<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/us/30rig.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/us/30rig.html</a>?<br><br>Time to start pumping the well head full of execs yet?<br><br>Does anyone know of a single component compound that reacts with mixed organics to make a solid? Drilling mud is a lubricant. They need to pump in a fast-setting glue. However, since the article talks about the screw ups in the valve and the cement well casing I'm concerned that with the well pressure a plugged head will only force a leak (or blowout) near the head in the sea floor. The cement casing is supposed to act as a reinforcement but there are reports that the material used was substandard (thanks Haliburton!) and poorly installed.<br>
<br>Maybe since the riser pipe is still attached to the head they can beat on it with the "top cap" box and crimp it down to cut the flow. Who knows. Maybe a slow crimping cutoff of the flow will not shock the casing and allow a temporary blockage with the sub-floor fracturing of the crappy casing they are worried about.<br clear="all">
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