SCHRIEVER, La., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. official overseeing the BP oil leak cleanup in the gulf said Friday work on a relief well will be finished even though the leak appears to be plugged.
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said scientists and BP officials still need to determine how best to complete the relief well. There are fears if the relief well is used to pump more mud into the well, pressure could increase to the point where seals at the top are affected. Tests are under way to determine the effectiveness of the so-called static kill, although there is no way of determining how thick the cement sealing the well bore, or annulus, is, The New York Times reported.