Well then the USA can be a pioneer again in something, mitigated greed via sane laws and requirements to prevent billions in damage and wildlife needlessly lost.
Just imagine if we get hit by ANOTHER one of these in the next decade, and here's hoping no major hurricanes this summer.
Be careful. There is no difference between a relief well and a regular well.
What do you do if your relief well blows?
Maybe if you drill two simultaneously, making sure they stay in sync. But the relief well needs to intersect with the regular one, so that might not actually be possible.
> and here's hoping no major hurricanes this summer.
Oh no. Quite the opposite! A hurricane would be the best thing possible. It would clean the entire area like nothing else can.
The oil is biodegradable. Very biodegradable actually. All you need is oxygen.
In deep water there isn't much oxygen, and when it coats shores only the top layer degrades (so it takes some time). But if you can spread it out it will all be gone.
Well then the USA can be a pioneer again in something, mitigated greed via sane laws and requirements to prevent billions in damage and wildlife needlessly lost.
Just imagine if we get hit by ANOTHER one of these in the next decade, and here's hoping no major hurricanes this summer.