BP has captured enough of the crude oil to do a detailed analysis of all components. The analysis has just not been made public, I believe.
---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:52:54 -0700 (PDT) >From: "John M. Steele" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:47808] The Oil Leak (Estimate) Increases Again >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > The article uses gallons, but the leak estimate has > been increased to a range of 35000 - 60000 barrels > per day. > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_flow > (In my view, the way they express it in gallons > implies rediculously more precision than exists.) > > Part of that is a 20% increase when BP cut the pipe > to fit the cap but the increase in estimate is more > than that. > > Consistent with the zero to one significant figure, > as previously discussed, that is 6 - 10 dam³/d. > Sorry, Gene, I have no clue what the density is. > You'll have to convert to mass on your own.
