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Get on the pressure inside that well when the well integrity test goes on whenever that is. there are a couple of different sets of readings that will tell them about the pressure and that's key because if there is higher pressure, about 8,000 pounds per square ink, that's a good sign, meaning that the well is strong enough to hold the new replacement cap and they probably can keep that cap on there. if there are lower pressure readings, about 6,000 pounds per square inch or lower, that's not a good sign an means that the well could be leaking from another place and they may have to bring cont...

Procedure to be complete. and it's a very complicated procedure. it's a multi-step procedure it involves robots, remotely-operated vehicles. under water, 5,000 feet underwater. for the people here, this is really critical. and here we've got karen morgan, who is a local resident. she's from long beach. she's got her whole family here. karen, now when you heard about this replacement cap, what did you think about this? have very excited, we're all hoping and praying that this works. we want it to work. >> how has this affected your family in the gulf area? >> it's affected us personally. we lov...

>> reporter: it went very well, wolf. but you can get a sense how anxious a period this is. we do have some late information. the seismic tests that were preparatory, those have been completed and at this hour, the crucial well pressure test was expected to begin after that replacement cap was put on. bp officials and the incident commander admiral allen have gathered here at the war rooming and i spoke with him about it. the commander said these are some of the most critical days in the entire operation. admiral thad allen says if they measure it for six hours or more, then this well is not s...

Perfect for this situation. but, still, even this is temporary. this is not going to be the perfect fix, even if all goes as planned. what they need are the two relief wells, which they do think will be completed by the middle of august. it looks like the relief wells will be the final solution to the seemingly never-ending problem. >> we know august is the guestment of when the final solution will be had. but do you think everything will be going as planned? so things have not been going as planned, so if you look at the replacement cap, it should go as they hoped. >> reporter: yeah, you are ...

That they are collecting some 8,000 to 9,000 barrels of oil through a vessel. you do see that the oil is gushing freely since the replacement of one of the previous replacement cap was taken away yesterday and as they're preparing to put on the new cap. they're collecting about 8,000 to 9,000 barrels of oil daily through a vessel, fred. >> so ines, where you are, gulfport mississippi, are they saying anything about the latest effort? >> yeah, actually they are. we're at, i'm at the beach in gulfport, and jennifer bond is actually from mississippi. you're 45 minutes away from this area, jennife...