Why can't Bp just sleeve the pipe to fix oil leak?

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Uploaded by on May 26, 2010

just take a larger diameter pipe and sleeve it over the smaller down to the ground and use the oil pressure to recover the oil in a near byship.

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  • that was a pretty good demo. The reason it wouldn't have worked is because the oil was coming out really fast. Try fastening a hose to a hose bib while the water is running. They tried this idea but using a dome, the reason the dome was having problems was that the methane gas at that depth of water forms ice crystals called hydrates, which messes the dome up. The way they should have fixed the problem is by not cutting corners from the get go. Nice demo though!

  • @turquoiseaura good answer :D i also think because its too deep down so that restricts a lot of options 

  • The reason BP doesn't sleeve the pipe is because what you are showing in this video is common sense and well, BP has no common sense. Or, they know something we don't know, or they don't want to fix the leak just yet. Maybe after they pass the cap and trade bill they will fix it. Nice demonstration by the way!

  • I have envisioned the same solution and asked why aren't they trying that??  Good Vid.

  • great demonstration...i thiught of similar sleeve type or tube ideas but these guys seemingly dont want anything in there that might work...even costners idea was put off even though it worked well.

  • because BP and the obama administration are tight. BP was the biggest money donar to his presidential campaign.

  • Why not just cut off the top of the containment dome leaving a larger outlet, then guide the oil up with large diameter tubing. have the diameter large enough not to cause any pressure problems or clog up problems. Funnel the sides of it leaving the oil and gases a large enough hole to escape to the surface. You could narrow down the pipe or at least bring it all to a fixed collection point at the surface.

  • there is more going on here than meets the eye. Bp could have used many simple methods such as this 1 but they dont. Why? Because the more oil they loose the more money they make. Can you say shortage? High gas prices? We will see it soon. Good idea :) my thoughts where the same.

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