A Bomb Could Stop The Gulf Oil Leak

[justintempler]

It wouldn't have to be a nuke


In Soviet Russia, Oil drills you!
In America. . .f@$k!

[tom502]

I have heard this too, and it might be a good idea.

[danielan]

I'm not sure why you would blow it up if you have a hole down there.

I mean, I understand why they did it 60 years ago, I'm just not sure why we would do it that way now.

If we get the relief wells in place you suddenly get LOTS of options.

[Simplysnus]

Relief wells won't be ready until August though

[danielan]

Relief wells won't be ready until August though

Right, I've spent some time around the oil fields but I'm certainly no expert - so keep that in mind, I don't know of any reason that the hole to slide the bomb down would drill much faster then the hole for the relief well.

[bakerbarber]

I got in an argument about this today.

Daisy-cutters, small nuke, whatever. I'd have tried that around 75,000 barrels ago.

They capped at the $100,000,000.00 liability the day it happened. No reason to make haste solving the problem now.

I thought Obama said everything was going to be ok.

I... I....... I'm going to go suck my thumb in the corner and rock back and forth...

[Simplysnus]

Right, I've spent some time around the oil fields but I'm certainly no expert - so keep that in mind, I don't know of any reason that the hole to slide the bomb down would drill much faster then the hole for the relief well.

Touché! I admit to not knowing how long the bomb plan would take.

[danielan]

Well if you get it wrong (i.e. above the main non-permeable layer or end up shattering the non-permeable layer) you can get much bigger problems, potentially unsolvable problems (acres of seepage instead of 1 main leak, etc).

BP should have most of the geology to examine this, but it probably would all need to be re-modeled and re-considered since the last time anyone looked at this they were not thinking about blowing it up.

I am not aware of any current liability cap - there was one at $75M, but they publicly stated that they would not limit themselves to it.

They certainly have plenty of reasons to make haste. Cap or not. While lots more could be happening on the surface - is anyone "in the know" suggesting that they are not trying to fix the leak quickly enough?

[GoVegan]

I am wondering about the possibility of a bomb making it even worse.

[lxskllr]

I am wondering about the possibility of a bomb making it even worse.

That's what I've wondered. It seems like that could go 2 ways. Cover it up, or make a bigger hole :^O

[bakerbarber]

Read what Tony Hayward is quoted as saying in the latest issue of Forbes.

http://www.forbes.com/global/2010/06...rformance.html

[bakerbarber]

BP's Tony Hayward thinks the Gulf of Mexico spill might help the oil industry gropes for an upside.

"Deepwater drilling will be transformed by this event," he says. "If we can win the hearts and minds of the communities that are impacted, then we have the potential to enhance our reputation rather than have it damaged."

Delusional? Experts agree the industry will change in the wake of the disaster. "Regulations have not kept up with technological change," says Beverly Sauer, professor at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. She sees it swinging back. For 20 years the oil industry has pushed farther offshore, drilling 14,000 wells in water depths of more than 700 feet, into ever trickier reservoirs, with higher pressures and temperatures (and very few serious accidents). Something bad was bound to happen.

[desirexe]

Forget the bomb, they just need to plug the hole with Mighty Putty!

[GoVegan]

Forget the bomb, they just need to plug the hole with Mighty Putty!

Love the idea!

[Jwalker]

Give it a try apparently the top kill went tits up and the oil still leaking last I heard. Tony Hayword should shut his mouth if he knows whats good for him he may as well have said let the gulf fisherman fish oil.