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Methane gas. despite that news, after three days of tests, thad allen, the government s point man on the spill, sees encouraging signs so the ongoing well integrity tests will continue with potential for additional extensions in 24-hour increments. bp and government officials have extended the testing of that capped well into a fourth day. as long as it s holding the pressure that s building inside of it, that s a very, very good sign. reporter: the government might still ask bp to open the valves on the stacking cap to begin capturing the oil and siphoning it to ships on the surface. netting one very important piece of information, the amount of oil that s been leaking all along. once and for all they can get a good number on what that flow rate was. reporter: one of two relief wells, the ultimate solution to killing this oil field, is less than five feet away from its target. but it could takeo tw weeks t john hendren, abc news, bur john henisin, abc news, bur suicide bombe ....

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