Comments on: Should BP nuke its leaking well?

By: Boxtop

Boxtop — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:14:03 +0000

If George was still in office I’d worry about this really happening so this poll is just a joke, right?

By: johnwwayne

johnwwayne — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:43:33 +0000

Putting a crater in the Ocean Floor will NOT SEAL THE LEAK……..That is STUPID!!!! And Nuclear pollution is WORSE than OIL Pulution…..DRILL BABY DRILL. NOBODY should be at the GULF SHORE anyway…..That is HURRICANE TERRITORY…..DRILL! There is probably a “Saudi Arabia” down there!!!

By: WYSIWYG

WYSIWYG — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:39:42 +0000

It’s not a good question for laymen. This is an engineering issue. Perhaps a non-nuclear weapon such as the massive bombs we used in Iraq could be positioned at the right depth to pinch off the pipe sufficiently to stop the flow. Then it could be cemented for eternity. Only engineers and geologists have sufficient data to calculate the result when a mile of water is pressing on the well.

In any case, it is unlikely that a nuclear weapon would be required.

By: mritt400

mritt400 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:44:47 +0000

Who thought of this poll? Ridiculous.

By: PassingResident

PassingResident — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:44:21 +0000

I dont even need to read this article or many of the comments to appreciate that Reuters is trying to now flog a dead journalistic horse.
Great idea, nuke the hole in the ground – why not? It has never been done before at these depths…
Not to mention the North Korean’s will think that you are trying to invade and start a war……great thinking guys, who the hell put you as ‘leaders of the free world’ ??

By: oneofmany

oneofmany — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:33:56 +0000

NO! It would cave in a large section of the seafloor.
SOLUTION THAT WILL WORK WITHIN 10 DAYS!
The total solution to capture 90% of the oil was presented to BP on May 5, 2010 60 days 1.5 million gallons(estimated) of spilled oil ago. BP Adopted a part of the solution 50 days ago.The solution to bottom kill the well was also presented and acknowledged by BP 50 days ago. They have a direct entry point to the well via the top of the BOP. We have experienced well drillers who can drill down to the bottom and bottom kill/plug the well with mud/cement within 10 days. BP needs more time to drill 2 additional wells to tap into the largest oil find in the western hemisphere.

Can you follow the dollar? 20 billion expense that can not be recovered if you plug the well.(you would never get permission to drill another well after this disaster) or 20 billion expense recoverable if you drill 2 new wells.

What would you as a BP board member do?

By: silverfang

silverfang — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:28:04 +0000

No, no, no, no! What are these idiots thinking? Turning the Gulf into Chernobyl will only make things worse! Why not just keep burning the oil on the water’s surface as they were two weeks ago?

By: rocketsurgery

rocketsurgery — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:17:58 +0000

yeah sure try blowing out a fire with an explosion when you blow a hole into a bigger hole 1 mil gallons a day times lets say 1000 times the hole eqauls our biggest fear a firey ball flying through the earths atmosphere and here another no one is quite sure of the shale layers in the gulf right next to the largest fault line dear mr president you are the commander in chief please use are most natural resource (the unimployment rate) united states citizens non-working people to clean up this eviromental catastrophe you may even want to consider real scientists its not if we go green its when

By: LEEDAP

LEEDAP — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:58:26 +0000

two wrongs don’t make a right.

By: mjimih

mjimih — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:40:18 +0000

what a concept. what a great idea. combine oil and nuclear radiation, doing something where you admit you don’t know what will really happen. yeah… just great woohoo