Deepwater Horizon not an oil spill

All these are some good points everyone is making. I would like to be the person to tell you this equipment is designed to work at these depths at certain pressure ratings etc. We monitor the equipment constantly. There are probably some of the same computer programs monitoring this equipment that exceeds nasa requirments. Everything is redundant and there is always a contingency plan with operating the subsea equipment. The equipment is tested and functioned on intervals that are adequate according to our government and company policies. This is not something that happens especially in the USA due to our training and requirements. It really bothers me that people think the rig was not taking care of their business. This is not the case and it is a risk that is not taken in the gulf of mexico. I have a gut feeling we will find out that the guys activated the equipment and did what they could before the explosion and that this equipment failed due to the pressure it saw. Those 11 men could have hauled *** and had time to do so. These guys are heroes in my mind for staying around and dealing with the problem. They never had a chance and in my opinion until there are some hard facts saying they didnt activate the EDS, shear rams etc. these guys will continue to be heroes in my mind. If the casing seal assy / cement is what failed these guys barely had time to react. Gas migrates in seawater faster than you can calculate. It is quick and you can use boyles law to calculate it. But pretty much the size of the gas bubble doubles every halfway point before it unloads. It was so close to surface 4900' of seawater. It was quick and out of control. They were in a well control situation and were trying to prevent this from happening. Anyone who has ever worked offshore can look at a couple of the pictures when the rig is on fire and tell the guys had activated the diverter and that they were trying to take care of business. There was no wind that night so the gas just clouded the rig and over ran the diesel generators and the ignited from some ignition point. The explosion would probably have happened regardless. I feel a deep sympathy for these guys and their family. I know they are missed.