5,000 barrels a day

Gulf spill may be worse than thought
Executive: Well could be spewing out 5,000 barrels a day

Associated Press
April 28, 2010


Much more oil may be leaking from a Gulf of Mexico drilling site than first estimated,
BP's Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said on Thursday.

The leak is more than the 1,000 barrels of day that was originally estimated last week
after a deepwater rig exploded and burned off the coast of Louisiana, Suttles told NBC's TODAY show.

It may be as much as a new estimate of 5,000 barrels a day that the government first
provided late Wednesday, he said.


"I would say there is little threat to the environment because it won't coat an animal,
and because all the volatiles have been consumed if it gets on a shore it can be simply picked up," he said. [Greg Pollock]


The decision to burn some of the oil came after crews operating submersible robots failed
to activate a shut-off device that would halt the flow of oil on the sea bottom 5,000 feet below.

Greg Pollock, head of the oil spill division of the Texas General Land Office, which is providing
equipment for crews in the Gulf, said he is not aware of a similar burn ever being done off the U.S.
coast.
The last time crews with his agency used fire booms to burn oil was a 1995 spill on the San Jacinto River.






Link to source

at first they said no leaks and i was like how can that be? what a shame. all those lives and all the damage

Now if the oil is escaping from the sea floor isn't it cold enough at that depth for the oil to congeal into one mass and settle on the sea floor? Kinda like magma that cools and becomes rock?

stevaroni wrote:

Now if the oil is escaping from the sea floor isn't it cold enough at that depth for the oil to congeal into one mass and settle on the sea floor? Kinda like magma that cools and becomes rock?

probably not because oil in it's natural state isn't a solid

Seems like by now they would have come up with something to suck it up and seperate the water and oil. It's not like the first or last time this will happen. And why didn't they get a ring around it before it spread?

Joebert wrote:

Seems like by now they would have come up with something to suck it up and seperate the water and oil. It's not like the first or last time this will happen. And why didn't they get a ring around it before it spread?

becasue obama was asleep at the wheel and didn't send help

Tango said he heard something about someone's gonna try to use sonic waves ...
I am so behind on current events right now

Edelweiss wrote:

c/thru wrote:

Tango said he heard something about someone's gonna try to use sonic waves ...
I am so behind on current events right now

Now the plan is to drill a new pipe next to the leak to relieve the pressure ..so they can cap the leak...
that would take about a month...
too late by then to save the gulf coast...will loose lots of wildlife...
too bad they can't change the wind direction...
also too bad we're soooo hungry for oil...

such a shame. and such a shame it takes a major disaster to force them to take future precautions.

KK wrote:

Joebert wrote:

Seems like by now they would have come up with something to suck it up and seperate the water and oil. It's not like the first or last time this will happen. And why didn't they get a ring around it before it spread?

becasue obama was asleep at the wheel and didn't send help

Dont worry, with the help of the media he will dodge the blame.

[/quote]such a shame. and such a shame it takes a major disaster to force them to take future precautions.[/quote]


considering this is the third disaster caused by B P, I don't think they care about precautions...
were the first two disasters blamed on Bush?...i'm just askin'

Edelweiss wrote:

such a shame. and such a shame it takes a major disaster to force them to take future precautions.[/quote]


considering this is the third disaster caused by B P, I don't think they care about precautions...
were the first two disasters blamed on Bush?...i'm just askin'[/quote] the funny thing is the far left is trying to blame this one on cheney

KK wrote:

Edelweiss wrote:

such a shame. and such a shame it takes a major disaster to force them to take future precautions.

considering this is the third disaster caused by B P, I don't think they care about precautions...
were the first two disasters blamed on Bush?...i'm just askin'[/quote] the funny thing is the far left is trying to blame this one on cheney[/quote]



I'm blaming Brittish Petrolium...yep, thats who I'll blame

i blame corporate greed and politics, which go hand in hand. i blame apathy among the voters. we're willing to pay any price for convenience

This is a tragedy of epic proportions no matter who gets blamed. There will be at least a little bit of oil washing up on beaches all over the world. We already have tiny specks of black oil on some beaches hundreds of miles away from any deep sea oil operations.

