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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Return the well to flow
BP hopes to keep using its giant stopper to block oil from reaching the Gulf of Mexico until they plug the blown out well permanently, the company said Sunday.
"No one associated with this whole activity ... wants to see any more oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico," said Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer. "Right now we don't have a target to return the well to flow."
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen outlined a different plan on Saturday, saying that after the test was complete, the cap would be hooked up through nearly a mile of pipes stretching to ships on the surface that will collect the oil.
Please explain to me what "return the well to flow" means here.
Though I know "well" means "a deep hole in the ground".
Source : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100718/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
"No one associated with this whole activity ... wants to see any more oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico," said Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer. "Right now we don't have a target to return the well to flow."
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen outlined a different plan on Saturday, saying that after the test was complete, the cap would be hooked up through nearly a mile of pipes stretching to ships on the surface that will collect the oil.
Please explain to me what "return the well to flow" means here.
Though I know "well" means "a deep hole in the ground".
Source : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100718/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
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Hi, I think it means that they decided not to remove the cap again. Earlier it was reported that the cap would eventually have to be removed to avoid critical pressure build-up. The article also mentions that some officials are still wary of this because they do not feel it is the safest option.
- Hi, I think it means that they decided not to remove the cap again.
- Earlier it was reported that the cap would eventually have to be removed to avoid critical pressure build-up.
- The article also mentions that some officials are still wary of this because they do not feel it is the safest option.
- Return the well to flow = allowing the oil to run freely (into the ocean) again in order to avoid pressure build-up.
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Hi,
I think it means that they decided not to remove the cap again. Earlier it was reported that the cap would eventually have to be removed to avoid critical pressure build-up. The article also mentions that some officials are still wary of this because they do not feel it is the safest option.
Return the well to flow = allowing the oil to run freely (into the ocean) ag
I think it means that they decided not to remove the cap again. Earlier it was reported that the cap would eventually have to be removed to avoid critical pressure build-up. The article also mentions that some officials are still wary of this because they do not feel it is the safest option.
Return the well to flow = allowing the oil to run freely (into the ocean) ag
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