Mud Down News Today

Franzen. explain what happens next. >> another layer of redundancy pouring in cement in the same place where that poured that mud down. another insurance policy to ensure that that well will not leak again. and national incident commander thad allen had said that they gave bp the go ahead, as long as it doesnt interfere with the end all and that is the relief well, to make sure that is plugged. that is still on track to be finished up, hopefully, by mid-august. but, certainly, it will not take c...

Bp indicated they might move that to sunday night. were watching that very closely. it will probably be five to seven days after that that they can drill from the bottom. still another 100 feet to go on the relief well. >> and are you confident that this is going to work? >> suzanne, this is not a novel type of technology. intercept wells are drilled routinely. it is novel at the depth that were at and the intercept wells, you know, at the extreme depths that were at but this is not new technolo...

Final pipe casing right now, suzanne, and when they do that and get it cemented in they will go with a static kill. that will happen late sunday or monday. they will put mud down the top of the well thats heavier than the oil thats there right now and hopefully fill the well up. well still need to drill in from the bottom and kill the well from the bottom but at this point it looks like well be able to move ahead. weve got good well integrity and trying to move forward its a positive turn. >> do...

Of july, that is ahead of target but admiral thad allen thinks first or mid august is when it finally can be cemented shut them. deepest well, now 17,840 feet and according to bps ceo, still 100 feet to go for the point of interception. but it is slow-going here at the final stages because they have to take magnetic readings to tell whether they are flush on the bulls-eye to intercept and bore into the existing well, put the mud down, cement it shut for good. but, of course, once that is done an...