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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...

Stepping up to the microphones right now. >> whims between 17 and 22 knots. and we have a sea state about 7 feet. in the next 24 hours, we look for that to diminish slightly. the wind, 12 to 14 knots. and over the next 24, 36 hours, to have the wind -- the sea state drop to about 6 feet. the major impact on the operations out there right now have to do with hooking up the third producing vessel, the helix produce e which was anticipated to have been done right about now, but has been delayed because the flexible hose has been prohibited by the sea state. but we are able to continue the product...

We know because of the new flow rate numbers we need to increase capacity. additional vessels being brought into the area and anticipate by the end of the month of june and capacity will increase to 53,000 barrels a month. following that thought a decision made will be reached mass capacity with the recovery system we have on the scene with the containment cap. at that point the officers will be -- unbolt the plans, small section of pipe we needed to shear cut and replace it with a solid bolted on cap that can be linked to a new flexible production system and alloy us to use production platfor...