Why don't they ,,,

[ashling]

OK, I am certainly no expert, but I have fixed a few broken pipes.

Here is my common sense (?) solution.



put a outflow pipe down as close as reasonably possible and slide a humongous saddle clamp down
around it and tighten it up. All the while they could be monitoring the pressure,


I know, I know, I am oversimplifying it, but these simple tools at BP haven't done any better.

:shrug:

[Angry Dragon]

1. Very arrogant of you

You do not work for bp so how would you know anything about fixing a pipe??

You missed the memo about only oil people know how to fix anything...........geeeeeezzzzz

:+ :+

[ashling]

4. :P

:P

[donco6]

2. LOL

"blowout non-preventer"

Good one.

And I have no idea why your idea won't work.

[ashling]

3. Thank you

"Blow out non-preventer" seemed like the obvious ting to call it.

[spin]

5. K&R (n/t)

[ashling]

6. Thanks

:hi:

[librechik]

7. Yeah--In plumbing they have rubber elbows and connectors

for applications that need flexibility. Why don't they fit a rubber--or rather a silicone elbow with clamp over the end and then just add an outflow pipe--that comes out somewhere safe, like a tanker?

I hate thinking a novice like me is smarter than the experts. But rilly....

[ashling]

8. Tightening a clamp on it

would allow them to monitor pressure so that none of those frozen hydrates or whatever build up
just slowly tighten it untill the flow of oil is going up the pipe.

:shrug:

[ashling]

9. oops, never mind

:) delete :)