Oil Spill in Gulf

[huntersmky]

call me stupid, but i'm no oil man. what is pushing the oil out of the ground? I thought it was pumped from the pressure that the rig itself pushed.

[LODI QUACKER]

Dam fine question!

The problems we have these days from that mentality, It doesnt effect me or my 37.25 acres so screw em. It is not the right attitude to have.

[Relentless]

Dam fine question!

The problems we have these days from that mentality, It doesnt effect me or my 37.25 acres so screw em. It is not the right attitude to have.

It affects me...especially when it comes into my backyard. As for charter boat captains in venice suing BP....that doesn't affect me. So that I don't care about.

[teul2]

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749 ... o=19384055

[LODI QUACKER]

I see said the blind man.

[skywalker]

I am sure this will halt most future off shore drilling.......

[cwink]

I heard that BP did not install a shut off valve on the sea floor which is causing such a big issue. The shut off valve was not mandatory, so they didn't install it.. It could become a huge issue for sure, but I think the political fallout will be much bigger.

You can not shut down an entire industry because of this disaster.. That would be like shutting down the airlines because of a plane crash... The fact is oil will be needed for centuries to come.. You will never completly stop using it.

[teul2]

You will never completly stop using it.

BET!
We will when we run out.
That will not be for a LONG time, but it will happen.

[cwink]

You will never completly stop using it.

BET!
We will when we run out.
That will not be for a LONG time, but it will happen.

I'll take that bet.. But how are we going to know who wins????? Since neither one of us will be here to see it.

[BAY KINGFISHER]

Pressure from the reservoir pushes the oil to the surface, Flow tubing pressure on big wells can be above 1200 psi. the downhole valve or sssv on a completed well works off hydraulics. takes 10,000 -15,000 psi to operate most of these. BP is taking a lot of heat from various media outlets for the spill, believe me if they could stop this, it already would have been done!! We are just seeing the risk of drilling and producing petroleum in the deep water Gulf first hand.
First, big explosion and loss of life, next an environmental catastrophe. It's a dammmm shame but its the risk. Many redundant Safety systems failed for this to occur. Does this suck?, yes!!. Can we do anything about it?, No!! So, if you are having problems stomaching the spill, go and drain your engines of oil and your tanks of gas and see how far you get!! Believe me, this spill upsets me. The marshes I hunt and fish are threatened right now, the seafood , oysters, and fish I consume are threatened right now!! Am I worried about the outcome?, yes. Did I fill up my Tundra today for $ 55 dollars, when without drilling in the Gulf I probably wouldnt even have the truck. So tonight, before I lay my head down on the pillow, I will pray for the families and souls of the missing and for the tiredless effort of everyone trying to keep the oil off my beach!!!

[Relentless]

Pressure from the reservoir pushes the oil to the surface, Flow tubing pressure on big wells can be above 1200 psi. the downhole valve or sssv on a completed well works off hydraulics. takes 10,000 -15,000 psi to operate most of these. BP is taking a lot of heat from various media outlets for the spill, believe me if they could stop this, it already would have been done!! We are just seeing the risk of drilling and producing petroleum in the deep water Gulf first hand.
First, big explosion and loss of life, next an environmental catastrophe. It's a dammmm shame but its the risk. Many redundant Safety systems failed for this to occur. Does this suck?, yes!!. Can we do anything about it?, No!! So, if you are having problems stomaching the spill, go and drain your engines of oil and your tanks of gas and see how far you get!! Believe me, this spill upsets me. The marshes I hunt and fish are threatened right now, the seafood , oysters, and fish I consume are threatened right now!! Am I worried about the outcome?, yes. Did I feel up my Tundra today for $ 55 dollars, when without drilling in the Gulf I probably wouldnt even have the truck. So tonight, before I lay my head down on the pillow, I will pray for the families and souls of the missing and for the tiredless effort of everyone trying to keep the oil off my beach!!!

well said Amen

[dukhntn]

Pressure from the reservoir pushes the oil to the surface, Flow tubing pressure on big wells can be above 1200 psi. the downhole valve or sssv on a completed well works off hydraulics. takes 10,000 -15,000 psi to operate most of these. BP is taking a lot of heat from various media outlets for the spill, believe me if they could stop this, it already would have been done!! We are just seeing the risk of drilling and producing petroleum in the deep water Gulf first hand.
First, big explosion and loss of life, next an environmental catastrophe. It's a dammmm shame but its the risk. Many redundant Safety systems failed for this to occur. Does this suck?, yes!!. Can we do anything about it?, No!! So, if you are having problems stomaching the spill, go and drain your engines of oil and your tanks of gas and see how far you get!! Believe me, this spill upsets me. The marshes I hunt and fish are threatened right now, the seafood , oysters, and fish I consume are threatened right now!! Am I worried about the outcome?, yes. Did I feel up my Tundra today for $ 55 dollars, when without drilling in the Gulf I probably wouldnt even have the truck. So tonight, before I lay my head down on the pillow, I will pray for the families and souls of the missing and for the tiredless effort of everyone trying to keep the oil off my beach!!!

