There are several what ifs. We are reading that a relief well pumping in cement will seal the deal. Until that is done, there is the possibility of oil leaking. I would suspect that somewhere along the line we might read that the relief well is not a guarantee. Its over when its over and we are not there yet.
CS Monitor: Static kill won't end Gulf oil spill drama - even if it works
The goal is to push the oil back down into the reservoir below the sea floor, setting the stage for a relief well to permanently cement the well in mid-August.
“This thing won’t truly be sealed until the relief wells are done.”
At the end of the static kill, engineers could decide to pour in cement. If the cement is able to fill both the pipe and the annulus – the space between the pipe and the casing along the sides of the well bore – static kill could seal the well itself...
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It won't be over for many yrs. maybe decades , the clean up will be massive. Unfortunately , from I can see many have learned nothing from this event and are even more determined to drill without any back up plans.
Yes, they are now spinning a narrative that it is 75% cleaned up. I'd have to assume the idea is to diminish the scope of the real impact, soften up the public for another go at it, then just forge ahead with deep water drilling because it wasn't that bad. As long as there are large pools of oil, then are going after it. Its just like that large pool of SSI money, they are going after it.
Your right, there already is a push on to end the deep water ban. These are shameless people. It's all about the $$ and to hell with the environment.
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