Spills · event
Breton sound 21 well; breton sound, la
2 messages · 2015-05-22 to 2015-06-21
- status
- closed 2015-06-21 00:00Z
- opened
- 2015-05-22 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.579, -89.118
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-8935
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-89352015-05-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-06-05 00:00ZBreton sound 21 platform fire; breton sound, laoil
Breton Sound 21 Platform Fire; Breton Sound, LA. Breton Sound, LA. 1. On May 22, 2015, the USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC of a a platform fire in Breton Sound, LA. Incident occurred at 0210 CDT. Platform has been evacuated, and minimal information is available at this point. USCG has requested worst-case trajectory for the 4,000 barrels. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SWEET LOUSIANA CRUDE (PROBABLE-ACTUAL UNKNOWN). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 168000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.579N 089.118W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8935: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8935
- 2NOAAORR-89462015-06-07 00:00Z → cancelled 2015-06-21 00:00ZBreton sound 21 well; breton sound, laoil
Breton Sound 21 Well; Breton Sound, LA. Breton Sound, LA. 1. On June 7, 2015, NOAA was notified by USCG a discharge from Texas Petroleum Investment Company's (TPIC) Breton Sound 21 well that occurred on June 6, 2015. The source of the discharge was a leak that developed on the surface casing of a saltwater injection well. Initial sheen was estimated to 37 gallons based on sheen calculations from an overflight that was conducted on 6 June. USCG requested a trajectory and Resources at Risk analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 37 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.579N 089.118W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8946: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8946
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