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May 4, 2010
Relief well drilling began Sunday
British Petroleum, the company responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, reported today that work has begun to drill a relief well to intercept and isolate the well that is spilling oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
The new well, in 5,000 feet of water, is planned to intercept the existing well around 13,000 feet below the seabed and permanently seal it. The new drill site is about half a mile on the seabed from the leak, and drilling is expected to take three months.
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