from day one, BP contractually have always had an obligation to cover any clean-up costs. That’s not an admission of guilt. Transocean’s cards are yet to be revealed. All this early judgement may lead to you recanting at a later date. Drilling Contractors, are responsible for their vessels and all who ride on them! The signs were there. Whatever an Operator throws at you it is the duty of the rig to react to signs from the well.
Incidentally, I heard BP will be revealing all regarding their investigation on the 31st of Aug.

As for Macondo, it’s dead.

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Hey Alcor,glad to see you…!!! Offering you a big fish wrapped in newspaper,rofl

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the well might be capped, but, that s kinda scarey, since the relief well isn t operating,and all that pressure,yikes,ya know,on the well, that is inwardly imploding,and leaking thru all those fissures, beneath the seabed,“little methane gysers” and the such…Of course, the dispersants will camaflouge it so well,;just like my "dawn’ does…no one can blame it on BP,they are so good, and honest,and open, and rich,and have professionals making them look so good<who are scared shittless of losing their jobs> I could just go on, and on , and on, and on,allllll daaaaay longggg.

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[QUOTE=alcor;41217]Another sofa engineer imagining that other Operators have never had trouble in their wells. You need to update your video stock and see where Shell’s dumping spots have been. Admittedly, it’s not the GOM, but they’ve had their moments. Not on your shore, so it won’t concern you unnecessarily.
As reported from day one, BP contractually have always had an obligation to cover any clean-up costs. Transocean’s cards are yet to be revealed. All this early judgement may lead to you recanting at a later date. Drilling Contractors, are responsible for their vessels and all who ride on them! The signs were there. Whatever an Operator throws at you it is the duty of the rig to react to signs from the well.
Incidentally, I heard BP will be revealing all regarding their investigation on the 31st of Aug.

As for Macondo, it’s dead.[/QUOTE]
Oh Alcor, please don’t trivialize this catastrophe to a -moment-, like as if in time to come this will viewed by future generations as a minor glitch in Photoshop-BP and oilfield history. This is the largest blowout-pollution in environmental disaster and oilfield history the world over, and it aint over yet. Don’t outsource the blame to 3rd parties. Those guys in DC aren’t going to lose their jobs on BP’s account and that’s for sure. We both know the well is not dead until it is displaced with kill mud from bottom to top, or why else would BP have to keep pumping into it from time to time after that so called successful top kill II ? Right now all that has been done is akin to poking what seems to be a fallen giant to see if it is really dead. As for your the last sentence in your recent post the need for BP to reveal all, is moot, considering you guys are starked naked in the eyes of the world and the rest of the oilfield. Thanks for screwing it up big time for the rest of us in the industry. By the way, any chance you could tell us more about Shell’s dumping spots ?

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[QUOTE=BLISTERS;41220]Oh Alcor, please don’t trivialize this catastrophe to a -moment-, like as if in time to come this will viewed by future generations as a minor glitch in Photoshop-BP and oilfield history. This is the largest blowout-pollution in environmental disaster and oilfield history the world over, and it aint over yet. Don’t outsource the blame to 3rd parties. Those guys in DC aren’t going to lose their jobs on BP’s account and that’s for sure. We both know the well is not dead until it is displaced with kill mud from bottom to top, or why else would BP have to keep pumping into it from time to time after that so called successful top kill II ? Right now all that has been done is akin to poking what seems to be a fallen giant to see if it is really dead. As for your the last sentence in your recent post the need for BP to reveal all, is moot, considering you guys are starked naked in the eyes of the world and the rest of the oilfield. Thanks for screwing it up big time for the rest of us in the industry. By the way, any chance you could tell us more about Shell’s dumping spots ?[/QUOTE]

You may have no idea why they might be pumping, but that just exposes your inexperience. There are very good reasons to pump. Have you ever heard of barite sag?

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[QUOTE=alcor;41226]You may have no idea why they might be pumping, but that just exposes your inexperience. There are very good reasons to pump. Have you ever heard of barite sag?[/QUOTE]

Pardon my inexperience…Barite sag ? If this is the case then why pump base oil ? If barite sag is reducing HSP at the upper sections of the well then technically speaking the well is live and ready to kick and pumping cement was a waste of time. What then is your experienced definition of a dead well ?

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[QUOTE=BLISTERS;41227]Pardon my inexperience…Barite sag ? If this is the case then why pump base oil ? If barite sag is reducing HSP at the upper sections of the well then technically speaking the well is live and ready to kick and pumping cement was a waste of time. What then is your experienced definition of a dead well ?[/QUOTE]

To be perfectly honest, I’d prefer to leave you in the dark because the exlanation doesn’t matter to you. You’ll still be beyond the realms of an education. Stick to roughnecking!

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Hey Alcor, I need some experienced expert advice from someone who knows, like you.

What type of tampons do you recommend using?

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[QUOTE=AyeCaptain;41229]Hey Alcor, I need some experienced expert advice from someone who knows, like you.

What type of tampons do you recommend using?[/QUOTE]

Ask the guy who’s taking care of your wife!

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[QUOTE=alcor;41228]To be perfectly honest, I’d prefer to leave you in the dark because the exlanation doesn’t matter to you. You’ll still be beyond the realms of an education. Stick to roughnecking![/QUOTE]

I take it then that you do not dare give us your definition of what a -dead well means ? Or perhaps like the rest of us and BP, you don’t know for sure. You have also proven you have a very low view of roughnecks. Some died in this blowout. Lots of the worlds top experts in tertiary well control started off as roughnecks like the one in charge of the relief wells at Macondo. It is this aloof arrogance that is the underlying cause of BP’s demise. Sliding astride naked down the sharp edge of a giant inclined razor blade whilst using your gonads for brakes is what you guys are doing to yourselves. Whats’ your problem Alcor ?..been run off by a US toolpusher before ? If the well is dead as you claim then there’s going to be no problem at all removing the BOP - no oil will gush out of a dead well. Am I right ? I ask you again…what is your definition of a dead well within the context of the current situation at Macondo ? Do you think the well will flow when the BOP is removed ? Now don’t be afraid to commit to an answer. Right or eventually wrong your views will be appreciated. Don’t allow fear of making an ass of yourself on the www hold you back.

