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And he also made clear in that short conference, that they just wanted to kick things around for a bit before making the final decision to continue the slow process of shutting off one valve at a time, making the required psi measurements that each phase could last literally six or more hours.
As for the relieve well operation being stopped. It like so much one sees cropping up on the Internet, not true in the sense they are going to stop drilling.
Again readers. Let us remember often during the past few weeks the drilling process was suspended. They withdraw the drill head. They insert new sections of casing. They lower a magnometer into the well hole to take measurements as to the distance they are from the existing well bore casing, etc., then re-insert the drill head and go a bit further. The admiral and others have been perfectly clear for the past month this is the process they follow.
And the admiral made it clear, that as they get closer to the intercept coordinate, each few dozen feet would see drilling stoppage and more measurements taken.
This is a lengthly process. That is why they suggested earlier on, it could be mid August before they attempted a cut into the existing well bore casing.
Lastly. The admiral made it clear to one phone call question that the strata looked good based on their seismologic testing results. He said they do not anticipate any problem with going ahead with the four test phases with a final shut off at the top.