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Pilottown, la, USA
Abandoned and Leaking Well In West Bay; Pilottown, Louisiana · NOAAORR-11122
- issued
- 2026-02-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-03-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2026-03-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.130, -89.303
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Abandoned and Leaking Well in West Bay; Pilottown, Louisiana. Pilottown, LA, USA. 1. January 2026: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) received notice of a leaking wellhead in West Bay, Louisiana. The wellhead is abandoned with no viable responsible party. It is releasing as much as 1 barrel of crude oil per day. USCG has placed a coffer dam around the wellhead and is in the process of planning repairs to the wellhead. Oil continuing to be released is contained within the coffer dam. NOAA will provide support regarding consultations and potentially on-site support. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.130N 089.303W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11122: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11122
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- Crude oil spill and in-situ burn at tpic; south pass 24, pilottown, louisiana2026-08-26
- 8X38+5H dauphin island, al, USA2026-08-24
- Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana2026-08-13
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19
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Timeline · 16 messages since 2026-01-06 · closed 2026-06-25
- Crude oil release at tpic sl 1923 #28 well; pilottown, louisiana2026-01-06 → 2026-01-20
- Oil spill from tpic flow line, southwest pass 24; port eads, louisiana2026-01-16 → 2026-01-30
- Wellhead spill, grand isle 25; grand isle, louisiana2026-02-04 → 2026-02-18
- Flowline discharge, romere pass 23/24; venice, louisiana2026-02-14 → 2026-02-28
- Pilottown, la, USA this message2026-02-19 → 2026-03-05
- Mystery sheen in grande isle 18; grand isle, louisiana2026-02-25 → 2026-03-11
- Release at transfer buoy, grand isle block 59, loop marine terminal; gulf of america2026-02-26 → 2026-03-12
- 5M34+65 pilottown, la, USA2026-03-04 → 2026-03-18
- Venice, la, USA2026-04-15 → 2026-04-29
- Oil spill at tpic main pass 33; gulf, louisiana2026-04-21 → 2026-05-05
- Empire, la, USA2026-04-22 → 2026-05-06
- Oil spill at tpic main pass 65; empire, louisiana2026-04-24 → 2026-05-08
- Spill from tpic pipeline, main pass 69; louisiana2026-05-15 → 2026-05-29
- Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana2026-05-19 → 2026-06-02
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10 → 2026-06-24
- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11 → 2026-06-25
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