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Emergency Message To BPandothers Use Lead Ballswith MUD
Emergency Message To BPandothers Use Lead Ballswith MUD
Emergency Message To BPandothers Use Lead Ballswith MUD
Branko Richard Babic IS awaiting a call to him in Oxford right this minute.
GIVE HIM A CALL AS THE CPP WITH PIPE AND SHUTOFF PLUS BEVELED WASHER
AND WEIGHTS CAN BE INDEED MADE IMMEDIATELY AND SEAL THE PIPE.
NOW THAT BP LOOKED AT THE MANUAL FOR ‘PLAN B’ I WOULD HAVE
SUGGESTED THEY USE GOLF BALL SIZED OR BASEBALL SIZED LEAD BALLS
FORCED INTO THE RISER THEN THOSE WOULD DO WHAT IXTOC 1 DID SHUTTING
DOWN THEIR RUNAWAY WELL.
BRANKO R BABIC CPP WITH EVERYTHING WAS TO ALLOW BP TO CONTINUE
USING THE WELL AND NOT WRITE IT OFF.
HEY BP ----- REMEMBER WHAT THIS OLD PLUMBER TOLD YOU TO USE ALONG
WITH ANY MUD……LEAD BALLS FORGED LIKE SMALL GOLF OR EVEN
BASEBALLS…. YOU CAN USE A FORCE AIR SYSTEM ON A WYE TO PUSH THE LEAD
BALLS INTO THE RISER PIPE AND JAM THE BOP LINE PARTIALLY CLOSED…………
CONSIDER THAT MADE OF LEAD, GREASED AND FORCED DOWN INTO THE WELL
RISER CASING……MUD MAY BLOW THROUGH BUT THE LEAD WILL JAM IN THE
SPACE THAT USCG CAN TELL YOU IS THERE…..MAYBE YOU REMEMBER MY IDEA
FOR IXTOC IN 1971 WHICH WORKED FOR PEMEX.
IF YOU FAIL CALL PEMEX AND SEE WHAT RAM WITH AIR THEY USED LIKE A
SHOTGUN LOADING THE GREASED BALLS OF LEAD !
CNN HAS THE OLD FOOTAGE SOMEWHERE PERHAPS YOU TUBE !!!!
CEMENT DOES NOT SET UP IN SALT WATER SO ONLY FORCE FRESH WATER
DOWN WITH THE MUD AND CEMENT FOLKS !
STILL LIKE THE LEAD BALLS IDEA.
Bet you never thought of using your BALLS IN THIS EMERGENCY !
Ralph
5/26/2010
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