On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:35:07 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:48:09 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
> > wrote:
>
>>On Jun 3, 11:31*am, brooklyn1 > wrote:
>>> http://en.allexperts.com/q/Plant-Ope...-2476/2010/5/f...
>>
>>
>>That stuff won't stay cold forever though.
>
> Nothing is forever. But the oil can remain frozen solid so long as
> liquid nitrogen is supplied... and certainly can be long enough to
> make whatever repairs/modifications without oil pouring out.
>
>>Apparently there are a lot
>>of special problems to deal with when you have a mile of water
>>weighing down on your problem.
>
> There are robots down there now, with all sorts of tools and power
> lines... no biggie to send down compressed nitrogen tanks. The freeze
> clamp should have already existed on the pipe... but wouldn't take
> long to fabricate and install ... that drill casing could have easily
> been plugged by freezing the oil long ago This procedure is done all
> the time with nuclear reactors, I've done it myself many times for
> routine maintenence where I worked. Didn't you click the links on
> that web site? I don't know why they didn't simply pinch that pipe to
> stop the flow same as one does with a garden hose... then tap in below
> the pinch similar to like they do with pipes to supply water to an
> icemaker... those links show how on a grand scale. I sent the info to
> three different News shows but no replies, and they asked for folks to
> send in suggestions... I haven't seen any on TV, there had to be many
> more people with suggestions than just me... there has to be more
> insidiuousness going on than we are being told.

i think you should get right down there and help them, sheldon. obviously
no one there has your underwater drilling experience.

blake