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TS Alex unlikely to slow relief well drilling in gulf
… Tropical Storm Alex was not expected to disrupt the relief well drilling or the ongoing efforts to collect oil and gas ..... week, BP and federal response officials said. In relief well drilling using the Development Driller III rig, the relief …
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BP's relief well drilling remains ahead of schedule
The first of two relief wells being drilled by BP PLC to kill its runaway Macondo well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico is running days ahead of schedule, although spill response officials still anticipate an August completion date.
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Macondo pressure test due before relief well resumes
… well in the Gulf of Mexico to gain more information about the condition of the annulus before penetration by a relief well . Drilling of the relief well is on hold pending the passage of a storm. The test is intended to help BP determine whether …
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BP says Macondo wellbore detected by first relief well
… the next phase will be slower paced than earlier relief well drilling efforts while the Development Driller III rig nears ..... including the cost of the spill response, containment, relief well drilling , grants to the gulf states, claims paid, and federal …
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BP spill: First relief well detects runaway Macondo well
… Apr. 22, the semi sank. Relief well drilling The Development Driller III ..... will be slower than earlier relief well drilling efforts. Crews worked cautiously ..... spill response, containment, relief well drilling , grants to the coastal states …
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Macondo pressure test due before relief well resumes
… condition of the annulus before penetration by a relief well . Drilling of the relief well was put on hold last week pending ..... including the cost of the spill response, containment, relief well drilling , static kill and cementing, grants to the gulf …
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BP starts well integrity test in gulf
… s a really good safe precaution to do that,” Wells said. “We’ll be in a position to commence [ relief well ] drilling and setting the casing as soon as the test is over.” Operations on the second relief well were suspended at …
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Relief well intercepts Macondo well in gulf
… agencies and others. After replacing the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blowout preventer earlier this month, relief well drilling resumed at 7:15 a.m. CDT on Sept. 15, and crews completed drilling the final 45 ft of hole. Interception …
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BP pledges certain gulf assets as spill collateral
… oil spill as of Sept. 29 amounted to $11.2 billion, including the cost of the spill response, containment, relief well drilling , static kill and cementing, grants to the gulf states, claims paid, and federal costs. BP operated the Macondo …
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BP reports 'successful placement' of oil spill cap
… planned enhancements to the containment system as announced on June 1, BP said. Also, work continues on the first relief well , drilling of which began on May 2, and the second relief well, which started on May 16. These two wells are still expected …
