Episode 217 • • 1:25:07 - 1:29:52
217: The Digital Drug Menace
Gulf Oil Cap Testing and Methane Pressure
Admiral Thad Allen and BP engineers are conducting 48-hour pressure tests on the Deepwater Horizon well using a new three-valve containment cap. High-pressure readings would indicate the well is structurally sound, while low-pressure readings would suggest a leak elsewhere in the system. The process involves six-hour intervals of data collection to determine if the well can be completely shut in or if oil must continue to be siphoned to surface ships.