BP kept a lid on its run-away Mancondo well in the Gulf of Mexico July 20, despite four leaks that have developed in and around it since July 14, when BP closed newly-installed shut-off valves on the well.
BP and the government believe the well retains integrity and have agreed to continue tests in 24-hour increments with the cap in place and valves closed, officials say. The well blew out April 20 in a fiery disaster that killed 11 workers on the drill ship Deepwater Horizon.