BP hit wellhead pressure of 70,000 psi, Destroyed all safety valves.........

wymondham

ok, is it worth me making the final payment on my summer holiday, or am i wasting my money?

brit1234

wymondham wrote: »

ok, is it worth me making the final payment on my summer holiday, or am i wasting my money?

It depends if you believe toxic mutant skank is going to come up from the earths core and wipe out humanity.

Ladbooks 50/50 odds at moment.;)

marklv

The Russians drilled very deeply in Siberia - 14 kilometres - and discovered the screams of hell!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iPIXq_jGMQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JN0s3AQxNw&feature=related

And I think there will be HELL TO PAY for BP!!

amcluesent

That's not the half of it. The release of 10 of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf waters is changing water salinity and hence water density, bringing to a halt the Gulf Stream flow of warmer water across the Atlantic. Britain's average temperature will drop by 10 degrees and we'll be snowbound all winter like Moscow.

The don't dare use a nuclear device to halt the leak, as the seismic instability in the region will cause multiple Caribbean islands such as Hispaniola to sink into the sea, leading to a new Atlantis

vivatifosi

brit1234 wrote: »

It depends if you believe toxic mutant skank is going to come up from the earths core and wipe out humanity.

Ladbooks 50/50 odds at moment.;)

Does this whole thread remind anyone of that episode of Dr Who the other week? Let's not forget the threat of imminent attack by the Silurians.

Wymondham, book that holiday and leave soon! With the imminent threat of nuclear explosion, volcanic ash and the end of the Mayan calendar the window of opportunity for a carefree trip to the seaside is shrinking!

Jonbvn

I work in the oil industry.

Hopefully this story is true, and we will see $300/bbl oil tomorrow.





(j/k)

dandy-candy

Can we try plugging the hole with the contestants of the latest series of Big Brother? Might be a high point after 10 years of dross.

purch

“They hit a wellhead pressure of somewhere between 20, 000 and 70,000 pounds per square inch (psi).”

Can you not be a little more accurate ?

That's quite a wide spread. :eek:

Jonbvn

purch wrote: »

Can you not be a little more accurate ?

That's quite a wide spread. :eek:

Given that the yield stress of normal steel is 36ksi, I think that they must have gotten to Jules Verne depths.;)

amcluesent

Water pressure at 1 mile is 2,400 psi and the oil is gushing like a fountain, so well-head upward pressure is well-over 2,400 psi. No wonder they daren't close off more vents as it'll blow the cap and emergency riser to shreds.