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As this thing drags on, I'm starting to think that the expense of the leak and the clean up are, in the near term, going to serve as a deterent against reckless behavior on the oil companys' part. I think that the bean counters are going to change their tune regarding "reasonable" preventative measures on future sites. I'll bet reasonable includes quite a bit more than it used to.
I still believe there needs to be complete reform in the process at the corporate/government levels, for the long run.
Here's another thing that I don't understand. Keep in mind, I don't know crap about drilling: So, why does a relief well have to be drilled 20,000 or so feet deep? Why can't you drill a hole at an angle to a merge depth of 1000 feet and plunge into the current hole with a sort of diverter. Then, the new hole serves as the syphon/relief. Is there some technical reason this can't be done? Perhaps the casing of the current well is too tough to crack?
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