Comments on: Separating Oil and Water

By: Lynne

Lynne — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:03:31 +0000

BP was hoping all that “green crap” and paying off politicians worked better than safety standards. Well not so much. Hell I can understand the basics of pressure and physics.
I assume they in the government can as well. So they want an evirommental and economic catastrophe. They must want it because the hold up all plans to prevent it is government directed.
Obama does not want the oil spill capped. He won’t rein in the EPA on fuel. He is going after coal in the east and natural gas in the west. And all oil anywhere.
If this was the hope & change you wanted be happy. Nancy Pelosi is working hard for that socialist state.
Most of us will remember in November.

By: James the Wanderer

James the Wanderer — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:00:06 +0000

The engineer inside me cringes…
It takes real stupidity to cut corners on a well 5,000 feet down. If true, BP deserves every knock it gets, and then some.
That pipe looks about ten inches in diameter. Submarine floating hose (such as connects LOOP, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port to shore) can be made 18″ or 24″ in diameter (or greater); weight one end, drop it down near and robot it directly over the pipe, catch lots of oil and pump it onto a tanker to keep the circulation flowing.
My Lord, there’s got to be a better solution than the (six now?) they’re tried so far – get on with it, and keep the bureaucrats in Washington where we can at least shut them up from time to time!
Oh well, back to your regularly scheduled reality.

By: Oldmanriver

Oldmanriver — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:45:05 +0000

True true, its not that hard to lay down a simple plan like you did. Sometimes its the simple things that are hard for others to understand. Im guilty of that myself sometimes. I actually think that most people would feel a lot better if BP would do something like this. Just a simple bullet point plan of how they plan on dealing with the problem. A 30000 ft view like this would go a long way.

LOL I dont know that anyone has ever told me that I am warm and fuzzy lol, but thanks! and you are welcome.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:25:41 +0000

I will cherish your warm and fuzzy OMR it means a lot to me though most don’t pay attention.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:14:50 +0000

OMR I’d love to be nominated to do the stuff I laid out and to watch folks heads explode. I am one of the least PC people in the world. I’d just do my job you nominated me to but I’d actually want to get the job done. Doesn’t play well back in DC. But it was fun imagining stuff.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:54:41 +0000

It really isn’t that hard. Define the problem. That is always the first step on troubleshooting. Now what we see as a problem. Is not what DC see is a problem.
I simply want the spill fixed. I have no time for blame. Afterwords from the crap I have heard so far I’d hammer BP. But 1st things 1st stop the oil or mitigate the effects. I lots of time to sue BP I only have short time to affect fisheries, beaches and wildlife.
Shucks most folks would come up with the same ideas given time.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:27:17 +0000

Well I admit I’m not in the spotlight. I may react differently then. I’m no engineer, but most engineers I’ve met love solving problems. I do know what leadership can be and how it can help solve problems. I’d be happy to do it if I could grab a military hop or a gas paid for that all. I’m already on SSD so I’m being paid. I may need some reimbursement on my RV parking. And some gas money. $6000.00 tops I’m driving from Idaho, I don’t make money but I don’t lose to much either. I’ll buy my own food.
It really has a simple if not easy fix.

By: Oldmanriver

Oldmanriver — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:32:51 +0000

Maybe someone should nominate Lynn to head the effort to deal with the disastor. Thats the first actual plan I have seen to deal with this mess.

By: lynne

lynne — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:23:39 +0000

I think there is a “major disconnect” from reality from some folks. Yes getting angry may get you a special type of bottled water. Or berating a chef or shopkepper may get you a certain product. Those are things/choices a person can control. BP has no control of the the spill. Maybe they “screwed the pooch” to start off on blowing off safety or buying regulators. But the US Government was culpable in that as well as not enforcing safety standards.
I don’t think anyone wants this spill ended more than BP does. From a PR standpoint not to say all those gallons of oil they can’t sell.
Problem solving:
1. Contain all or most of the oil.
2. Protect the beaches with extra measures if # 1 does not work.
3. Pay off folks hurt by spill. To get the economy going. Hell, Hire them to work on contaiment and testing. No one will care more on protecting or building the fish population.
4.All oil companies are given an incentive to drill to take the pressure off the well. All drilling into that well/pocket that drops the pressure gets a lease and may develope that pocket. Sorry BP is not eligible for any additional leases.
5. Raise the moritorium on drilling for all companies with a good safety record. Less than 10 infractions in 5 years per company and reveiw all safety plans and base them in reality. Not this protecting Walrus in the Gulf crap that BP gave.
6. Open up cleanup to everyone. We want Biologically sound ideas for cleanup. Turn folks loose to try. Do an X-prise project, Top of water, water at depth and recovering the land and animals. I don’t know that hay or straw won’t work on the ocean as well as it works in tubs or tanks. Heck let them try to win a prize. Dawn works pretty good on scrubbing animals but there are problems with that process. Maybe someone can do a better job on saving critters. A beach recovery tool or process.
A million dollar X-prize for 5 or 6 ideas would be cheap compared to the estimated cleanup costs. Plus the US Gov or BP would seem to be proactive and trying to fix things.

By: C Harriger

C Harriger — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:08:22 +0000

One brief story to add. At the ripe old age of 19 i was hired to work on a cementing crew for a well in Pa. We had solid ground under us and could see the casing. It was an exhausting task. I can’t imagine doing the same thing to a well 5000 feet below my shifting feet on the deck of a ship after a blowout. No matter what they (BP) might be hiding the crew of everyday laborers has a monumental task before them. Hats off to the guys who are expected to rescue this situation in far less than ideal conditions.