the end of that disastrous oil spill in the gulf of mexico. crews are ready to seal up the ruptured well once and for all. there has been a bit of a delay. reynolds wolf is live in new orleans. reynolds, this delay should not be as i guess troubling as other delays have been in the past, isn t that right? reporter: absolutely. this should just be a brief hiccup with what they have been dealing with long-term. the step they are going to have to deal with is a cleaning pros esi process. a week ago, there was a little bit of silt on the ocean floor kicked up and found its way into one of the relief wells. they have to do a cleaning procedure to get rid of the sand and silt in one of the relief wells. it is a time-consuming process but one they think should be relatively easy. they say it is going to take 12 to 24 hours to clean it. that may push back the time frame of the static kill