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Condition of the wellbore and the casing pipe since the event occurred. as we've gotten closer to having the potential to close in and do pressure readings on the capping stacked, we have had numerous discussions about what the current status is of the wellbore and the casings and the implications if they had been damaged or if there was any communication outside the wellbore that might bring oil or hydrocarbons potentially to the subsea floor. >> but admiral allen adding tonight that a seismic survey showed the wellbore, which lies beneath the sea floor, was free of leaks, at least for the mo...

Damage to the wellbore all the way down. could this affect the relief well process? >> that came up yesterday and there was an assessment done on that. here's what we've done to mitigate the risk. we don't think there's a problem there, but as close as the relief well is now to the wellbore even though it's significantly below where we think there is a problem. the relief well 4,000 and 5,000 feet away. they need to go down another 100 feet before they try to do the penetration. and they were making arrangements to actually put a casing pipe down there to finish that part of the wellbore befor...

All the details. this is a very significant test in the evolution of this response and our ability to increase our containment, our redundancy and capacity. i'l'll talk about that in a lite bit. we consulted extensively with outside experts. our science team led by secretary of energy chu consulted also with other members of industry regarding potential issues we should deal with. i will zero right in on what the discussion was mainly about and be happy to answer some questions about it. we have never been sure that we have known the condition of the well bore and the casing pipe since the eve...

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....

We can't answer. >> the pressure is low at the well, does that indicate it's coming out at some other point in the well and if so, what are the theories are it's escape something. >> that's exactly what we're going to try and determine from the pressure. one could make the case that there is something -- there's some structural integrity issues with the casing and well bore itself. i don't think we really know that until we take the pressure readings and try and see where that information takes us. it is unknown what happened to that well bore at the time of the explosion, the events that imme...