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Old 05-31-2010, 11:46 AM
dcarrb dcarrb is offline
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Re: Deep Sea Oil Well Tech

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Originally Posted by Freeman View Post
I'd just lay a big ass rock over it.



DONE!
That might have had a better chance of success than a "top kill."

Given the pressures at that depth, imagine the force with which the oil and gas is being ejected from the well. I would have been astonished if pumping-in drilling mud and assorted other muck had actually stopped the flow.

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