Oil well ignorance (mine)

On Apr 29, 2:50*pm, DaveS wrote:
On Apr 29, 12:36*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:





Larry L wrote:
What makes the oil continue to flow at the spill? * * *I mean it's a
mile deep with tons of pressure on it and the wells I'm used to seeing
all have those little grasshopper pump deals. * *I thought you had to
pump the oil out or force in something else to force the oil out.
If there is so much pressure in the oil field itself that it overcomes
the pressure of the sea then why don't we have natural oil flows all
over the world like magma coming out under pressure in volcanic areas?

Larry L ( who it seems doesn't have a clue how an oil well works )

All the oil wells I've seen in the movies "come a gusher" when
a hole is drilled in the right spot. Kinda like lancing a big
boil. And then John Wayne comes along and puts a big valve on
top and closes it. It's only after the gusher phase is over
that they have to start pumping.

So I guess what we need is John Wayne to come along and dive
down to 5,000 feet and put a valve on that gusher.

--
Ken Fortenberry (who knows less about oil wells than you do)

Please. Even a mention of his name brings out the wingers who still
believe he was another war hero like Sylvester Stallone. ;=))
Bad enough children have to see the name and pix of this phony all
over. Think maybe now I just may have to go watch that other
delusional classic "Hellcats of the Navy."

Dave

I stayed up MUCH too late watching "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Pale
Rider" back to back a few nights ago. Now there's a REAL hero!

giles
who knows that dyin' ain't much of a livin'.

My all time favorite quote, from any movie--ever!

Op --who is admittedly partial to Clint and his on screen personae--


"Giles" wrote in message
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On Apr 29, 2:50 pm, DaveS wrote:
On Apr 29, 12:36 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:





Larry L wrote:
What makes the oil continue to flow at the spill? I mean it's a
mile deep with tons of pressure on it and the wells I'm used to seeing
all have those little grasshopper pump deals. I thought you had to
pump the oil out or force in something else to force the oil out.
If there is so much pressure in the oil field itself that it overcomes
the pressure of the sea then why don't we have natural oil flows all
over the world like magma coming out under pressure in volcanic areas?

Larry L ( who it seems doesn't have a clue how an oil well works )

All the oil wells I've seen in the movies "come a gusher" when
a hole is drilled in the right spot. Kinda like lancing a big
boil. And then John Wayne comes along and puts a big valve on
top and closes it. It's only after the gusher phase is over
that they have to start pumping.

So I guess what we need is John Wayne to come along and dive
down to 5,000 feet and put a valve on that gusher.

--
Ken Fortenberry (who knows less about oil wells than you do)

Please. Even a mention of his name brings out the wingers who still
believe he was another war hero like Sylvester Stallone. ;=))
Bad enough children have to see the name and pix of this phony all
over. Think maybe now I just may have to go watch that other
delusional classic "Hellcats of the Navy."

Dave

I stayed up MUCH too late watching "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Pale
Rider" back to back a few nights ago. Now there's a REAL hero!

giles
who knows that dyin' ain't much of a livin'.

On Apr 29, 1:26*pm, Giles wrote:
On Apr 29, 2:50*pm, DaveS wrote:





On Apr 29, 12:36*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Larry L wrote:
What makes the oil continue to flow at the spill? * * *I mean it's a
mile deep with tons of pressure on it and the wells I'm used to seeing
all have those little grasshopper pump deals. * *I thought you had to
pump the oil out or force in something else to force the oil out.
If there is so much pressure in the oil field itself that it overcomes
the pressure of the sea then why don't we have natural oil flows all
over the world like magma coming out under pressure in volcanic areas?

Larry L ( who it seems doesn't have a clue how an oil well works )

All the oil wells I've seen in the movies "come a gusher" when
a hole is drilled in the right spot. Kinda like lancing a big
boil. And then John Wayne comes along and puts a big valve on
top and closes it. It's only after the gusher phase is over
that they have to start pumping.

