Pumping Mud News Today

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Yesterday, the coast guard ordered bp to conduct pressure tests of the well itself and also the capping system at the top that was put in place one month ago today. bp has been ordered to test the well and to test the capping system for any additional pressures that may come along as they do the bottom kill. now the coast guard is waiting for bp to turn in these results which could be monday or tuesday. the government scientists will go over them and at that point the coast guard will give bp th...

Off the land. >> just like any normal american teenager and there are certain hooks they can draw people into. and theyve been used. >> reporter: seven of these defendants have been charged with terror-related violations before. some of their whereabouts are unknown. t.j. winick, abc news, washington. new supreme court justice elena kagan will be at the white house today to celebrate her confirmation with president obama. kagan won senate approval yesterday by a vote of 63-37. five republicans...

Finally be within reach. bp officials say the static kill operation appears to be working. crews are stopped pumping mud down the well, and are now monitoring it to make sure that the sealed leak is holding. if so, the next stop would be to permanently plug it by pumping concrete through a relief well. thats still several days away. meanwhile, lawmakers are demanding answers on how that spill has been handled, and whether dispersants have created a danger all on their own. the environmental prot...

Advisers say it was just a firecracker. he wasnt hurt, and his office is denying he came under attack. the static kill operation appears to be working. crews have stopped pumping mud down the well, and are now monitoring it to make sure the sealed leak is holding. and a judge is expected to rule today on whether californias ban on same hj sex marriage is constitutional. two gay couples filed suit this year saying that ban violates equal protection and due process rights. well be back in a mo...

She hit the warehouse while trying to land, and was killed instantly. the faa confirming that death to us now. we are working as many details as possible on how exactly it happened. and who exactly this female pilot was. of well keep on top of this story for you and bring you the information as it develops. other top stories happening now. police saying a man shot and killed eight people at his job yesterday and then turned the fwun on himself. it happened in manchester, connecticut. authoriti...

Kill. it involves pumping mud and then cement into that well, eventually sealing it off. t.j. winick has our progress report. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. according to a leader of the operation to plug the blown out well, the process is going well. along the gulf, there is real hope it is the beginning of the end. bp has begun the static kill that is expected to choke the busted oil well once and for all. >> this is a really positive step forward. its going to be...

Those are things we need to learn. regarding the total volume of mud that we pumped in, it will vary on whether or not we are pumping into the casing or the anulus as well. we need pressure readings and there are various lines to describe how much volume and pressure there is if you had the casing and the anulus and filling it up or just dealing with the casing. there are charts and automatic pressure readings on screens launched by the senior leadership up there and ill be joining them when i f...

Its all because they dont know -- they havent been able to look at this well this entire time with any sort of x-ray eyes or anything to get 100% confirmation that its in great shape and that the well can take this pumping of the mud. that test is very important. its going to tell them whether or not they can go forward with the static kill and how they can go forward with the static kill, how slowly or quickly they might be able to go. everything looking good. they got the leaky valve fixed. th...

At that point, theyll begin to pump mud into the choke line, and the horizon blowout preventer. it will start at one barrel per minute and move that up to two barrels her minute. theres going to be a very low rate of injection into the well because we dont need to do it in a higher rate as we did with the top kill because theres pressure back on the well with the capping stack. we dont know exactly how much mud will be pumped in. it will depend on the condition of the well itself. there are thre...