[BITList] Al Jazeera English - Americas - Pipe plan to tackle USoil spill

[HUGH]

Mike,

A nice summary, short on asinine guesswork.   I read - "One of the main 
questions is why BP or Transocean decided to proceed with final operations 
to seal the well despite a test that apparently indicated highly combustible 
gas could still be leaking out."  I seem to recollect gas from the 
processing of the mud is often present, and is ignited at the top of the 
derrick - we've all seen the flares on TV.  I've no idea if gas encountered 
otherwise, eg, the apparent stuff mentioned by Al Jazeera, is dealt with in 
that way routinely - I'd guess not, given the uncertainty of the supply 
conditions.  Could be the problem stemmed from that area.  What do they do 
when they're drilling for gas?

Hugh.