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Two things that it could mean. number one, that the reservoir, which has been pouring in the gulf for three months, basically maybe lost pressure. or it could mean there is a leak somewhere else in the well. that's something nobody wants to see. for the moment everything is in place and the testing is ongoing. the big finish to this is the kill, the bottom kill at the bottom of the well. that's still scheduled to take place with the relief well. the digging resumes friday as well. took a break to get the cap in administration. but they're now 24 feet away from the interception point, with the ...

Ultimate success will be the relief well and developer driller 3 is now at 17,840 feet measured depth. 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 60 or 70 feet before they last. you try to make the penetration for the relief well and the current estimate of how far away they are from the well at this point is 4'4", this gets pretty precise as they go down another 60 or so feet and drill into a seven inch casing pipe. so, that continues, as well. one other thing, if we are to go to a full productio...

Of it spilling into the gulf but going into the surface ships all of which will happen until finally the ultimate fix bottom kill below the surface. >> where does the relief well drilling stand at this point? >> they actually did pause the drilling while they did the integrity test. drilling has resumed. we got on board by transocean, one of the two ships that is drilling. deepest relief well is about 17,840 feet. according to bp, it's 24 feet away from point of interception but it's slow going because nobody wants to actually miss the interception of the 2 wells bee by even a millimeter. once...