So I guess what we need is John Wayne to come along and dive
down to 5,000 feet and put a valve on that gusher.

--
Ken Fortenberry (who knows less about oil wells than you do)

Please. Even a mention of his name brings out the wingers who still
believe he was another war hero like Sylvester Stallone. ;=))
Bad enough children have to see the name and pix of this phony all
over. Think maybe now I just may have to go watch that other
delusional classic "Hellcats of the Navy."

Dave

I stayed up MUCH too late watching "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Pale
Rider" back to back a few nights ago. *Now there's a REAL hero!

giles
who knows that dyin' ain't much of a livin'.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hell, I can't watch "24" much less . . . . Fact is don't have much of
a stomach for screen/blood compared to most. Even to my female
friends. Visually its too real, and puts me on alert. Usually I leave.
At the other end of the spectrum, chick flicks don't register. Kind of
limits things. But he is a great actor/director from what I have seen.

Colonel Dave of the Jungle

On Apr 29, 4:12*pm, DaveS wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:26*pm, Giles wrote:



On Apr 29, 2:50*pm, DaveS wrote:

On Apr 29, 12:36*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Larry L wrote:
What makes the oil continue to flow at the spill? * * *I mean it's a
mile deep with tons of pressure on it and the wells I'm used to seeing
all have those little grasshopper pump deals. * *I thought you had to
pump the oil out or force in something else to force the oil out.
If there is so much pressure in the oil field itself that it overcomes
the pressure of the sea then why don't we have natural oil flows all
over the world like magma coming out under pressure in volcanic areas?

Larry L ( who it seems doesn't have a clue how an oil well works )

All the oil wells I've seen in the movies "come a gusher" when
a hole is drilled in the right spot. Kinda like lancing a big
boil. And then John Wayne comes along and puts a big valve on
top and closes it. It's only after the gusher phase is over
that they have to start pumping.

So I guess what we need is John Wayne to come along and dive
down to 5,000 feet and put a valve on that gusher.

--
Ken Fortenberry (who knows less about oil wells than you do)

Please. Even a mention of his name brings out the wingers who still
believe he was another war hero like Sylvester Stallone. ;=))
Bad enough children have to see the name and pix of this phony all
over. Think maybe now I just may have to go watch that other
delusional classic "Hellcats of the Navy."

Dave

I stayed up MUCH too late watching "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Pale
Rider" back to back a few nights ago. *Now there's a REAL hero!

giles
who knows that dyin' ain't much of a livin'.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hell, I can't watch "24" much less . . . . *Fact is don't have much of
a stomach for screen/blood compared to most. Even to my female
friends. Visually its too real, and puts me on alert. Usually I leave.
At the other end of the spectrum, chick flicks don't register. Kind of
limits things. But he is a great actor/director from what I have seen.

Colonel Dave of the Jungle

IMHO, probably the best living actor/director.
For pure actor, I declare a tie between Morgan Freeman and Robert
Duvall.
For pure director, I declare a tie between Eastwood and Opie.

cheers

oz, who likes good movies

Thanks! But ya know Ron Howard is gonna be ****ed.

Op


"MajorOz" wrote in message
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On Apr 29, 4:12 pm, DaveS wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:26 pm, Giles wrote:



On Apr 29, 2:50 pm, DaveS wrote:

On Apr 29, 12:36 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Larry L wrote:
What makes the oil continue to flow at the spill? I mean it's a
mile deep with tons of pressure on it and the wells I'm used to
seeing
all have those little grasshopper pump deals. I thought you had to
pump the oil out or force in something else to force the oil out.
If there is so much pressure in the oil field itself that it
overcomes
the pressure of the sea then why don't we have natural oil flows
all
over the world like magma coming out under pressure in volcanic
areas?

Larry L ( who it seems doesn't have a clue how an oil well works )

All the oil wells I've seen in the movies "come a gusher" when
a hole is drilled in the right spot. Kinda like lancing a big
boil. And then John Wayne comes along and puts a big valve on
top and closes it. It's only after the gusher phase is over
that they have to start pumping.

