Reply #16: More media fail.... [View All]

[Feron]

The estimates given by the USGS simply agreed on a min. flow.

They did not give a certain higher limit on how much was flowing out of the well. The higher end was what the models agreed upon at the time they were run. At least one modeled higher than 19k. And these models were run before the CRAW ripped the riser off.

Not to mention that it is gushing out now just as much as it did when the cap was placed.

Also the sippy straw (riser tube) sucked up 8k a day before it was removed. If that wasn't considered a rousing success, then why is collecting even less oil with this cap considered one?!

Here's the USGS report for those interested including the sippy straw info (pdf):

http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=33972

Thad Allen = BP spokesman