Hi Marshall, try "Basalt"; it may contain some bauxite - 15%, but usually the ocean floor basalts have less than that. Since basalts have a S.G of ~3 as a solid, the rest of your post is right on.
Take care, M. On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 10:36 -0400, Marshall Dudley wrote: > The density of bauxite is approximately 3, which means that one square > inch will have a mass of .43*3=2.1 pounds mass per inch, and 26-27 > pounds per foot. So 20,000 pounds of pressure would require a column of > bauxite 770 feet deep. Anything less than that would simply get blown > right off. In actuality since it is a mile or so under water, it would > take less than that since the water would add weight above it, but it > would still take a substantial amount to hold it down. > > Marshall > > Garrick wrote: > > How many holes are you going to drill. Six with six charges? I think > > it is best to go deep for any explosions because the oil/gas is so > > high pressure it will make its way past 20 feet of rubble. Even done > > your way > > > > I wish a real nuke expert would give an opinion to the media but I > > think there is such a nuke-phobia it wouldn't be used even if it was > > proven to be the best course. I rather nuke it if that's a good way to > > go than see oyster beds and fishing grounds fouled for 20 years > > > > I wonder what Edwin Teller would say. > > > > > > g > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Malcolm <s...@asis.com > > <mailto:s...@asis.com>> wrote: > > > > Garrick, > > > > the idea of the small shaped charges is to surround the pipe with them > > and blow it closed, or at least down to a dia. where it could be > > capped. > > Blowing the whole thing even wider is not a good idea, and > > anything on a > > scale you envision would probably produce cracking and widen existing > > faults which would lead to a catastrophic impossible-to-control > > blowout > > of the entire pocket. Wrong way to go. > > > > Malcolm > > > > On Tue, 2010-05-11 at 13:32 -0400, Garrick wrote: > > > Hi > > > I'm no engineer but I think a very small nuke is what you need to to > > > collapse the well from a hole bored side by side with the gusher > > hole. > > > Drill down a few hundred feet and detonate. I doubt 3-4 lbs of > > > conventional explosives will do it unless inserted directly down the > > > well which sounds impossible to me. This is a very high pressure > > well. > > > I could swear I read was drilled through basalt to get to the > > oil but > > > can find nothing on the internet about basalt > > > > > > I want that nuke to cap that well by destroying it. If that oil > > > reservoir is tapped again BP will have to drill a new > > hole....Hey it's > > > doing that anyway right now. Two of them > > > > > > g > > > > > > _______________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/silver-list@eskimo.com/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
