An Inexpensive Solution to BP’s Oil Spill
Though we can’t clog the hole, and the leak doesn’t seem to be slowing down, I’ve been researching ways in which we could at least clean off the surface of the Gulf of Mexico inexpensively. One answer, one that seems to be ignored, is the use of hay to remove surface oil. BP stock may be destroyed, but the ocean doesn’t have to be.
Hay and Oil Spills
Hay fits many criteria for oil spills. 1) It’s inexpensive. 2) It weighs practically nothing. 3) There will be plenty of it as harvest rolls around. 4) It’s natural, and won’t put more junk in the ocean than it removes.
Investing in…Hay?
As you may very well know, BP stock is getting clobbered thanks to the newest oil spill. However, there may be some opportunities for profit, either in BP stock or in agriculture. Don’t think hay can be used to clean up the mess? Think again!
Seems to me that if they are able to insert a pipe to pump drilling mud and other debri into the well, they should try another technique. Familiar with a catheter? Well, my dad used catheters and the version they used employed a ball which was inflated with liquid after the catheter was inserted ; the purpose of this inflatable ball was to prevent the catheter from being accidentally disloged or pulled out of the bladder. BP should get a company to design and manufacture an inflatable bladder, possibly made out of kevlar and rubber for strength which could be inserted into the well head which could be rapidly inflated by pumping a viscould liquid into it under a lot of pressure. This should seal off the leak and hold it until the relief wells can be drilled which will relieve the pressure on the damaged well head.
How about an “Oil Pipe Condom” ? The pipe is 21″ in diameter, so design a flexible sleeve 4 feet in diameter 20 feet long that can be slid over the opening about 10 feet. Once over the pipe, have straps (ratchet type) every foot that can be tightened to keep oil leaking out the end. On the other end have a pump with a 6-8″ inch outlet that can be attached to enough 6-8″ hose to feed the tankers on the surface. Is there any engineers out there that can design something like this? They could probably have prototypes made and tested in a pool at some university in the USA. This will keep the oil flowing until the relief wells can be drilled and no worries about the sea bed cracking causing a worse disaster.
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