ROVs starting top kill!

I think they need some WD-40...

or a better screw driver.

3 bolts out.. 1 to go!

reply to post by Morpheas


What happens when they get the last one out?
Does that baby blow off from the pressure?

Looks like they might have to go back and get the T tool!

reply to post by StraightMassa


Not sure.. but I think that is where they are going to pump in the mud

Fascinating watching them transfer tools from one arm to the other!

They did go get the T tool!

They did it.. all 4 are off!

Since this ROV removed the bolts.. it hasn't done much.. do you think they are distracting us while the other ROVs are working?

Hmmm...I wonder what my problem is...

I've been trying all day on 3 different sites to follow this and nodda...

Oh well...guess I'll just have to follow the blow by blow here and wait for the "OMG IT BLEW UP" post...

Some more activity, but haven't seen use of the ROV's arms.

reply to post by Morpheas


Yeah, I was wondering where the arms we could see last night went. I have just seen the tool area so far today...

I think a lot of this is just show.. because they said it would be live. They probably won't do anything major until tonight, when most are in bed (well in US anyway)

Edit: Or they hooked everything up last night.. I quit watching after 3am ET.

[edit on 5/26/2010 by Morpheas]

What you see right now is the two lines they connected to the top kill valves on the BOP.

They are isolated from the well head by the two small ram valves. They have to go through an integrity check list.

They will cycle each ram in the bop and make note of pressure changes. That will give them an idea of how much restriction each one will give, in its degraded state. That will tell them if there is enough restriction to actually push the oil back.


They will do some preliminary mud pumps. Up the volume each step to see how much mud it takes to reach a balance point, to hold the oil at bay.

Then they will know how much is going down the hole when the up the level from balance point.

What you see right now is the leak where the riser is folded over above the BOP.

6:57 eastern time. Now that is mud !!!!!!! They are pumping it like no one’s business


The game is on!

[edit on 26-5-2010 by Mr Tranny]

reply to post by Mr Tranny


I thought it looked different.


I really hope this works!

So what we are seeing now on the Live BP camera is mud?

www.bp.com...

reply to post by berkeleygal


All of a sudden it is asking me to down load a plug in on the feed you linked. Is that normal?

reply to post by JRho900


hmmm I dunno... I have had this one camera on for the last 24 hours. Hasn't asked me to DL a plugin.

i see at least 3 holes and chocolate milk coming out of them.
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