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Gold/Mining/Energy : Big Dog's Boom Boom Room
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From: tom pope7/14/2010 10:20:29 AM
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The plan was to shut the valves off for between six and 48 hours, giving BP time to monitor well pressure. Consistently high pressure, of about 8,000 - 9,000 pounds per square inch, would indicate the well casing was intact. Lower or inconsistent pressure might mean that oil and gas were escaping from other places below the sea bed; the cap risked further rupturing the well in ways that would be very difficult to fix.

In otherwords, the cap is being tested to see if it’s safe to use again in the future.

Couldn't they upload oil to the surface via the cap, and relieve pressure that way?
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