Comments on: Federal Government Becoming More Involved With Oil Leak; Escambia Officials Meet, Prepare

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:25:40 +0000

REGARDING:
” find it hard to believe that hundreds of oil platforms are in the Gulf of Mexico without a safety valve to shut off the flow of the oil.”

Every production well has production tubing with a subsurface shut-off valve to shut it in in case of problem.

When drilling, primary well control is achieved with densified fluid known as drilling mud and scondary well control with blow out preventers, large valves set up to shut off the flow of fluid in the case of a kick, an influx of fluids.

The blow out preventers consist of pipe rams which close over the drill pipe to stop flow without hurting the pipe, annular preventers which close over everything like a human sphincter and blind rams which shut the well in even though they will cut the drill pipe in the process.

David still wondering why they weren’t used

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:21:04 +0000

nothing involving humans is safe because humans don’t always do what they—we—should.

some things are safer.
some people are safer because they are more careful.

I still don’t understand why they didn’t shut in the blow out preventers way before the explosions and fires. One of the workers on the rig from Pensacola said it had been bubbling all day.

When that happens, you shut in the well, take pressure readings, weight up the mud exactly enough to balance the formation pressure, circulate the mud, then raise the mud to a safe overpressure.

One thing you don’t do is let the kick continue.

Well, at least we’ll have a chance to see what the sheen does to the beaches and ecosystem.

David for functional subsurface blow out preventers
and using them when necessary

By: RSB

RSB — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:44:06 +0000

I find it hard to believe that hundreds of oil platforms are in the Gulf of Mexico without a safety valve to shut off the flow of the oil. If so, it would be a terrorist’s dream. Blow up several of them – instead of Gulf Waters you have a gigantic oil field – set it on fire and the United States is finished.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:54:58 +0000

from visit pensacola site: Pensacola Bay Area Winter 2010

Pensacola, Fla. – Dec. 3, 2009 –

CVB News

* Strong tourism numbers. Despite a slow economy, tourism numbers in the Pensacola Bay Area were the second-highest in history. From Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009, overnight visitors to the area generated $133 million in lodging revenue. 2007-08 was a record year for the Pensacola Bay Area tourism industry with lodging revenue exceeding $138 million.
* Attendance up at attractions. Area attractions saw a major increase in visitors in 2009. Visitation increased at Historic Pensacola Village by 41.3 percent and at the National Naval Aviation Museum by 15.2 percent. Additionally, more than 1 million visitors have gone through Fort Pickens since re-opening in May.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:51:14 +0000

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-spill-threatens-gulf-fisheries-and-tourism-2010-04-28
excerpt:
“He noted that prime spawning season for many species is approaching and “a lot of organisms that support our commercial and recreational fishing are going to be killed. You can make predictions about [how many] but you really don’t know until the harvest the following year.”

Where the spill is heading right now, Wilson added, “is a very productive area for shrimp, crab and fish and will also have an impact on the oyster beds.”

By: huh

huh — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:36:43 +0000

This is not good for our beaches, sad for the people that died during the accident, This is why we should not be drilling by the coasts.

This is going to really hurt florida that has an economy based on beach goers. Also the fishing industry

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:10:49 +0000

U S Military joining efforts:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8651624.stm

By: NOTE

NOTE — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:03:02 +0000

The oil leak is surely “devastating.” But if I’m not mistaken, eleven lives were lost as a result of this explosion. Now that’s devastating.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:52:29 +0000

BBC’s coverage:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8650620.stm

By: danny gregory

danny gregory — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:21:38 +0000

Well, some procedure or person failed. Such is life when we depend on our enemies for oil. We have oil all over land base sites. Alaska ring a bell. How about those Rocky Mt states our Executive Branch closed with Executive order. Wake up America, we have oil everywhere , yet, we pick the high risk areas to drill. Such is life, we have kept our head in the sand for so long, trusting our leaders and we are like Cattle headed to the butcher shop.
Now, this has happened, it is the price of doing business off shore. Stop drilling period? No Drill where we know there is oil on land and lets start using Coal like crazy. We are so ignorant as a people. What do we do? Let us follow all these govt officals that have never held a real job. GIVE ME A BREAK. Vote for people that have actually worked.