text: Oil Volcano Pressure Too Great, page 1
  posted on Jun, 9 2010 @ 09:06 PM
  Same here, and if there is anyone who cold shed a few links on this it would be appreciated.
  From my observations, any particles (sand, rocks, mud, cement) going through that well pipe at that velocity and pressure will begin wearing down the inside of the pipe from friction and scarring (just like the wear on piston rings in an engine). If the pipe is iron, then it is pretty hard, but I'm not sure how chemically resistant it is at that flow rate, despite the fact that benzene is a corrosive chemical.
  posted on Jun, 9 2010 @ 09:23 PM
  how much O2 at that 400 ft below the surface? you do REALIZE fire usually almost never burns without oxygen?
  posted on Jun, 9 2010 @ 09:27 PM
  You know, something just hit me. Since UC Berkeley just did a thorough analysis of a situation rather similar to this two years ago, I wonder if BP has approached the university to ask for assistance? Or NASA, MIT, etc?
  I looked up this quote from the movie "Armageddon" to make sure I quoted this right. Just replace the word "NASA" with "BP":
  www.moviequotes.com...
  Even though the situation is reversed - big oil needing NASA, rather than NASA needing experienced drillers [in a far-fetched, fictitious movie plot of course] - doesn't it make logical sense to ask some of the smartest people in the world their ideas for fixing this mess?
  (disclaimer: for all I know, they already have, but from what I've read to date, I haven't seen any evidence of such. Someone can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
  the methane wont burn unless mixed with oxygen.
  posted on Jun, 9 2010 @ 09:50 PM
  sorry it seems others have already have addressed this. i have seen in a video where it seems bp is burning off the gas with a tube inserted into the oil and gas as it is shooting out.
  Perhaps there is a glimmer of hope though. After reading back over that article about the Javan mud volcano study that UC Berkeley performed, I noticed that the article states that mud volcanoes "frequently erupt underwater, such as in the Gulf of Mexico, where sediments are laid down rapidly."
  Assuming this statement is accurate (which, of course, it may not be), do naturally-occurring volcanoes that erupt in the Gulf of Mexico settle down after some period and stop spewing out stuff on their own?
  Is it even possible to drill into both an underground volcano *and* an oil reserve under the ocean at the same time? Spewing from the same wellhead?
  What if this was just natural gas mixed with some source of oxygen [from where I have no idea]. Granted, still bad, but not as bad as a "mud volcano" it sounds. If that were the case, anyone know where this ample supply of oxygen might be coming from?
  How much methane would have to escape for a mass extinction?
  http://(nolink)/2010/05/24/breaking-news-reports-huge-explosions-seafloor-collapse-beneath-gulf-oil-spill/
  I'm' getting more then a little worried.
  posted on Jun, 9 2010 @ 10:00 PM
  Very interesting. Thank you very much for pointing that out! I hadn't seen anything about that yet. I sure hope that's the case.