tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post3424013663021425247..comments2024-02-29T00:46:38.800-08:00Comments on Washingtons Blog: Is the Well Integrity Test Failing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-86072251400085229972010-07-15T09:35:42.315-07:002010-07-15T09:35:42.315-07:00Wish BP had never tried it: Here's the link I...Wish BP had never tried it: Here's the link I previously posted: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2010/07/oil-industry-expert-government-and-bp.htmlWashingtons Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891277931441055038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-66556122146187831802010-07-15T06:12:07.748-07:002010-07-15T06:12:07.748-07:00This isn't the original article that you wrote...This isn't the original article that you wrote. I saw it last night and there was a link on it at the bottom that I wanted to check out, but it's no longer there. I remember the first few words went something like "I hate to have to say this, but it looks like the cap is failing...." At the end you had something like "...wish BP had never tried to attempt this...." and there was the link. Why did you change it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-48002482774067369502010-07-15T04:53:42.479-07:002010-07-15T04:53:42.479-07:00If the plan is to plug the well via the relief wel...If the plan is to plug the well via the relief wells, then the purpose of the well integrity test is......?<br /><br />My guess is that the purpose is to continue to operate the well, to capture 'product' as long as possible, regardless of potential repercussions in future, such as continuing deterioration of the already-compromised well bore, potentially leading to oil and methane seepage at numerous other locations from the Gulf of Mexico sea floor, or further blowout leading to an unstoppable 'oil volcano'. This would not differ from BP's known M.O. of ignoring maintenance and safety in favor of production.<br /><br />I think someone in government has agreed to let BP continue operating the Macondo well if it passes this well integrity test, and others in government are resisting.ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557326492892422192noreply@blogger.com