Flexible Jumper operations

[Winfield Hill]

Fascinating flexible jumper ops on the live feed from
Boa Deep C - ROV 2. A second ROV can be seen monitoring
from the other side, but I can't find its live feed.

http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9033572&contentId=7062605

flexible jumper -- Google is your friend,
http://www.google.com/search?q=flexible+jumper+oil

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Fascinating flexible jumper ops on the live feed from
Boa Deep C - ROV 2. A second ROV can be seen monitoring
from the other side, but I can't find its live feed.

http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9033572&contentId=7062605

flexible jumper -- Google is your friend,
http://www.google.com/search?q=flexible+jumper+oil

That's apparently a 6" line with a strain-relief section,
they're hooking up, to a manifold I suppose. The main
collecting top cap is still going, live feed continuing
from Skandi ROV 2.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote...

That's apparently a 6" line with a strain-relief section,
they're hooking up, to a manifold I suppose. The main
collecting top cap is still going, live feed continuing
from Skandi - ROV 2.

If I try to get more than two BP live feeds running at
once, FireFox crashes.

 

[Pieyed Piper]

Winfield Hill wrote...

If I try to get more than two BP live feeds running at
once, FireFox crashes.

Try it in Exploder.

 

[Kevin McMurtrie]

Fascinating flexible jumper ops on the live feed from
Boa Deep C - ROV 2. A second ROV can be seen monitoring
from the other side, but I can't find its live feed.

http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9033572&contentId=7062605

flexible jumper -- Google is your friend,
http://www.google.com/search?q=flexible+jumper+oil

Now you've gone and broken the internet. Top Google references for
"flexible jumper oil" are this posting.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote...

That's apparently a 6" line with a strain-relief section,
they're hooking up, to a manifold I suppose. The main
collecting top cap is still going, live feed continuing
from Skandi ROV 2.

Yep. Flexible jumper ops underway again, with both of
Boa Deep C's two ROVs involved. I wish they'd say more
(anything) about what's going on. A new ship dropping
down its line? A higher recovery rate? That'd be nice.
Fascinating viewing anyway. Just open a little window.

Yesterday, July 4th, was a very interesting day, with
five to six ROVs at work at once for most of the day.
They seemed to be making sensor tests, changing sensors,
dropping down a new sensor manifold, all kinds of stuff.

No holiday for those blokes!

I'm hoping BP is getting their act together; it's very
frustrating to watch the oil gush from the top cap week
after week, and not all that hard actually. There it is
all concentrated, just crying to be sucked up - so let's
get with it guys!

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote...

Yep. Flexible jumper ops underway again, with both of
Boa Deep C's two ROVs involved. I wish they'd say more
(anything) about what's going on. A new ship dropping
down its line? A higher recovery rate? That'd be nice.
Fascinating viewing anyway. Just open a little window.

Yesterday, July 4th, was a very interesting day, with
five to six ROVs at work at once for most of the day.
They seemed to be making sensor tests, changing sensors,
dropping down a new sensor manifold, all kinds of stuff.

No holiday for those blokes!

I'm hoping BP is getting their act together; it's very
frustrating to watch the oil gush from the top cap week
after week, and not all that hard actually. There it is
all concentrated, just crying to be sucked up - so let's
get with it guys!

Phew, 6 hours later they're still working with the mile
of 6" dia pipe from a surface ship, the "flexible jumper"
and a big yellow plug-in fitting, so y'all still have a
chance to watch live action as this connection is made.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote...

Phew, 6 hours later they're still working with the mile
of 6" dia pipe from a surface ship, the "flexible jumper"
and a big yellow plug-in fitting, so y'all still have a
chance to watch live action as this connection is made.

The strain-relief "jumper" section and two ROVs, down a
mile deep. We got to see one looking at the other, good
way to grasp what's happening. Check it out.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote...

The strain-relief "jumper" section and two ROVs, down a
mile deep. We got to see one looking at the other, good
way to grasp what's happening. Check it out.

Eight hours into the flexible-jumper operation, since I
signed on anyway, and they're still at it, with two ROVs
monitoring the jumper and its big yellow connector. We
must have two very exhausted ROV operators, unless they
have handed off the screens and controls to fresh victims.

I took a quick look at the other ten live ROV feeds, but
didn't see anything hinting at what's going on, unless it's
Skandi #2. But I do know there are a number of other ROVs
at work at the wellhead from time to time, besides the 12
ROVs that have live feeds, because I've seen their lights.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote...

Eight hours into the flexible-jumper operation, since I
signed on anyway, and they're still at it, with two ROVs
monitoring the jumper and its big yellow connector. We
must have two very exhausted ROV operators, unless they
have handed off the screens and controls to fresh victims.

I took a quick look at the other ten live ROV feeds, but
didn't see anything hinting at what's going on, unless it's
Skandi #2. But I do know there are a number of other ROVs
at work at the wellhead from time to time, besides the 12
ROVs that have live feeds, because I've seen their lights.

You guys have been missing an interesting show. Skandi #2
is standing well off the tall BOP riser, with the gusher
and top cap. Where two ROVs are standing watch, Skandi #1
and another. They look like small squared-off autos.

Skandi #2 appears to be holding a sensor, perhaps waiting a
turn to install it. He just finished a nice scan up and
down the huge riser so we could see the entire setup.

The flexible-jumper is positioned right by the riser, and
the lights of a fourth ROV can be seen beyond the jumper.
That would be the Boa Deep C, whose feed we started with.

Skandi #2 is getting busy now.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

Winfield Hill wrote...

You guys have been missing an interesting show. ...
That would be the Boa Deep C, whose feed we started with.

Flexible jumper installation underway it appears.
See Boa Deep C #2.

 

[Winfield Hill]

Winfield Hill wrote...

And Boa Deep C #1 for alignment. Surface swell, when
translated to the ocean bottom by the motion of a mile of
pipe, is really slowing things down. They don't want to
smash a high-pressure fitting.

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