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Wells. relief wells are crucial to employing what they refer to as the bottom kill that will kill off the well all together. but before they can get to the static kill which was expected to take place possibly later tomorrow, then into monday, that's been pushed back to probably tuesday at the earliest. the reason is they first have to remove that sand and silt out of the relief well before they get to that process. they think that should be a fairly easy endeavor. then they'll proceed toward the static kill which basically they plan on going into the containment cap and injecting a combinatio...

But in the meantime, let's talk about the well. what's the time line for killing the well and in particular this static kill operation that we've been hearing about? >> well, good morning, john. you're right, that is the number one priority, get that well killed for good. there was tropical storm bonnie came up through the area and i sort of describe it as a low-impact bull's-eye. went right over the site. we had to move the ships away and the rigs off. they're now back on station. we're cementing and making sure that that relief well which is so close is in good shape. and then by monday, we'...