KK wrote:

i blame corporate greed and politics, which go hand in hand. i blame apathy among the voters. we're willing to pay any price for convenience

All true, and human nature being what it is little will ever change despite the "green" movement. Humans will use and abuse the planet until some day it wont support life anymore and will become just another lifeless sphere orbiting the sun. Not a very pleasant thought but thats the way it is.

I agree some what. We will be using petroleum for the forseeable future. "Green" technology is nice but it is not at a point that it contributes significantly to our needs. I don't know how long it will be until it does make a difference, but it will be awhile.

If the oil leak was in the middle of the ocean and not near land it wouldn't be such a problem. Once the oil gets to land it becomes a disaster.

BMG wrote:

KK wrote:

i blame corporate greed and politics, which go hand in hand. i blame apathy among the voters. we're willing to pay any price for convenience

All true, and human nature being what it is little will ever change despite the "green" movement. Humans will use and abuse the planet until some day it wont support life anymore and will become just another lifeless sphere orbiting the sun. Not a very pleasant thought but thats the way it is.

but peoples bank accounts will be full so......

stevaroni wrote:

I agree some what. We will be using petroleum for the forseeable future. "Green" technology is nice but it is not at a point that it contributes significantly to our needs. I don't know how long it will be until it does make a difference, but it will be awhile.

If the oil leak was in the middle of the ocean and not near land it wouldn't be such a problem. Once the oil gets to land it becomes a disaster.

the real problem is the devastation to sea life. it creates a huge dead zone. it will take years for that area to recover

KK wrote:

stevaroni wrote:

I agree some what. We will be using petroleum for the forseeable future. "Green" technology is nice but it is not at a point that it contributes significantly to our needs. I don't know how long it will be until it does make a difference, but it will be awhile.

If the oil leak was in the middle of the ocean and not near land it wouldn't be such a problem. Once the oil gets to land it becomes a disaster.

the real problem is the devastation to sea life. it creates a huge dead zone. it will take years for that area to recover

Looks ike it's still growing.

Joebert wrote:

KK wrote:

stevaroni wrote:

I agree some what. We will be using petroleum for the forseeable future. "Green" technology is nice but it is not at a point that it contributes significantly to our needs. I don't know how long it will be until it does make a difference, but it will be awhile.

If the oil leak was in the middle of the ocean and not near land it wouldn't be such a problem. Once the oil gets to land it becomes a disaster.

the real problem is the devastation to sea life. it creates a huge dead zone. it will take years for that area to recover

Looks ike it's still growing.

we will all be long dead before those areas recover.

rastakitteh wrote:

Joebert wrote:

KK wrote:

stevaroni wrote:

I agree some what. We will be using petroleum for the forseeable future. "Green" technology is nice but it is not at a point that it contributes significantly to our needs. I don't know how long it will be until it does make a difference, but it will be awhile.

If the oil leak was in the middle of the ocean and not near land it wouldn't be such a problem. Once the oil gets to land it becomes a disaster.

the real problem is the devastation to sea life. it creates a huge dead zone. it will take years for that area to recover

Looks ike it's still growing.

we will all be long dead before those areas recover.

look how long it took in alaska. an they have much greater currents cycling the water there

Think it will get out of the Gulf? But on a good note when you go swinning you don't have to put on sun screeen.

Joebert wrote:

Think it will get out of the Gulf? But on a good note when you go swinning you don't have to put on sun screeen.

Oh yeah, it will get out of the gulf.

BTW......what is the SPF factor for light crude oil ?

Joebert wrote:

Think it will get out of the Gulf? But on a good note when you go swinning you don't have to put on sun screeen.

yes. hopefully all the way to venezuela