Spills · oil
Houma, la, USA
Oil Spill In South Lake Hatch Oil Field; Houma, Louisiana · NOAAORR-10985
- issued
- 2025-05-13 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2025-05-27 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2025-05-27 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.516, -90.864
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Oil Spill in South Lake Hatch Oil Field; Houma, Louisiana. Houma, LA, USA. 1. 13 MAY: Whitney Oil and Gas notified USCG Houma of a 200ft by 250ft sheen produced by crude oil in the South Lake Hatch oil field. Well was shut in and line isolated. 05 JUN: USCG Houma requested NOAA SSC assistance to determine appropriate clean up methods including consideration of an In situ Burn. NRC Report 1430993. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.516N 090.864W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10985: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10985
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