BREAKING-Crews pumping mud in hopes of plugging Gulf leak

[jenmito]

NEW ORLEANS – BP says its engineers have begun pumping heavy drilling mud into the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well in hopes of choking it for good.

BP spokesman John Barnes says crews launched the so-called "static kill" process Tuesday at 3 p.m. Central time to plug up the well and then possibly seal it with cement.

The well has leaked millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf since a BP rig exploded in April and killed 11 workers. The company was able to bottle up the leak last month with a cap, but engineers always considered that a temporary solution.

BP engineers say the static kill may permanently plug the well but they may not know for sure until they finish a relief well later this month.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100803/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill

The well will soon be killed for good (if all continues to go well.) It's breaking on CNN.

[DCBob]

1. Please let it work.

fingers and toes x'd!!!

[jenmito]

5. OK...

I'll let it work. :)

[DCBob]

7. hehe..

thanks! ;)

[jenmito]

8. No problem...

but give me a few days. :)

[flamingdem]

2. scary nt

[Raine1967]

3. I'm so nervous about this.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this work!

[jenmito]

6. I'm not worried...

they seem to have done many tests just to make double and triple-sure it will work.

[backscatter712]

4. Hope this works. n/t

[DCBob]

9. So far so good.. Im watching the oil cams and nothing has blown.. yet.

Although there do appear to be some new leaks and bubbles but perhaps they are expected.

http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/spill_cams/