Originally Posted by
Smit
You can't just joint up a pipe 2 miles down with 10 BAR pressure fluid coming out... Hence there best option was to 'cap' it... But it's still eaking even now so for another 6 weeks it's still gonna be spewing out into the sea
10 bar pressure isnt that much to be fair, messy and difficult yes but doable for an emergency repair especially if you can use that joint. Im sure you could make a custom robotic rig capable of the job.
I think its the 2 miles down bit thats the issue
