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On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:42:30 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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Testing of BP well integrity "detected seep a distance from the well" in
the
Gulf of Mexico, Ret. Adm. Thad Allen says.

I am not sure why they don't open the valve now that they have a good
cap and produce the oil to the surface. That will take off the
pressure and still be safe/clean. After all that was the point in
drilling the well in the first place.
I think they are pressing their luck trying to top kill this with the
cap. Something that would have been fine at the production pressures
may rupture with it sealed and put us back 2 months.

I agree... not an oil engineer, but it seems to make sense. I think they
just don't want to have to record the flow rate, so the fine is lower. Too
bad for them. I think Allen should force them to do that.