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To develop a different containment system easier to disconnect and hook back up if a storm like this or future ones try to interrupt their work. are there a lot of challenges to a plan like that or could than easily facilitated? >> well, they probably gain some experience over the last two months in this operation. so going in that direction is certainly the appropriate thing to be doing so they could be prepared if the storm comes they're way. >> what about the relief wells, not scheduled to be completed until midst august? we are 69 days into this disaster. are they on an appropriate time co...

Sort of the malt ultimate, relief wells. it remains to be seen if it does the trick. have all other options been exhausted? that is what we have to wait for now until mid-august? >> well i think they'll continue with trying to cap or cover the well and receive as much as they can. i don't think there's a way for them to receive everything that's coming out of it, so they'll continue to do what they can. but i think the relief wells will be the ultimate, and that's what we've seen in other wells in the past. it take is along time to get those down and get them sealed off. >> wes tunnell, thanks...

>> good morning, alex. >> so even if this tropical storm doesn't go right over the spill, it could interrupt the efforts, to some degree, right? >> yes, that's correct. there are things that they'll have to shut down to move out of the way. so there will be a delay in their work on. on the environmental side it's positive and negative. sometimes positive effects break down the oil so that it can be degraded chemically or biologically but there are negative effects also. >> so, the storm passing away from it doesn't shut down any sort of operations they only have to shut down if that storm is h...