Gulf Oil Spill ( LIVE FEED )

ThriceNightly · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:20

Mik3 said:
Its hard to see what the hell their trying to do :/ are there any images of all the equipment down there so I can understand what their trying to achieve?

http://bp.concerts.com/gom/kentwellstechupdatelong053110.htm

batsy · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:20

Amazing footage :eek:

Thanks simulatorman for the updates/pics in this thread. Hope they get it capped.

*returns to live feed*

Mik3 · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:22

ThriceNightly said:
http://bp.concerts.com/gom/kentwellstechupdatelong053110.htm

Cheers, just what I was looking for

spirits247 · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:23

wesley said:
i think the shear cutter is not big enough to cut everything in 1 go so they are cutting off smaller pipes with blade saw

I would have used a lightsaber. They work underwater right?

Narj · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:25

spirits247 said:
I would have used a lightsaber. They work underwater right?

I think Plasma Cutters do, so yes

ThriceNightly · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:26

Fourstar said:
I don't entirely get what is happening.

Maybe the hydraulic shear they have isn't powerful enough. I started watching when it released a section of pipe. Now the RVs are cutting the 4 smaller pipes surrounding the main riser.

I wonder if the shear will be back to finish the job.

the riser main is 20inch wide 1" thick steel. maybe they need to remove the 4 x 6" ancilliary mains to allow the genesis xp super shears to cut it.

Dogoid · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:32

is the bot surfacing?

Fourstar · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:40

Aha I thought correct. The shear was not powerful enough to sever the complete riser. They sent in the RVs to cut out sections of the 4 smaller pipes.

Here it is leaving after partially crushing the riser.

RV moving to crimped area.

Closer still. Moving to left of crimp.

Pipe cut left of crimp.

Below we can see the area crimped by the shear and the rv moving to cut pipe right of it.

Cosimo · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:40

At work again:

Narj · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:44

Must say this is really gripping viewing, I need to go to bed but...aaaah!

Cosimo · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:48

PianoBasher said:
Must say this is really gripping viewing, I need to go to bed but...aaaah!

That's what I said last night and I'm so tired tonight.

spirits247 · 1 Jun 2010 at 22:52

BB (Big Brother) lost livefeed. BP gained it.

I think what makes it compelling viewing is we know SOOO much is at stake for the environment.

BloodyL · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:06

Another ancillary pipe cut, snapped and disposed of.

Cosimo · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:07

BloodyL said:
Another ancillary pipe cut, snapped and disposed of.

They're getting rather good at it now.

taz488 · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:08

i need to work, but keep watching this ROV cutting pipes instead!

BloodyL · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:08

Indeedy, I laughed pretty hard when the ROV snapped the pipe off and just let go of it, reminded me of a little kid or the guy in the wheelchair in Little Britain... "Don't want that!"

taz488 · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:12

can someone update me why are these pipes being chomped?

Dogoid · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:12

there is a risk all this oil can filter through to the gulf stream, and if that happens, it will be more than an American disaster.

Dogoid · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:13

taz488 said:
can someone update me why are these pipes being chomped?

big sheer has to cut the larger pipe those smaller ones are attached to. the cutters are clearing the way

the big pipe is attached to the well head which needs to be sliced of with a diamond cutter, it needs to be accurate and clean for a cap to be placed on it, whichis why the mess you see with many pipes has to be cleared and cut away.

the big pipe is called the riser which takes oil from the well head to the oil rig on the surface.

taz488 · 1 Jun 2010 at 23:29

Dogoid said:
big sheer has to cut the larger pipe those smaller ones are attached to. the cutters are clearing the way

the big pipe is attached to the well head which needs to be sliced of with a diamond cutter, it needs to be accurate and clean for a cap to be placed on it, whichis why the mess you see with many pipes has to be cleared and cut away.

the big pipe is called the riser which takes oil from the well head to the oil rig on the surface.

cheers dude, ive just watched the vid higher up on the page as well, its a shame i cant watch this in work, tis interesting stuff.