Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100507:22:15:00
Water, a slick forms and expands, but it's all intentional. here the government creates controlled oil spills in a giant tank more than two football fields long. operators create ocean wave conditions, then they use various techniques to clean it all up. there are three primary plans of attack for cleaning oil spills in the water. burn the oil, apply chemical dispersants to break it down, or manually remove it, all three are at work in the gulf of mexico. >> you would try to use as many techniques as you can to remove the oil off the -- off the water, the surface of the water. >> reporter: you...