Deepwater Horizon Crude Analysis

[Silent1]

Found an interesting image i thought people might want to see:

[shirt]

very nice, but what does it mean? is that good or bad?

[Silent1]

I've also got a copy of the questions sent to Tony hayward with the preliminary investigation done by the US congress, it's available here:
BP Blowout Questions PDF

[SkinnyBoy]

care to elaborate as us non roughnecks may as well be looking at a waitrose receipt.

[Silent1]

The actual analysis, i know nothing about. All i know is they're pretty hot on not wanting people to see that file, so i'm guessing once someone on here with knowledge can explain it will help

[Flintstone]

Silent1 said:

All i know is they're pretty hot on not wanting people to see that file

Any idea why?

[Silent1]

Flintstone said:

Silent1 said:

All i know is they're pretty hot on not wanting people to see that file

Any idea why?

I'm guessing it either shows something bad or is of commercial significance.

[shirt]

i'd go with the latter, its hardly bp's fault if the oil is in some way 'bad', even barry would be hard pushed to argue that.

[westtra]

Having a look at it there doesn't seam to be any significant quantities of anything nasty in the oil. We have well's in the UK a lot worse with regards to the crap in the oil you have to deal with.

Even comercially there is not really that much thats going to cause problems I wouldn't have thought

[zollburgers]

Those readings are a bit worrying if they are accurate. The molecular structure of the red power ranger is known to begin in crude oil with a very similar composition. I'm not religious at all but I prey that Christmas will happen this year.

[XJSJohn]

looks like prety boggo black smelly, even has a low sulphur content.

wouldn't mind a nice long lift of that stuff!

[Flintstone]

XJSJohn said:

looks like prety boggo black smelly, even has a low sulphur content.

Thread drift alert!

I remarked, several years ago, that aircraft fuel (Jet A1) smelled different in Russia. Stronger sulphur whiff. At the time I received some odd looks from colleagues but is it possible that I was right?

Always possible that the delivery hose just wasn't sealing properly but I still wonder. As for their anti-icing additives let's not go down that (worrying at 40,000 feet over Scandinavia in January) path.

[XJSJohn]

dunno on the JP but russian gasoil does tend to have higher sulphur content so quite possible that your ruskie jet fuel may have as well!

[Mojocvh]

Quote..

"Despite the risks, BP chose to install the singl e string of casing instead of a liner and
tieback, applying for an amended permit on April 15,11 The company's application stated that
the full casing string would start at 9 7/8 inches diameter at the top of the well and narrow to 7
inches diameter at the bottom, 12 This application was approved on the same day,13
approach, The third version recommends in favor of the single string of casing and is discussed
below,
IJ E-mail from Frank Patton, MMS, to Heather Powell, JC Connor Consulting
("Modifi cation of Permit to Bypass as Location Surface Lease: 032306 Surface ATea: MC
Surface Block: 252 Bottom Lease: 032306 Bottom ATea: MC Bottom Block: 252 Well Name:
001 Assigned API Number: 608174116901 has been approved, as of2010-04-15 14:39:39,0")
(Apr. 14,20 10), Ms, Powell then forwarded the approval to BP, E-mail from Heather Powell...."


so the (I presume from the flannel above) regulators had to AUTHORISE this??

[Pesty]

Mojocvh said:

so the (I presume from the flannel above) regulators had to AUTHORISE this??

Looks like it

[BrassMan]

Pesty said:

Mojocvh said:

so the (I presume from the flannel above) regulators had to AUTHORISE this??

Looks like it

Like everyone else, if you let them get away with it, they will do it. I saw an article in a trade publication on thursday which stated that the US in is the same position as the UK in 1988, realising that production and safety are a trade-off.

[XJSJohn]

Pesty said:

Mojocvh said:

so the (I presume from the flannel above) regulators had to AUTHORISE this??

Looks like it

you have to see class certification (or lack thereof for vessels operating in GoM. Most only have costguard certificates and cannot even operate anywhere else!! Some of the marine construction barges are frankly shocking!