# Some good news regarding the BP oil leak

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**Created:** [May 17, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-news-regarding-the-bp-oil-leak/539710 "2010-05-17T02:18:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-news-regarding-the-bp-oil-leak/539710/1 "2010-05-17T02:18:25Z")

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Looks like the ‘pipe threading’ solution is working, at least for now.

> **[The Oil Drum | Threading the needle at the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill site](http://theoildrum.com/node/6470)**

They also report:

[QUOTE=The Oil Drum]  
They are running the riser and blowout preventer (BOP) on the first relief well today (it is already about half-way down to total depth (TD)), and they should spud the second relief well almost immediately.

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**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-good-news-regarding-the-bp-oil-leak/539710/2 "2010-05-17T02:29:18Z")

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I’m so glad to hear that. We’ve already got a huge mess in the Gulf.