Hello WAYNE!

29 May 10 13:50, you wrote to me:

 RC>> I still think his cryogenic idea was insane tho.. LOL

 WC> I don't suppose you've a REASON for that opinion?

 WC> Why wouldn't flash freezing the upwelling oil within the
 WC> well pipe not give them a window of opportunity to pour drilling mud
 WC> down then cement the well.

Because on the face of it, there is alot of agitation and aeration going
on, as there are gases being expelled along with the oil, meaning that any
plug that could be formed would have the tensile strength of a sponge.
(Bubbles and Cavities)

As for the oil, being expelled under pressure I might add, the various
components from what comprises Kerosene down to asphalt, all have different
properties that make the certainties of a viable plug, unrealistic in my
estimation. Who am I, John Q. Public, just another asshole with an opinion.

5 miles down, under great pressure from the depths, in a saltwater
environment, I am loathe to consider that things will behave down there as
they do in a lab at sealevel or even as depicted in the 'movies'...

 WC> Have you ever witnessed personally  how extraordinarily FAST liquid
 WC> nitrogen or liquid helium utterly and completely solidifies matter in
 WC> a split second? I have and it's rather impressive.

I have seen it used in lab environments on the documentaries, not in
person... I suspect that when you witnessed it, you werent in a diving
suit, 5 miles under the surface of the ocean at the breech of a oil
wellhead?

If anything Wayne, I am just being extremely skeptical.

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