"Charles C." wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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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.

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Nom=de=Plume



Seepage of oil through the bedrock is acknowledged to be a naturally
occurring event according to the announcement. With the well currently
closed off, the pressure within the oil reservoir should now be the same
as it was before the well was drilled. The reported seepage is two miles
away from the well. Not to defend BP, but how are they responsible for a
naturally occurring leak? Seems to me that the seepage would occur well
or no well.

The part that is scary is that if true, permanently filling the well with
mud and cement is not going to stop the seepage through the bedrock.
Only thing to do is to allow the oil to be harvested, thereby reducing the
backpressure.




I agree that there's no absolute certainty it's from the BP site. In any
case, the only reason I can see that they don't want to open up the cap and
capture the oil at the surface is because they want to limit their
liability.