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From: Ruth DeLaMater Bundy or Ralph Charles Whitley, Sr.

Date: 6/2/2010 11:57:02 AM
To: CGRDCDeepwaterHorizon@uscg.mil; president@whitehouse.gov; info@deepwater.com;
horizonsupport@oegllc.com; Innovative.Technology@dep.state.fl.us; Babic.branko@virgin.net;
backflow2@verizon.net; bobby.jindal@la.gov; charlie.crist@myflorida.com
Cc: brad@wehdeinteractive.com; storms.ronda.web@flsenate.gov; CFO Alex Sink
Subject: BOX WRENCH FOR BOLT HEADS AND NUTS ON FLANGE NEEDED.

Rear Admiral Landry:

I am still watching the ROV working holding on to some BOLTS or NUTS

on the flange.   Again, a similar flange can be received to allow hooking
up of 21 inch riser pipe then notice WHICH bolts near WHICH SMALL
PIPES is connected then have down bolts to guide into flange by ROV
making crane lower precisely over flange from surface.  Somewhere ON
TOP RISER there must be not only FLOTATION PIPING but GATE VALVE
to shut it down if necessary to allow more connections going UP to
surface ALL ON FLOTATION PIPE which will stand alone in the sea and
NOT push down on the flange or riser bottom.  

I can see one ROV holding a BOX WRENCH on the underneath NUTS
while the TOP ROV ARM uses hydraulics to turn COUNTER CLOCKWISE
the BOLT head or NUT to allow same to fall free.  Notice some GO UP
and SOME GO DOWN to allow connections with box wrenches or
HYDRAULIC TURNED SOCKETS powered by ROV movements and
RATCHETING to allow continuous tightening.  Since the FEMALE
FLANGE bottom section is attached by one bolt perhaps set down with
crane with top open, the pressure will be NIL and allow WITH THE
SAME CONFIGURATION another flange with flotation pipe to be placed
on the flange being SUPER SURE the male projections with RUBBER OR
SOME ANNULAR MATERIAL MATCH then it is simple to remember to
use the SAME BOLT PATTERN NUTS UP OR NUTS DOWN ALL AROUND
THE FLANGE tightened with ROV's working together.

Really believe the BOP FLANGE is available from the MANUFACTURER

and flange female RISER attached would allow building all the way to
the TOP OF THE GULF.  My concern and insistence would be to have a
SHUTOFF VALVE WITH FLANGE WELDED ASHORE AND BECOME THE
FIRST ITEM CONNECTED TO THE BOP TOP then you could really
restrict flow to 1 inch size allowing pressure to release while you
attached FLOTATION RISERS FROM GE 21 inches to surface.

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Will hope the messages are getting through to your command center
and someone at BP should be checking with UNDERGROUND UTILITY
CONTRACTORS AND PLUMBING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE USED THIS
SAME METHOD IN THE PAST !  ANY STATE CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR
UNDERGROUND UTILITY OR PLUMBING CAN TELL YOU HOW TO FIX
THIS FLANGE UNDERWATER ANY DEPTH.   COUNTY OR CITY
WORKERS DO IT ALL OVER THE STATE EVERY DAY AT TIMES.

BTW: My partner is 80 and when she goes away to UF/TREEO for

recertification sometimes people ask how a frail woman pulls on the
box wrenches or sockets with super heavy nuts and bolts and she will
calmly hand them the socket over the nut then go get a 2 or 3 inch
diameter 10 foot long pipe as a cheater bar and put it over the box
wrench then knowing which way is OFF she will walk toward that
section to unloosen with it on her belly.......LEVERAGE IS A GREAT
TEACHER !  May be necessary down at 5000 feet because the bolts
even though painted may be hard to turn so a PIPE is something needed
by both ROV units perhaps BUT IT WILL WORK.    Box wrences with
NUTS can be taped with scotch tape then held up as the BOLT WITH
NUT IS TURNED BY ROV HYDRAULICALLY.....DO NOT LOOSE YOUR
NUTS UNDERWATER.   IF 8 BOLTS you need 10 NUTS AND 10 BOLTS
just in case ONE DROPS.   Hint !

Professionally,

Ralph

060210 @ 11:56 AM Eastern

Ralph Charles Whitley, Sr.  CFC032631

Backflow Prevention, Inc.
4532 W. Kennedy Blvd. PMB-276
Tampa, Florida 33609-2042 USA
Phone: 813-286-2333

SKYPE:  ralphwhitleysr

URL:   http://www.scribd.com/ralphwhitleysr 

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E-MAIL:  Backflow2@verizon.net 

T H A N K S

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Ralph

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