BP Starts Killing Gulf Well That Caused Record Spill
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BP Plc started plugging its Gulf of Mexico oil well with drilling mud, another step in the company’s effort to permanently seal the source of history’s worst accidental oil spill.
BP began pumping mud into the top of the well for its “static kill” operation at 3 p.m. local Houston time. The company may need “a bunch of hours to a couple of days” to complete the process, Senior Vice President Kent Wells told reporters during a conference call today. BP may pause the operation to measure pressure and determine where the mud is going, he said.