(Not that I necessarily buy the entire article, but)
What he is saying is that the sea floor IMMEDIATELY below the BOP is soft and sandy. That may be the first 10 to 100 feet, which is basically supporting the weight of the BOP.
As another poster has pointed out, it's another 18,000 feet down from the seafloor to the top of the oil deposit.
What he is saying is that the sea floor IMMEDIATELY below the BOP is soft and sandy. That may be the first 10 to 100 feet, which is basically supporting the weight of the BOP.
As another poster has pointed out, it's another 18,000 feet down from the seafloor to the top of the oil deposit.