Integrity Tests on New Cap Show Positive Signs
BP Senior Vice President Kent Wells said Friday that pressure was rising inside the cap stack as the oil giant continued testing its capped Gulf wellhead with no evidence so far that other leaks exist.
Wells said the pressure was up to 6.700 psi (pounds per square inch) inside the well’s capping stack. The company is looking to achieve an optimal 8,000 psi, which would indicate that no oil was being forced out through a leak and that the well was undamaged and able to withstand the pressure of the cap.
