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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 bp's 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 bull's-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 and there is no more oil gushing into the gulf of mexico, we are now like approaching 66 hours, sinc...

Thursday, when the new pollution from this well stops for good. >> how much longer until the first relief well gets to the point of interception? >> bp is optimistic by the end of july, the end of this month, a week or two ahead of the original schedule, that first the deeper well which right now is at 17,840, it will intercept with the existing well, 24 feet away at this point but slow going at this end of the line because they drill a little, pull that drilling equipment out, drop down the magnetic sensors to make sure they are caming for -- they are aiming for the existing line, penetrate, ...

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 is four feet four inches. you can imagine this gets precise as they try to go down another 60 feet....

Relief well, and development driller three is now at 17,840 feet, measured depth, they've 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 they're trying to go down another 60 or so feet, they actually drill into the anulus and a 7-inch casing pipe, so that continues as well. one other thin...