Officials say "static kill" is working on oil well - - Jackson,
MS  Officials say "static kill" is working on oil well  Posted:
Updated:  GULF OF MEXICO (WLBT) - After 107 days of delays and
disappointment, BP officials said Wednesday the "static kill" to
plug up the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is working.
Engineers pumped heavy drilling mud into the blowout preventer
and then down to the leaking well, forcing the crude back down
to its reservoir.  The operation is being closely monitored to
make sure there are no sudden spikes in pressure.  Drilling on
relief wells could resume this week if the "static kill"
continues holding.  A federal report on the gulf oil spill said
nearly 207-million gallons have leaked from the blown well.  It
said a little more than 172-million gallons of that have made it
into the gulf waters.  The White House Office on Energy and
Climate Change Policy has confirmed a new government report that
said a majority of the oil spilled is gone.  "The vast majority
of the oil is