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Condition of the wellbore and the casing pipe since the event occurred. as weve gotten closer to having the potential to close in and do pressure readings on the capping stacked, we have had numerous discussions about what the current status is of the wellbore and the casings and the implications if they had been damaged or if there was any communication outside the wellbore that might bring oil or hydrocarbons potentially to the subsea floor. >> but admiral allen adding tonight that a seismic s...

Damage to the wellbore all the way down. could this affect the relief well process? >> that came up yesterday and there was an assessment done on that. heres what weve done to mitigate the risk. we dont think theres a problem there, but as close as the relief well is now to the wellbore even though its significantly below where we think there is a problem. the relief well 4,000 and 5,000 feet away. they need to go down another 100 feet before they try to do the penetration. and they were making ...

All the details. this is a very significant test in the evolution of this response and our ability to increase our containment, our redundancy and capacity. illl talk about that in a lite bit. we consulted extensively with outside experts. our science team led by secretary of energy chu consulted also with other members of industry regarding potential issues we should deal with. i will zero right in on what the discussion was mainly about and be happy to answer some questions about it. we have n...

This is very, very important because it will allow us to manage the hydrocarbons, but the ultimate success of this entire endeavor will be the relief well, and development driller 3 is now at 17,840 feet, and they have been there for a day or two. they are doing testing to make sure they have the right angle of attack as they close in for the last skilkt or 70 feet before they make the penetration for the relief well, and the current estimate of how far away there are from the well at this point...

We cant answer. >> the pressure is low at the well, does that indicate its coming out at some other point in the well and if so, what are the theories are its escape something. >> thats exactly what were going to try and determine from the pressure. one could make the case that there is something -- theres some structural integrity issues with the casing and well bore itself. i dont think we really know that until we take the pressure readings and try and see where that information takes us. it ...

Relief well, and development driller three is now at 17,840 feet, measured depth, theyve been there for a day or two. they are doing testing to make sure they have the right angle of attack as they close in from the last 60 or 70 feet before they try and make the penetration for the relief well, and the current estimate of how far away they are from the well at this point is 4 feet 4-rbgs inches, so you can imagine this gets pretty precise as theyre trying to go down another 60 or so feet, they ...

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From the top town. let me state and ive stated this several times that this is not the end, but it will virtually assure us that will be no chance of oil leaking into the environment. we will then proceed to finish the relief well. the relief well is currently 4 1/2 feet away from the ma con da well and about 100 to 110 feet above where they would enter. the end of the casing pipe has been sealed with a cement shoe. they have a drill pipe down and theyre ready to drill through that cement shoe a...

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Condition of the wellbore and the casing pipe since the event occurred. as weve gotten closer to having the potential to close in and do pressure readings on the capping stacked, we have had numerous discussions about what the current status is of the wellbore and the casings and the implications if they had been damaged or if there was any communication outside the wellbore that might bring oil or hydrocarbons into what wed call the geological formation and potentially to the subsea floor. >> b...