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11,000 feet or 10,000 feet in the wellbore which is well below the surface of the ocean, and therefore you don't have to worry too much about a subsurface leak coming to the surface, because there are many rocks that we call sealing shales and sealing rocks and some people call them capping rocks that could block the flow of that to the surface. so it is not too dangerous if that is what is happening. >> well, momentarily, bp is about to begin another teleconference, another phone briefing for reporters and update us on what is going on. and of course, we will share that with the viewers as so...

Rises and gets high and stays high because that's an indication, not the only indication that we need but a good indication that we have integrity in this well and that the flow isn't escaping somewhere else. we'll also need to do other tests. we're doing a lot of measurements at the same time, and we'll re-run that seismic survey that we ran the other day to make sure that there's no flow escaping anyplace else. >> do you have any preliminary readings on the pressure levels in these first three hours or so of this closure? i haven't seen being here on dauphin island just now i haven't actuall...

Bp has told us, no oil right now is spewing into the gulf of mexico, and this for the first time in three months. is that right? >> that is right, wolf. that is correct. >> did you anticipate that it would be shut down as quickly as it has? because i was under the assumption that you would start closing valves here and there and over a period of hours, assuming that the pressure levels were good, and you would close down more, but you basically shut down all of the valves as at the same time? >> no, we didn't. we started by stopping production from the containment vessels so that the q-4000 an...

Repairing a leak on the new cap on top of the well, b.p. resumed pressure tests. the tests involve slowly closing valves on the cap, and measuring the oil pressure that builds up inside. it was just a couple of hours into those tests that b.p. senior vice president kent wells was able to make this announcement. >> the official time of the of choke being fully closed, that the well was fully shut in is approximately 2:25 this afternoon. as of this time, there is no flow of oil going in the gulf of mexico. >> reporter: over a 48-hour period, b.p. and officials will monitor pressure levels inside...

Executives have said they could extend the 48-hour window they gave to test the cap. there are mounting concerns that it may be leaking elsewhere on the sea floor as engineers worry the pressure readings aren't high enough to rule out an undisclosed leak. even if the well is fully choked, cleanup crews face a long road ahead. and a blow to cleanup efforts, the super skimmer dubbed the a whale has been beached after it was viewed it wasn't collecting enough oil. bp is encouraged that the oil cap seems to be holding. charles hadlock joins us live from venice. charles, how great is this concern...