7. So, the "costly, time-consuming test of cement linings" were not required by the MMS ...
> According to internal BP and Transocean documents released to the public > by a U.S. House committee, the rig crew made sure a plug placed in the > bottom of the well was set properly and then conducted the positive and > negative pressure tests. > ... > government regulators at the Minerals Management Service don't require > a well owner like BP to order a cement bond log unless it feels uncertain > about any of the earlier tests. It's not clear what the results of the > positive and negative pressure tests were.
There was some doubt last week as to whether the negative pressure test had produced a satisfactory result as well as uncertainty about whether TransOcean/Halliburton had addressed the issue.
This leaves two questions (OK, two main questions):
1) Has there been any confirmation of the negative pressure test results yet?
2) Were BP were aware of them when they decided against the (otherwise optional) cement bond log?
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