US | Gulf oil spill BP May Drill Again Near Blown-Out Well Company won't forget about rich oil find, despite spill By Nick McMaster Posted Aug 6, 2010 4:10 PM CDT Copied In this Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010 photo, Kelly Stull checks her flow meter as teammates drag a 50 meter seine net through the surf at Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. (AP Photo/ News & Observer, Chuck Liddy) BP workers have moved into the second stage of the "static kill," ensuring that the well in the Gulf will never again spew forth oil—unless BP resumes drilling into the reservoir beneath it. The company's COO is already suggesting that BP may want to go back for the wealth hidden underneath the relief wells: "There's lots of oil and gas here," Doug Suttles told USA Today. "We're going to have to think about what to do with that at some point." Click here to read about how locals are responding to the spill's aftermath. Read These Next Clint Eastwood's son has some big news, in case you missed it. A day after Scott Pelley unloaded on 60 Minutes bosses, he is out. Judge rules '86-47' flag is no threat. The 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' is officially dead. Report an error