July 13 Update: Oil Disaster in the Gulf

An informative update on the Gulf disaster from McClatchy Bureau's Mark Seibel. A 'dramatic moment' is in progress. The previous cap, which collected 20-30% of the oil and gas flow, will be removed, allowing 100% flow until a new cap is put in place in several days which can capture potentially all of the oil flow. The risk here is that the pressure building inside the capped well may cause eruptions through the bore walls into the intermediate sub-surface strata- which may later destabilize, allowing potentially widespread and uncontrollable further leakage.