Although BP has made several attempts at containing the flow, the top kill will mark the first time the company has tried to stanch the flow altogether.
The top kill process involves using a 30,000-hydraulic-horsepower engine to pump fabricated "kill mud," which is about twice the density of water, into the well at 40 to 50 barrels a minute to overcome the flow oil. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