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Well, since I wasn’t deleted, how about this.

Plumes of Gulf oil spreading east on sea floor

By the CNN Wire Staff
August 17, 2010 6:06 a.m. EDT

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/17/gulf.oil.disaster/?hpt=T2

Now that MSM is covering it, does that make it official enough for you guys?

Shakes head and goes to work.

You guys have a great day.

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[QUOTE=MikeDB;41237]
Plumes of Gulf oil spreading east on sea floor

By the CNN Wire Staff
August 17, 2010 6:06 a.m. EDT

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/17/gulf.oil.disaster/?hpt=T2

[/QUOTE]

The plumes are bad news. Wish they had not used so much dispersants; then it would have been a lot easier to deal with the oil on surface (burn, collect, etc.). Seems a lot of oil booms were not used and the suppliers are crying since they hustled to get them manufactured.

W.r.t. to the well I agree with Alcor: the well is dead, which means the well will not flow when the stack is lifted like they are planning to do, as eluded to in the cnn article. Think it is stupid to install another BOP stack; they should just install some kind of cap like BP is proposing, since a BOP stack is only needed if pipe is run into the well.

Hearings will restart on Monday. Interesting development w.r.t. witness’: lists are currently being revised. See:
http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/site/3043/

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ExCompanyMan, would you look at this video and give your thoughts as to whether this is the same as the other videos showing the BOP?

Thank you.

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Eleven Lives By Tom Junod http://www.esquire.com/features/gulf-oil-spill-lives-0910

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unable to access youtube in office; will check it later tonight at home.

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With all of the hoopla out there on the web regarding Well A and Well B, and whether or not the second well was ever started etc. Is is possible that the reason behind the two relief wells being drilled is so that one can be used to kill Well A and one to kill Well B? The wells are allegedly only 120’ apart. Do any of you experts out there consign to the theory that Well B exploded, and Well A is still leaking, or vice versa? Also, has there been any mention of this in the investigation hearings?

p.s. I miss CompanyMan1. I would really like to hear his theory on this.

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Kearns, please read alf’s post 5417,there’s only one well,Yes, I miss cm1 as well,there consign to the theory that Well B exploded, and Well A is still leaking, or vice versa? Also, has there been any mention of this in the investigation hearings?

p.s. I miss CompanyMan1. I would really like to hear his theory on this.[/QUOTE]

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Ocean Intervention III – ROV 1 is now showing oil droplets? rising from the ocean floor. If I knew how to capture it, I would. Time 11:58 AM.

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[QUOTE=kearns;41246]With all of the hoopla out there on the web regarding Well A and Well B, and whether or not the second well was ever started etc. Is is possible that the reason behind the two relief wells being drilled is so that one can be used to kill Well A and one to kill Well B? The wells are allegedly only 120’ apart. Do any of you experts out there consign to the theory that Well B exploded, and Well A is still leaking, or vice versa? Also, has there been any mention of this in the investigation hearings?

p.s. I miss CompanyMan1. I would really like to hear his theory on this.[/QUOTE] kearns , please read ALF’s post 5417 There is only one well.

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[B]
Interview of Mike Williams, Chief Electronics Technician aboard DWH 4-20-10

60 Minutes

Blowout: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster

May 16, 2010

[/B]<snip>

The tension in every drilling operation is between doing things safely and doing them fast; time is money and this job was costing BP a million dollars a day. But Williams says there was trouble from the start - getting to the oil was taking too long.

Williams said they were told it would take 21 days; according to him, it actually took six weeks.

With the schedule slipping, Williams says a BP manager ordered a faster pace.

“And he requested to the driller, ‘Hey, let’s bump it up. Let’s bump it up.’ And what he was talking about there is he’s bumping up the rate of penetration. How fast the drill bit is going down,” Williams said.

Williams says going faster caused the bottom of the well to split open, swallowing tools and that drilling fluid called “mud.”

[B]“We actually got stuck. And we got stuck so bad we had to send tools down into the drill pipe and sever the pipe,” Williams explained.[/B]

[U][B]That well was abandoned and Deepwater Horizon had to drill a new route to the oil. It cost BP more than two weeks and millions of dollars.[/B][/U]

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[B]
Discovery of second pipe in Deepwater Horizon riser stirs debate among experts

July 09, 2010[/B]
[B]David Hammer, The Times-Picayune[/B]

For the first time Friday, the Coast Guard and BP acknowledged that a mysterious second pipe, [B]wedged next to the drill pipe in what remains of the Deepwater Horizon’s riser [/B]is fouling up the works where the well is spewing hundreds of millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

[B]"We used a diamond saw and we got inside. We found there was actually two sets of drill pipe there, " said retired Adm. Thad Allen,[/B] the top U.S. Coast Guard official overseeing the response to America’s worst oil spill ever.

Some experts say a second piece of drill pipe in the riser could have prevented shear rams on the rig’s blowout preventer from sealing the well and permanently cutting off the flow of oil after the April 20 explosion. The presence of two pipes could have also contributed to BP’s failure to make a clean cut on the riser when securing the existing containment dome, inhibiting its ability to collect the maximum amount of oil.

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photo at http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/07/post_19.html

They got stuck, capped that well and MMS gave BP permission to drill [B]horizontally[/B] and then down to the oil.

Is that also “fringe”?