24 to 48 hours before the outcome is known

[spanone]

deja vu...





i hope this thing works..

[FreeJG]

1. I read at the oil drum site, no mud was pumping for 16hrs..so it failed. they are saying junk shot

tonight

[CountAllVotes]

2. says different here:

http://www.energyboom.com/policy/watch-live-oil-spill-webcam-will-operation-top-kill-stop-oil

>>EDITOR'S UDPATE: the language being used now around Top Kill is that the oil leak has been successfully stopped for now. Until the cement has been pumped into the pipe and caps it, will the operation have been considered a complete success.

This could take another 24 hours or so, but at this point the oil has stopped flowing out of the broken pipe and what you can see in the live feed below is drilling mud leaking out of the broken riser. When that cloud turns to grey it will mean that BP has begun pumping concrete into the pipe in an attempt to seal it permanently.

[Biker13]

3. Prayers sent.

May the clouds turn grey, the disappear.

[thewiseguy]

4. That is not true, the BP spokesperson said they had not been able to stop the flow of oil

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/us/28spill.html?hp