I've noticed that some TV news shows had mentioned that if anyone had
ideas about how to remediate the gulf oil disaster that it would be
appreciated if they email them with the info... so on May 25 I did, so
far no response whatsoever.

I've done this myself many times, sometimes underwater, it works...
I'm positive it can be easily accomplished on a much grander scale. A
leaking oil pipe can be plugged by capping/injection by this method,
been done for centuries in Champagne manufacture (Dégorgement).
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Plant-Ope...raulic-oil.htm

On 5/29/2010 12:36 PM, brooklyn1 wrote:
> I've noticed that some TV news shows had mentioned that if anyone had
> ideas about how to remediate the gulf oil disaster that it would be
> appreciated if they email them with the info... so on May 25 I did, so
> far no response whatsoever.
>
> I've done this myself many times, sometimes underwater, it works...
> I'm positive it can be easily accomplished on a much grander scale. A
> leaking oil pipe can be plugged by capping/injection by this method,
> been done for centuries in Champagne manufacture (Dégorgement).
> http://en.allexperts.com/q/Plant-Ope...raulic-oil.htm
>


Problem is that the oil and gas is coming out of the pipe at pressure
greater than 2000 PSI and that is a fairly large bore pipe. To get it
to freeze, you have to pump enough liquid nitrogen down a one mile
pipe/hose and then have some apparatus to surround the pipe. With that
much pressure and velocity, I think it would be hard to freeze.

Assuming the liquid nitrogen could be pumped under pressure down a mile
of pipe... INSULATED pipe.

Interesting solution, though.

My idea is to try to plug the holes with all the bonuses the BP boys
have given themselves over the years..... and all the drilling permits
that should be revoked.

George L