Law Office of Scott A. Nelson, P.C.

It appears that BP is on the right track in stopping the flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon well. Maritime and Jones Act attorneys in Texas and the Gulf region will continue to be busy with claims however. The first part of the "static kill," in which BP used heavy drill mud in an attempt to plug the leak, seems to have been successful and has slowed the flow of oil. The next step is to pump concrete, which could begin right away.

Jones Act lawyers in Corpus Christi and throughout the region are relieved that BP’s "static kill" operation finished well ahead of schedule. It only took eight hours to fill the pipe with the mud, which holds back the oil from flowing. Later this month, a permanent cement plug will be placed in the well. Everything is moving forward in a positive manner, and hopefully the Gulf Coast can return to business as usual as quickly as possible.

Maritime and Jones Act accident lawyers in Texas are happy to see that BP is slowly making progress on the oil leak disaster. However, BP noted on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 that it is scaling back a bold prediction by its chief operating officer that the gusher would be brought down to a "relative trickle" as soon as next week.

Doug Suttles, COO, now states that BP hopes to have an improved containment system in place by early next week (Monday or Tuesday). BP asserted that although the company is optimistic that it can make solid progress soon in reducing the rapid flow of oil, it will be awhile before the spill can be defined as a "trickle." Additionally, Suttles continues to allege that there are not any big underwater oil plumes which have been found in "large concentrations." arising from the Gulf spill.