Reply #7: Where Would They Put Such A Stack...

[Son Of Wendigo]

and how high would it have to be? High concentrations of methane merely burn, witness your stove. Low concentrations are explosive. Every winter two or three houses develop a gas leak, something causes a spark, and the house explodes showering pieces all over the neighborhood.

The Coast Guard has tried once or twice to burn some of the oil floating on the water, but I do not see how it is possible to safely burn the methane. Allegedly, BP's latest effort, which involves sticking a smaller pipe into the riser pipe which is spewing the oil and gas, will capture some of it, but no one knows for sure how this will work and for how long. There is sand and grit mixed in with the oil which will abrade whatever pipes they use and make new holes.