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Assumptions that they would have made in early of water quality would be okay. there wouldn't be much impact on marine life. and also oil wouldn't wash up on the shores even within a month of a scenario that would be five or 10 times worse than what we are dealing with now >> greta: in the report is there any reference to what they are trying to do right now? so it would show they anticipated this as a possible solution. is this new method to stop this leak brand new? >> references iner s of anything from a dome or a top kill or cap are not there. this is a response plan that gives you the imp...

Point. we knew these hydrates would be a problem but actually it was a bigger issue that we forecasted or predicted. it's the combination of the water with the gas and temperature and pressure that caused them to form. the new option -- and we have been working this all along. we've already built this smaller dome. it was already available. the idea there is to keep most of the water out at the very beginning and also allow us to put what we call methanol in so the hydrates won't form. >> you have a couple of other things too you might try. there's been talk about a top kill, trying to put mud...

This was a disappointment that was widespread when the containment dome didn't work. but this announcement by bp that they are resuming, pumping down the chemicals, 5,000 feet at the source of the leak because they had abandoned that days ago because of environmental concerns. if they are going back and doing that right now i think that's a sign everybody here is realizing this is the 20th day and some estimated 200,000 gallons of oil every single day is continuing to rise to the surface, john. jon: so what is the remedy for the dome plan if they can't get it unclogged? >> reporter: well, they...

To find a short-term solution, bp today resumed directly pumping those chemical oil dispersions at the base because they abandoned that out of the environmental concerns. >> people are concerned what bp is doing is trying a bunch of things that likely won't work, knowing they have to drill the relief well which will take 90 days and as a result, the biggest crisis in american history is upon us. >> that's why they're eager to get a short-term solution. unfortunately everything has failed. 60 to 90 days away from the relief well, 9,000 feet bored already so progress is made but a top kill or ju...

It's called a top kill, essentially what they would use a series of long pipes and hoses. they would blast chunks of rubber into the blowout preventer to essentially clog it up. that raises new risks but, again they are weighing all their options. >> juliet: chris, thank you for that report. >> gregg: man made oil leaks like the one in the gulf of mexico can be an environmental nightmare. but nature can create it on a comparable scale. natural seepage of crude from the sea floor exceeds 47 million gallons annually and worldwide, you have about 180 million gallons each year. marine life manages...