RE: [Paddlewise] Oil Spill Plans

From: PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 22:04:42 +1000
Joq wrote:
>News reports last night from expert talking heads indicated that the
industry now has 
>the ability to fine tune these intersecting wells in order to drill right
into the problem pipe.  
>Think they said they used acoustics to zero in on the pipe and drill
through it, at which time 
>they'd pump in mud/concrete/whatever to stop up the works and turn off the
flow.  
>(Or so it says in the fine print.)  Again, according to the experts, this
is a significant 
>and fairly recent improvement over past abilities. 

G'Day,

Thanks for that. Its good to hear something positive happening. Wonder if
its pulse echo, doppler or vibrations from the flow that they are homing in
on? Any reports you happen to hear would be appreciated as its an area my
daughter works on. Also we heard just now that BP had successfully trimmed
one of the leaking pipes and were hoping to divert most of the flow as a
temporary measure, but that may be old news at your end.

All the best, PeterO
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