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After more than three months, a natural gas leak at SoCalGas Aliso Canyon Storage facility has proven tough
to stop. But officials are saying a fix could come by the end of this month maybe sooner.
Heres how theyre trying to plug it:
KILL
LEAKING WELL
Mud and
water
pressure
Relief
well
1,0
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Gas
Pressure
ft.
2,0
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ft.
3,0
00
ft.
4,0
00
ft.
5,0
00
6,0
00
7,0
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8,0
00
9,0
PLUG
LEAKING WELL
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Relief
well
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well
ft.
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Leaking
well
Gas
Pressure
DRILL
(at 1,000 ft.)
APPROACH
(at 2,000-3,000 ft.)
LOCATE
(at 3,000-4,000 ft.)
FOLLOW
(at 6,000 ft.)
Positively ID the
failed well.