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Pitchmen -- conservative commentator glenn beck, as well as former presidential candidates mike huckabee and fred thompson. congress is also looking into the case. countdown to lockdown for actress lindsay lohan. she is expected to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence today for violating pro days after two dui incidents. after jail she is going to spend another 90 days in rehab. coming up next, the static kill operation, is it a good idea with that relief well so close to being finished and what about the so-called seeps coming from the floor of the gulf of mexico? are they really something ...

Labyrinth consulting services and a contributor to oildrum.com. art, thanks for being with us this morning. first, let's ask you about this static kill operation, very similar to the top kill more than a month ago except now the top of that well is capped and we wouldn't see mud spewing out from it. the question many people have, with this relief well so close to being completed, why undergo this static kill operation? or at least even think about it? >> well, i think the reason that they're considering it is because they've yet to intercept the well bore. they're very close, a few feet away w...

It is located. but here's a question that i had. there had been some questions about the integrity. the casing in the well bore, you've already got thousands of pounds of pressure coming up from below. now that you've got the top of it sealed off, if you introduce more pressure with mud in the top, do you risk the possibility of, if there are any weaknesses in that well casing, blowing it out with a static kill operation? >> well, john, that's obviously a certain concern. but personally, i don't really see it as a big issue. the standard operation, when you begin to lose control of a well, is ...

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