Infographic of the Day: Relief Wells, How Do They Work? BP Explains

How the "relief well" would work.

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues, unabated: A giant, 40-foot-tall containment chamber got junked up with ice crystals and failed to staunch the leak. BP has already started drilling a "relief well" in the hopes of diverting oil and allowing the original leak to be plugged. Trouble is, the new relief well will take months to complete.

But this time, BP has decided to get out in front of the bad PR with infographics. To explain how a relief well works...