Spills · oil

Oil well discharge into marsh, high island, bolivar peninsula, tx

NOAAORR-10439

issued
2022-04-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-04-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-04-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.557, -94.378
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Oil Well Discharge into Marsh, High Island, Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
Bolivar Peninsula, TX.
1. On April 1, 2022, an unknown amount of crude oil from a well discharge into a marsh area on High Island was reported. OSROs responded. On April 6, 2022, MSU Port Arthur contacted NOAA SSC for input on methods to address oil remaining in vegetation. Phone support provided, no further products requested.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL.
3. POSITION 29.557N 094.378W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10439: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10439

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