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R.o.v. deployed. but we believe we need to understand the implications if they have to leave. and we think the window could potentially be about 48 hours. and that could have some time later on after midnight this evening. but right now the -- it will be conditions based on scene as long as they can. >> and you'll be able to get back pretty much immediately, correct? >> well, again, it will depend on the storm passage. >> sure. >> the real heavy lift is the development driller 3 which is drilling the relief well. >> two other quick questions. there is more research being done about these under...

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 had a situation a few weeks ago where lightning struck the derek and caused a fire. there are safety reasons where they might have to stop from time to time. regarding the relief wells, development driller 3 is at a distance of 11,641 feet below the seafloor. they are ranging, they are into their fourth cycle of this. they withdraw the drill pipe and put down electrical cable and try to sense the magnetic field around the well bore. they are within around 15 feet of the well borat this point. they will continue down 7, 800 more feet close into the well bore and when they know they've got it...