Harumph! Harumph!

[huntersmky]

wow well said. Thanks

Pressure from the reservoir pushes the oil to the surface, Flow tubing pressure on big wells can be above 1200 psi. the downhole valve or sssv on a completed well works off hydraulics. takes 10,000 -15,000 psi to operate most of these. BP is taking a lot of heat from various media outlets for the spill, believe me if they could stop this, it already would have been done!! We are just seeing the risk of drilling and producing petroleum in the deep water Gulf first hand.
First, big explosion and loss of life, next an environmental catastrophe. It's a dammmm shame but its the risk. Many redundant Safety systems failed for this to occur. Does this suck?, yes!!. Can we do anything about it?, No!! So, if you are having problems stomaching the spill, go and drain your engines of oil and your tanks of gas and see how far you get!! Believe me, this spill upsets me. The marshes I hunt and fish are threatened right now, the seafood , oysters, and fish I consume are threatened right now!! Am I worried about the outcome?, yes. Did I feel up my Tundra today for $ 55 dollars, when without drilling in the Gulf I probably wouldnt even have the truck. So tonight, before I lay my head down on the pillow, I will pray for the families and souls of the missing and for the tiredless effort of everyone trying to keep the oil off my beach!!!

[MudHog]

Pressure from the reservoir pushes the oil to the surface, Flow tubing pressure on big wells can be above 1200 psi. the downhole valve or sssv on a completed well works off hydraulics. takes 10,000 -15,000 psi to operate most of these. BP is taking a lot of heat from various media outlets for the spill, believe me if they could stop this, it already would have been done!! We are just seeing the risk of drilling and producing petroleum in the deep water Gulf first hand.
First, big explosion and loss of life, next an environmental catastrophe. It's a dammmm shame but its the risk. Many redundant Safety systems failed for this to occur. Does this suck?, yes!!. Can we do anything about it?, No!! So, if you are having problems stomaching the spill, go and drain your engines of oil and your tanks of gas and see how far you get!! Believe me, this spill upsets me. The marshes I hunt and fish are threatened right now, the seafood , oysters, and fish I consume are threatened right now!! Am I worried about the outcome?, yes. Did I feel up my Tundra today for $ 55 dollars, when without drilling in the Gulf I probably wouldnt even have the truck. So tonight, before I lay my head down on the pillow, I will pray for the families and souls of the missing and for the tiredless effort of everyone trying to keep the oil off my beach!!!

Thanks for saying everything I've been thinking, but in a much better way of saying it. I've been biting my tongue reading what everyone is posting, but holding back my statements for sake of sanity. Being in the oil industry as you were, we know how things work and the importance of this industry. Everyday millions of people drive drive to work, etc all because of the oil industry. People want to complain about it, but then they start to complain about importing oil or high gas prices too. The media isn't helping either. As far as this whole 5,000 bbls leaking, there is no science behind this number. There is no flow meter measuring this flow rate. No, it's NOAA looking at a satellite map and looking at the size of the slick and throwing a number out there.


To those that say we will run out, our children's great grand children will still likely be using oil.

[marty lee]

wow well said. Thanks

Pressure from the reservoir pushes the oil to the surface, Flow tubing pressure on big wells can be above 1200 psi. the downhole valve or sssv on a completed well works off hydraulics. takes 10,000 -15,000 psi to operate most of these. BP is taking a lot of heat from various media outlets for the spill, believe me if they could stop this, it already would have been done!! We are just seeing the risk of drilling and producing petroleum in the deep water Gulf first hand.
First, big explosion and loss of life, next an environmental catastrophe. It's a dammmm shame but its the risk. Many redundant Safety systems failed for this to occur. Does this suck?, yes!!. Can we do anything about it?, No!! So, if you are having problems stomaching the spill, go and drain your engines of oil and your tanks of gas and see how far you get!! Believe me, this spill upsets me. The marshes I hunt and fish are threatened right now, the seafood , oysters, and fish I consume are threatened right now!! Am I worried about the outcome?, yes. Did I feel up my Tundra today for $ 55 dollars, when without drilling in the Gulf I probably wouldnt even have the truck. So tonight, before I lay my head down on the pillow, I will pray for the families and souls of the missing and for the tiredless effort of everyone trying to keep the oil off my beach!!!

i agree. and if you have ever taken part of cleaning up an oil spill you know how hard a job this is. it is much more than a tug boat pulling a boom around.