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[dipsydoodle]

BP Plc delayed testing a new cap placed over its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well to give scientists more time to study the procedure used to measure pressure levels.

BP and government officials said they still intend to conduct the assessment, which BP and the Obama Administration will use to determine whether the leak can be safely sealed with a 40-foot (12-meter) stack of valves bolted to the top of the well on July 12.

The trial was scheduled to start yesterday. It was postponed after BP met with National Incident Commander Thad Allen, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and a government team of scientists and industry experts, who decided more analysis needed to be done before they proceeded, Allen said in a statement last night.

“We continue to prepare and review protocols for the well integrity test, including the seismic mapping run that was made around the well site this morning,” Allen said. “As a result of these discussions, we decided that the process may benefit from additional analysis.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-14/bp-delays-test-of-new-cap-at-leaking-gulf-well-until-u-s-gives-go-ahead.html

I would suggest their knowledge of the subject is superior to your own.