Aestu wrote:
Yarl wrote:
Nukes are awesome.
The only way to fix the leak is to drill new wells to relieve the pressure.
The problem there is that will take months to do.
Question, if we don't, how long will it take the well to fully discharge, and how much discharge would there be total?
That's a good question, but it's one I think the people in charge of covering this in the media and the relevant corporations and government types don't want to think about.
I think, and I may wrong, that part of the permitting process involves having some geological estimate regarding the expected yield of a well. Even if it's not part of the permitting process, I can't imagine BP doesn't have that information on-hand, because it'd be dumb to drill and try to work a well at a couple thousand feet without being able to do some sort of cost/benefit analysis based to see if it'd be worth the effort.
So send that question off to some news agency. I'll bet there's a reporter waiting to say, "DURP! Why didn't I think of that?!?!?"
Your Pal,
Jubber