Installing the sealing cap involves a multiple stage process with several vessels and remotely operated vehicles over an approximate 4-7 day period. The sealing cap has the potential to increase oil and gas collection capacity and should improve collection efficiency during hurricane season by allowing shorter disconnect and reconnect times. The new cap assembly should have a positive impact on future well kill and cementing procedures that will be part of the relief well operations. In addition, the new cap should enable testing of well integrity and, depending on pressure measurements, may be used to shut in the well. _BP
Kent Wells tech update on sealing cap (video)
Animation of sealing cap installation w/ Kent Wells
PDF slides for Kent Wells media briefing PDF
Be sure to watch this animation to see how everything fits together
Meanwhile, the two relief wells continue to be drilled and electromagnetically "ranged" to rendezvous precisely with the Macondo well bore, for definitive "killing" of the gushing well. Killing operations by the first relief well could begin as early as 7 days from now.
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