So I guess what we need is John Wayne to come along and dive
down to 5,000 feet and put a valve on that gusher.

--
Ken Fortenberry (who knows less about oil wells than you do)

Please. Even a mention of his name brings out the wingers who still
believe he was another war hero like Sylvester Stallone. ;=))
Bad enough children have to see the name and pix of this phony all
over. Think maybe now I just may have to go watch that other
delusional classic "Hellcats of the Navy."

Dave

I stayed up MUCH too late watching "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Pale
Rider" back to back a few nights ago. Now there's a REAL hero!

giles
who knows that dyin' ain't much of a livin'.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hell, I can't watch "24" much less . . . . Fact is don't have much of
a stomach for screen/blood compared to most. Even to my female
friends. Visually its too real, and puts me on alert. Usually I leave.
At the other end of the spectrum, chick flicks don't register. Kind of
limits things. But he is a great actor/director from what I have seen.

Colonel Dave of the Jungle

IMHO, probably the best living actor/director.
For pure actor, I declare a tie between Morgan Freeman and Robert
Duvall.
For pure director, I declare a tie between Eastwood and Opie.

cheers

oz, who likes good movies

On Apr 29, 4:12*pm, DaveS wrote:


Hell, I can't watch "24" much less . . . . *Fact is don't have much of
a stomach for screen/blood compared to most. Even to my female
friends. Visually its too real, and puts me on alert. Usually I leave.
At the other end of the spectrum, chick flicks don't register. Kind of
limits things. But he is a great actor/director from what I have seen.

Colonel Dave of the Jungle

Don't know what "24" is.

I'm not a great fan of screen violence for it's own sake either (nor
the real world variety, for that matter). However, if it's a
necessary and integral part of a good story, I'm o.k. with it. I'm
also not particularly fond of Westerns.....and Eastwood isn't among my
favorite actors.

But "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is still a great movie for a number of
reasons. For one thing, it's self-consciously biblical as a morality
play, progressing from loss through revenge and on to
redemption.....even a sort of forgiveness. It is also fairly
hilarious as self parody, cashing in on just about every western
cliche on the market. It has some great dialogue and quite a few
fabulous characters, well played by very accomplished actors.

"Pale Rider" on the other hand, wasn't as good as I remembered
it......and I remembered it as being not very good.

On Apr 29, 7:18*pm, Giles wrote:
On Apr 29, 4:12*pm, DaveS wrote:

Hell, I can't watch "24" much less . . . . *Fact is don't have much of
a stomach for screen/blood compared to most. Even to my female
friends. Visually its too real, and puts me on alert. Usually I leave.
At the other end of the spectrum, chick flicks don't register. Kind of
limits things. But he is a great actor/director from what I have seen.

Colonel Dave of the Jungle

Don't know what "24" is.

I'm not a great fan of screen violence for it's own sake either (nor
the real world variety, for that matter). *However, if it's a
necessary and integral part of a good story, I'm o.k. with it. *I'm
also not particularly fond of Westerns.....and Eastwood isn't among my
favorite actors.

But "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is still a great movie for a number of
reasons. *For one thing, it's self-consciously biblical as a morality
play, progressing from loss through revenge and on to
redemption.....even a sort of forgiveness. *It is also fairly
hilarious as self parody, cashing in on just about every western
cliche on the market. *It has some great dialogue and quite a few
fabulous characters, well played by very accomplished actors.

"Pale Rider" on the other hand, wasn't as good as I remembered
it......and I remembered it as being not very good.

Well I probably should try it. I did enjoy a lot of Avatar. Sometimes
turning the sound way down works. I do enjoy "48 hours" and detective
novels.

I watched part of an episode of "24" once and it appeared to be an
elaborate cover story for presenting cleaned-up torture/interrogation
as entertainment. No smells/no splatter. These shows do not reflect
the truth of how easy humans can die. Thanx
Dave