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Permalink Reply by Mac Davis on July 12, 2010 at 13:37

Today's briefing was interesting.

If I understand, the new cap could possibly allow them to simply "close the valve," but they're worried about the integrity of the well bore. i.e. maybe it's leaking around the pipe. The plan is to let the oil flow out, but they're hoping to capture all the oil until they can kill the well from the relief well. However, they're going to test shutting the well off, do a pressure test, and see if they can leave it shut off.

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