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| Jim Miller | Feb 25 2012, 10:35 PM Post #21 |
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| Deleted User | Feb 25 2012, 10:57 PM Post #22 |
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Better be careful Jim, you are probably burning gas from Brews home province in your car. |
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| Chris | Feb 25 2012, 11:06 PM Post #23 |
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Stop inflating the value of money and the cost of gas would be less. |
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| Stoney | Feb 26 2012, 08:10 AM Post #24 |
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I wish you'd not quote me without reading what I have said. |
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| Mountainrivers | Feb 26 2012, 07:03 PM Post #25 |
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I read what you said. If you want me to pay attention to it, cite your source. |
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| Mountainrivers | Feb 26 2012, 08:20 PM Post #26 |
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"Ongoing permitting: facts and figures (Please note that these numbers are updated daily) Shallow water: To date, 112 new shallow water well permits have been issued since the implementation of new safety and environmental standards on June 8, 2010. Just 6 of these permits are currently pending; with 12 having been returned to the operator for more information. Deepwater drilling applications fall into two categories for the implementation of our new regulations. To clarify these differences, we have included the narrative below. The deepwater moratorium was lifted on October 12, 2010, and is the reference for inclusion of new rules in applications: Deepwater permits requiring subsea containment: Since an applicant first successfully demonstrated containment capabilities in mid-February 2011, we have approved 307 of these permits for 94 unique wells, with 30 permits pending, and 17 permits returned to the operator with requests for additional information, particularly information regarding containment. Deepwater activities not requiring subsea containment: Since the implementation of new safety and environmental standards, 60 of these permits have been approved, with 2 permits pending, and 1 permits returned to the operator with requests for additional information. These activities include water injection wells and procedures using surface blowout preventers. source It looks like the Obama administration has approved a fairly large number of new permits. But, then, you don't give him credit for anything. |
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| Tim from AL | Feb 26 2012, 08:54 PM Post #27 |
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Here's what I want to know. When the oil spill was going on, they said the diving sub saw several old wells closed up down there. So, why aren't they just hooking back to them and pumping? And, if they can drill a well from one place down, over, and into another well like they did with the spill well, why don't they just set up things on the land and drill at an angle to the wells that way, which is much cheaper and let likely to cause an environmental disaster? There's way to get it done. I think they don't want to as it cuts into their pockets more doing things simple. |
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| Mountainrivers | Feb 26 2012, 09:09 PM Post #28 |
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I think the blowout occurred at the well site on the bottom, not at the place they started from, so drilling from land wouldn't help. As to your other comment, there are over 28000 old wells in the Gulf not being used. Some were abandoned altogether and some were abandoned temporarily. |
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| Stoney | Feb 26 2012, 09:25 PM Post #29 |
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If you had read my post you'd have seen the source. |
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| Tim from AL | Feb 26 2012, 09:25 PM Post #30 |
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So, it shouldn't be a drilling issue with that many wells, if they have anything left. It should be an issue of how to get that many rigs out there or tankers or whatever to pump it out. Seemed to me when I heard that like they were saving it for...a rainy day. |
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