[Tidybuoy]

Another question about the gult oil spill and the proposed solution.

Today I read that the releif well being drilled is like hitting a dinner plate two miles below the surface of the earth.

I'm wondering why are the relief wells scheduled to intersect with the main well at 2 miles below the surface? Why don't they just change the angle and intersect, say 100 ft below the surface. Obviously the engineers must know what they are doing and have their reasons but I don't seem to understand.

Any Insight on this?

Next Question: Looking at the blowout preventor (diagrams), it appears that the mile long pipe fell to the sea floor and bent just above the BOP. Now, they are slicing away at the 21" diameter pipe to clear excess debris pipe from around the BOP and will next cut a nice clean cut above the BOP.

These diagrams show me that the pipe bent vs snapped off the BOP and anywon who has ever used a garden hose knows that if you need to stop the water fast, just bend.kink the hose. Why haven't they used the giant claw machines to crimp the pipe in several spots, at least to slow down the flow?

Just wondering...