Feds: Relief drilling needed to kill BP's well, "kill" shows pressure
Post date: Aug 13, 2010 8:13:13 PM
AUGUST-13-2010
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Opinion:
BP has to drill again
deepwater horizon
relief drill urgent
It is only a question of time
when the pressure freed by
first failed drill starts ......
NEW ORLEANS – BP's blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is not yet plugged for good, and work on what's been touted as the permanent solution will need to continue, the federal government said.
But because pressure rose during the testing, the scientists concluded that space still needs to be plugged in.
Officials had been testing the pressure beneath the cement seal currently in place. Steady pressure would indicate the presence of cement in the space between the inner piping and the outer casing, likely indicating a permanent seal.
source: news.yahoo.com
Admiral Tahd Allen (ret.)
National incident commander says
BP Relief well to drill, pressure test...
The relief well won't be finished we won't kill the well
BP has been ordered by U.S. officials
to finish the relief well after pressure tests failed
to prove there’s no further risk of oil leaking from the well, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said yesterday in a press conference in Schriever, Louisiana.
1000 BARRELS OF OIL TRAPPED
BP and government scientists are reviewing how to move forward after determining that about 1,000 barrels of oil are trapped in the Macondo well by a cement plug poured from the top last week.
source: http://www.businessweek.com
Update: Aug 15, 2010
BP's Relief Well Effort Delayed by U.S. Concerns Over Risk of Oil Release
“Realistically, the risk right now is the 1,000 barrels and BP will have directions to mitigate ....
The pressure tests conducted in coming days will also help determine the risk of oil escaping from the undersea reservoir during the bottom kill, Allen said.
source: bloomberg.com