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The way it works, chad explained it extremely well. in the first case, we had pressure that was pushing it out. in this indication, the pressure is static, if you can get the mud into the wellbore, that has 6,800 pounds per square inch into it. the weight of the mud will fall to the bottom of the static pressure control. and once it gets down there and starts to build up, it will displace the oil from the bottom up and when it does that, it's heavier than the oil and gas, as chad pointed out. and as it does that, it will actually kill the pressure. and the pressure at the surface where the cap...

This gas and oil and force it, because the mud is so heavy. and push all of that oil and mud, and all of that gas back down into the oil reservoir. once you fill up this column, it would be so heavy, that the oil and the gas could no longer come out. when this thing popped, so to speak, this oil down here is under such pressure, that it pushed all the way back up into the ocean. that's why it was spewing. it wasn't being pumped up, it was spewing by itself, because the pressure down below was so great. that was a problem. why was that a problem, anderson? when they tried to pump the mud in, th...

Update then. ." after so many days, after more than 90 days, is clear that bp views us and you as a nuisance, as an inconvenience. small people have to be dealt with, but who should be content being kept in the dark. we are not content. tens of thousands of people here have their lives on hold, their futures perched on a precipice. they are desperate for facts and information, and they and we and you have a right to know. if bp is less than forthcoming about what's going on, we're going to do our best to fill in the blanks. the bullheading, what it is, how it works, what the risks are? and why...

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Is in the gulf. tests continue on bp's ruptured oil well. scientists now weighing a new option for permanently sealing, using what's called static kill that would involve pumping mud into the well. women being banned from wearing islamic face covering avails in syria. the garment is becoming increasingly popular in the dominantly muslim country. it is a worrying trend for secular regime. president obama is meeting right now with british prime minister david cameron, his first visit to the white house. they're expected to discuss afghanistan, the controversy over bp's oil disaster and the g...