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BP will attempt to plug the Gulf oil well by injecting heavy mud into it to reverse the oil flow so it can be capped. Mud pumped at a rate of 50 barrels a minute Manifold BOP Biggest worry mud goes up and out riser; makes leak bigger 3 in. (8 cm) hoses Underground 4 Enough mud must go down well to force oil back into reservoir Then well can be 5 capped, or killed.
BP will attempt to plug the Gulf oil well by injecting heavy mud into it to reverse the oil flow so it can be capped. Mud pumped at a rate of 50 barrels a minute Manifold BOP Biggest worry mud goes up and out riser; makes leak bigger 3 in. (8 cm) hoses Underground 4 Enough mud must go down well to force oil back into reservoir Then well can be 5 capped, or killed.
BP will attempt to plug the Gulf oil well by injecting heavy mud into it to reverse the oil flow so it can be capped. Mud pumped at a rate of 50 barrels a minute Manifold BOP Biggest worry mud goes up and out riser; makes leak bigger 3 in. (8 cm) hoses Underground 4 Enough mud must go down well to force oil back into reservoir Then well can be 5 capped, or killed.
Surface ship Oil leak What’s next for leaking well
carries 50,000 BP will attempt to plug the Gulf oil well by injecting heavy mud into barrels of mud it to reverse the oil flow so it can be capped. How a “top kill” works:
Heavy mud Bent
Deep underwater Twice density riser of water 6 5/8 in. Site of (17 cm) 3 BOP second Biggest drill pipe worry Mud 1 leak Mud pumped at a rate of 50 goes up and Pipe from barrels a minute out riser; surface ship makes leak connects to 3 in. bigger BOP lines Manifold (8 cm) hoses 2 Underground