Relief Wells Are Last Hope To Stop Oil Leak

BP is drilling two relief wells to plug up the gusher at its source. The method is time-consuming, but it has worked before. The ultimate solution to stanch oil gushing beneath the Gulf of Mexico relies not on the high-tech, risky robotic maneuvers used since the rig explosion, but on a slow, workaday method that has successfully plugged other giant spills — drilling a relief well.

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