Seven of the final 10 teams doubled the standard oil recovery rate of 1, 100 gallons per minute.

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The contraption was intended to treat 4 gallons per minute, enough to provide drinking water for 2, 000 people.

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Some newer engines also have flow-rate monitors for the discharges, these show the rate of water flowing in Gallons per Minute (GPM) instead of raw pressure.

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The rate going in was 900 gallons per minute, but the flow data of mud coming out was steadily increasing from 900 gallons a minute at 8:20 p.m. to a rate of 1, 200 gallons per minute at 8:34 p.m.

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Pumps and filters 70 gallons of pool water per minute.

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