Kowalski Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-17505448 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9166853/North-Sea-gas-leak-sea-bubbling-under-platform.html This is beginning to look like it might be quite serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Aye, it doesn't look too good. French cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Their spokesman on the new was saying they may have a solution in days or weeks....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptkdon Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 The Shearwater has been down manned as well because of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Good excuse to put up the price of oil and gas. Got to protect those incomes. Charge joe bloggs and the tax payer. Every other cunt does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Their spokesman on the new was saying they may have a solution in days or weeks....... Chat today was a relief well would take 6 months to drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 that chat's a load of shite I thought so too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 What are the rumours kicking around about who/what might be to blame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 What are the rumours kicking around about who/what might be to blame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Ahhh, the orange orangeman. Unreal how critical he was of AFC on the radio the whole game on Saturday. The educated would say that he was totally right with his criticism. The wise recognised the mindset and the tone with which the criticism was delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 The wise recognised the mindset and the tone with which the criticism was delivered. Concern for the team, fans and city that the King loves JiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Chat today was a relief well would take 6 months to drill. Said that on breakfast this morning too. As ticket said, certainly will give them an excuse to drive up prices after recent criticism stating they were too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 The platform is still flaring, how is that possible? I thought the shutdown systems shutdown everything!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The platform is still flaring, how is that possible? Its not been put out. I thought the shutdown systems shutdown everything!? Its not good to just turn it off, you ideally have to turn it off gradually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Its not been put out. Its not good to just turn it off, you ideally have to turn it off gradually. These platforms are full of automated shutdown systems that should have done the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 These platforms are full of automated shutdown systems that should have done the job. I'm just amazed it can't be done remotely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 The flare is an integral part of the platform's safety system. In an emergency it is used to safely evacuate all the gas from the platform. During the incident it performed this task perfectly, allowing everyone to evacuate safely. When the emergency de-pressurisation is initiated, all hydrocarbons feeds are closed and valves are opened on installations vessels to de-pressurise gas to the flare. These valves remain open as they are designed to in such circumstances. The flare is still lit because when the platform is shut down and de-pressurised in an emergency, it cannot be fully purged as done in a controlled shutdown. This is perfectly normal. Some liquids do remain in the system and these liquids are now evaporating. As these liquids evaporate the flow of hydrocarbons to the flare will exhaust itself and the flare should burn out. At present the flare does not pose any immediate risk as the layout is designed to take into account the prevailing wind direction, ensuring that these winds are taking any gas from a potential leak in the wellhead area in the opposite direction to the flare. This is in fact exactly what is happening. The wind is forecast to remain in its current direction for the coming days. You can be assured that this is being reviewed on a constant basis and should this change any impact is being assessed. In parallel we are investigating solutions to extinguish the flare if it does not burn out by itself. We will continue to make information available via the following: www.twitter.com/TotalEPUK www.totalepmediacentre.com/go?Elgin25mar2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/totalepuk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The gas leak from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been stopped, according to oil firm Total. The company's platform was evacuated when the gas began leaking on Sunday 25 March. An attempt to stop the leak by pumping heavy mud into the well got under way on Tuesday. Total said the operation had stopped the well leak within 12 hours and described the development as a "major turning point". Yves-Louis Darricarrère, Total's president of exploration and production, said: "Our absolute priority was to stop the gas leak safely and as quickly as possible. "We shall now fully complete the ongoing task and take into account the lessons learnt from this incident." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 So they've stopped the leak with mud? Isn't pressure now going to build and build? Can mud contain that pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Let's ask superstar tradesman... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini59dons Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 The Mud will be used just to stop the leak and allow them to cap the well or cement it or something more permanent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Tradesman Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Talcum powder and a few screws should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Won't ranjers debt be big enough to fill it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octavion Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Kill mud will depend on a few things like the mud type i.e is its Oil based or waterbased mud. The annular pressure and equivalent circulation densitt must be lower than the casing pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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