BP tells us that it's going to stop the leak by pumping "mud" into the well in a "top kill" procedure never tried at these depths -- just like everything else this with this disaster.
They also tell us that the mud will be pumped at a rate of 40 to 50 barrels a minute.(http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/05/if_successful_top_kill_will_pe.html
Remember, this well is said to be leaking at 5,000 barrels a day by the mainstream media -- or as much as 95,000 barrels by some estimates.(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/25/gulf-oil-spill-how-much-o_n_588587.html)
There are 1,440 minutes in a day.
5,000 barrels a day is almost 3.5 barrels a minute. Good change of the mud outpacing the oil/gas...
60,000 barrels -- almost 42 barrels a minute.
100,000 barrels -- almost 69.5 barrels a minute.
Will 40-50 barrels a minute of mud be able to compete with the unpadded estimates of gushing oil/gas??
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