Robots to begin bid to contain Gulf leak by Monday

Robots to begin bid to contain Gulf leak by Monday

Gusher will get worse, but replacement cap should be snugger fit

BP has high hopes for new cap.

Undersea robots manipulated by engineers a mile above will begin work Saturday
removing the containment cap over the gushing well head in the Gulf of Mexico,
the first part of a plan that could lead to the containment of all the oil as soon as Monday.

by TOM BREEN



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The container is off and they are preparing the wellhead for the new one.
This is at 10 pm Saturday night, July 10,10

I captured this video Saturday night. Getting ready for the new containment box.

Subsea operational update:


Installing the sealing cap is proceeding as planned

Flange was removed early in the morning on 11 July;
Flange transition spool has been landed and bolts are being tightened.

For the first 12 hours on July 11 (midnight to noon), approximately 4,035 barrels of oil and 9.8 million cubic feet of natural gas were flared on the Q4000.

The next update will be provided at 9:00am CDT on July 12, 2010.

Updated July 11 at 5:00pm CDT

Before and after

Looks like it is all coming together down there in the deep dark Gulf