[AT] OT--(but tractors do use oil)

[John Wilkens]

Hi Chuck.  I wasn't thinking about the pressure involved.  "siphon" 
doesn't seem to fit though.    John W.



At 11:45 AM 05/16/2010, you wrote:
>On 5/16/2010 10:49 AM, John Wilkens wrote:
> > What am I missing.  How can BP "siphon" the spilled oil UPHILL?    John W.
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>John,
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>They are likely inserting a pipe into a broken end of the pipe
>spewing oil (under great pressure) into the ocean water around the
>break.  I suspect that the closer the diameter of the inserted pipe to the
>broken spewing tubing, the greater the volume of leaking oil
>they can capture.  Doubtless you will see a diagram of any successful
>attempt at inserting the pipe in a newspaper or web article soon - perhaps
>it is already shown. There are many factors involved in what percentage
>of the leaking oil they can capture.
>
>Years ago when I was involved in quoting subsea chokes to Phillips
>I found deep water drilling problems were complex, difficult, dangerous,
>and flat out amazing.  It is not a new science, but the new technology
>coming from this incident should be interesting.
>
>Chuck Bealke
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