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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Timeline · 6 messages since 2022-03-07 · closed 2022-06-17
- On march 7, 2022, the uscg marine safety unit (msu) texas city contacted the noaa ssc regarding the…2022-03-07 → 2022-03-21
- Oil well discharge into marsh, high island, bolivar peninsula, tx this message2022-04-06 → 2022-04-20
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