BP: What reason do we have to believe the second hole won't blow?

[darxus]

Since I heard that BP's long term solution to the oil leak, which was going to take until August, involve drilling a second hole, I've wanted to know:

What reason is there to believe the second hole won't blow?


(Also, why don't they put an upside down funnel over the hole, with a valve at the top, and anchor it with cables?)

Comments

[feng-huang.livejournal.com]

They cut corners when they were drilling the first one, and the final cementing job was poor. This led to the explosion on Deepwater Horizon, its sinking, and the resulting blowout. The blowout preventer was faulty and/or didn't work, and there was another device (I forget what it's called) that many other countries require. The US doesn't require it, though, and at half a million dollars, it was deemed too expensive to use, and unnecessary, since the BOP was going to seal the well, right?

Basically, we hope that they're not doing a slapdash job on the relief wells and are using more (and better) safety equipment.