From there, it could be only a matter of days before the "bottom kill" is done and the blown-out well that wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast economy and environment is no longer a threat.

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Indonesian state giant Pertamina has reached a leaking well at its Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) field with a relief probe, aiming to soon halt an oil leak that started in July. The relief well ...

The magnetic well-finding tool was sent down the relief well when it was about 3,806 feet deep, and it showed that the hole had bored to within two feet of the leaking well.

But just in case, relief well 2 is being readied. The relief well’s bore hole is within about 200 feet of stricken well SS-25 in SoCalGas’ huge Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, Cho said.

Updated: 3:07 PM CDT Aug 26, 2013 The Associated Press Hercules Offshore ...

SOURCE: Hercules Offshore Advertisement Relief well drilling starts after Gulf blowout Updated: 3:53 PM CDT Aug 5, 2013 ...

Relief drilling expected to take 35 days at site of gas well blowout in the Gulf off La. coast Associated Press Tue, July 30, 2013 at 8:57 PM UTC ...

Rig owner eyes relief well to divert gas spewing in Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana's coast Kevin Mcgill and Janet Mcconnaughey, Associated Press Thu, July 25, 2013 at 9:54 AM UTC ...

The DECC said it should take around 180 days to drill the well. Total is working on a dynamic kill operation that uses heavy mud to block the well. The relief well, the DECC, will be used should ...

The MC252 well has been shut-in since 15 July and cementing operations in August, following the static kill, provided a cement plug in the well’s casing. The relief well drilled by the DDIII drilling ...

The final kill will come more than two months after BP sealed off all flow with a cap on the wellhead on July 15. Before then, the well spewed more than 4 million barrels of oil into the sea as BP ...