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Get on the pressure inside that well when the well integrity test goes on whenever that is. there are a couple of different sets of readings that will tell them about the pressure and thats key because if there is higher pressure, about 8,000 pounds per square ink, thats a good sign, meaning that the well is strong enough to hold the new replacement cap and they probably can keep that cap on there. if there are lower pressure readings, about 6,000 pounds per square inch or lower, thats not a goo...

Procedure to be complete. and its a very complicated procedure. its a multi-step procedure it involves robots, remotely-operated vehicles. under water, 5,000 feet underwater. for the people here, this is really critical. and here weve got karen morgan, who is a local resident. shes from long beach. shes got her whole family here. karen, now when you heard about this replacement cap, what did you think about this? have very excited, were all hoping and praying that this works. we want it to work....

>> reporter: it went very well, wolf. but you can get a sense how anxious a period this is. we do have some late information. the seismic tests that were preparatory, those have been completed and at this hour, the crucial well pressure test was expected to begin after that replacement cap was put on. bp officials and the incident commander admiral allen have gathered here at the war rooming and i spoke with him about it. the commander said these are some of the most critical days in the entire ...

Perfect for this situation. but, still, even this is temporary. this is not going to be the perfect fix, even if all goes as planned. what they need are the two relief wells, which they do think will be completed by the middle of august. it looks like the relief wells will be the final solution to the seemingly never-ending problem. >> we know august is the guestment of when the final solution will be had. but do you think everything will be going as planned? so things have not been going as pla...

That they are collecting some 8,000 to 9,000 barrels of oil through a vessel. you do see that the oil is gushing freely since the replacement of one of the previous replacement cap was taken away yesterday and as theyre preparing to put on the new cap. theyre collecting about 8,000 to 9,000 barrels of oil daily through a vessel, fred. >> so ines, where you are, gulfport mississippi, are they saying anything about the latest effort? >> yeah, actually they are. were at, im at the beach in gulfport...

Aive inny blimp has been deployed to direct skimmer ships to oil slikz as theyre spotted. and one of the skimmer ships is a massive converted cargo vessel called a whale. it wont be ready for service for at least a few more days as well. the government wants a few more days to test it for its infectiveness. so i want to bring in now vivian kwo. thank you for joining us. this cap is supposed to capture twice as much oil? so why it is taking so long to get this in place? >> thats right, don. basic...