Title: A question for logical thinking people Source:
4um URL Source:[None] Published:Jun 13, 2010 Author:me Post Date:2010-06-13 10:37:51 by Itistoolate Keywords:None Views:627 Comments:22
Obama OK'ed drilling and within 2 - 3 weeks there was an "oil spill".
How can a company go down 5,000 ft and then 3 miles into the sea floor in that time frame?
Obama OK'ed drilling and within 2 - 3 weeks there was an "oil spill".
How can a company go down 5,000 ft and then 3 miles into the sea floor in that time frame?
This was a SETUP from day one.
Why wouldn't a relief well be done first? I don't know much about this sort of thing, but I would think if they were doing something like this that precautions would have to be put in place BEFORE the well was drilled?
In March 2008, the mineral rights to drill for oil on the Macondo Prospect were purchased by BP at the Minerals Management Service's lease sale. The platform commenced drilling in February 2010 at a water depth of approximately 5,000 feet (1,500 m). At the time of the explosion the rig was drilling an exploratory well. The planned well was to be drilled to 18,000 feet (5,500 m) below sea level, and was to be plugged and suspended for subsequent completion as a subsea producer. Production casing was being run and cemented at the time of the accident. Once the cementing was complete, it was due to be tested for integrity and a cement plug set to temporarily abandon the well for later completion as a subsea producer.
In February 2009, BP filed a 52 page exploration and environmental impact plan for the Macondo well with the Minerals Management Service (MMS), an arm of the United States Department of the Interior that oversees offshore drilling. The plan stated that it was "unlikely that an accidental surface or subsurface oil spill would occur from the proposed activities".[18] In the event an accident did take place the plan stated that due to the well being 48 miles (77 km) from shore and the response capabilities that would be implemented, no significant adverse impacts would be expected.[18] The Department of the Interior exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling operation from a detailed environmental impact study after concluding that a massive oil spill was unlikely