Relief Well

The new well, to be built in 5,000 ft of water, is planned to intercept the existing well at about 13,000 feet below the the sea bed (BP 2010). This will permanently seal the leaking part of the well. Drilling for this new well will take about three months. Once the relief well is completed BP workers will pump mud and cement into an opening to kill the blown- out Macondo for good (Reuters 2010).

               (Cavnar 2010)

Works cited:

BP (2010) Work Begins To Drill Relief Well To Stop Oil Spill. BP.  BP Global. (Date accessed: February 9, 2013.) http://www.bp.com/

Cavnar B. (2010) BP Relief Well Inching Closer. The Daily Hurricane. (Date accessed: February 18, 2013) dailyhurricane.com

Trott, B (2010) BP Relief Well Intercepts Ruptured Gulf Well. Reuters. (Date accessed: February 9, 2013.) http://www.reuters.com/