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Turtle bay, south la

Wellhead Failure and Oil Spill; Turtle Bay, South la · NOAAORR-7924

issued
2008-11-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2008-11-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2008-11-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.529, -90.130
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Wellhead Failure and Oil Spill; Turtle Bay, South LA.
Turtle Bay, South LA.
1. On 6 Nov. 2008, the USCG notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of an oil spill in South Louisiana. A half inch nipple between the casing valve and check valve broke from an oil producing well resulting in oil flowing free from the wellhead. The source was secured at 0127 hrs (local time). The discharged amount is unknown, but suspected to be small since the well only produces 4 to 5 bbls per day.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 210 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.529N 090.130W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7924: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7924

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Timeline · 41 messages since 2008-02-12 · closed 2008-12-16

  1. Lake raccourci well #2; terrebone parish, la2008-02-12 → 2008-02-26
  2. South pelto, la2008-02-15 → 2008-02-29
  3. Barartaria bay, la2008-03-02 → 2008-03-16
  4. Grand isle 47C; near se louisiana coast, gulf of mexico2008-03-02 → 2008-03-16
  5. Bayou chaland, grand terre island, la2008-03-09 → 2008-03-23
  6. On march 17, 2008, the noaa ssc was notified of a fluosilicic acid release at the stolt-haven facility…2008-03-17 → 2008-03-31
  7. Salvador state wma, louisiana2008-04-14 → 2008-04-28
  8. Two patches of crude oil were reported by msu houma in a small system of channels between lake long and the…2008-04-18 → 2008-05-02
  9. Mystery sheen; south timbalier island block 130, lousiana2008-04-24 → 2008-05-08
  10. Hillcorp tank battery 25; timbalier bay, la2008-05-28 → 2008-06-11
  11. Block 237 platform; eugene island, la2008-05-29 → 2008-06-12
  12. Post-hurricane katrina grand isle 47C, ; gulf of mexico, la2008-06-03 → 2008-06-17
  13. Ship shoal block 7 pipeline release; gulf of mexico, la2008-06-10 → 2008-06-24
  14. Loop, gulf of mexico, la2008-06-23 → 2008-07-07
  15. Mystery slick, nrc 875386; gulf of mexico, off grand isle, la2008-06-26 → 2008-07-10
  16. Mystery sheen, ship shoal 182; gulf of mexico, offshore la2008-06-27 → 2008-07-11
  17. Off la coast2008-06-30 → 2008-07-14
  18. Mystery sheen, west delta 90; gulf of mexico2008-07-08 → 2008-07-22
  19. West delta 55; mississippi river delta, la2008-07-25 → 2008-08-08
  20. Offshore of belle pass2008-08-04 → 2008-08-18
  21. Louisiana coastal zone2008-08-31 → 2008-09-14
  22. Nw breton sound, la2008-09-03 → 2008-09-17
  23. Barataria bay, la2008-09-03 → 2008-09-17
  24. Near galliano, la2008-09-17 → 2008-10-01
  25. Golden medow, la2008-09-26 → 2008-10-10
  26. Mississippi delta, la2008-10-04 → 2008-10-18
  27. Mississippi river, new orleans, la2008-10-05 → 2008-10-19
  28. At 0905 pdt, erd was notified of an ongoing release of oleum from a tank at a pcs nitrogen facility in…2008-10-09 → 2008-10-23
  29. Gom, louisiana coast2008-10-11 → 2008-10-25
  30. Mystery slick, near GI-47c; gom, louisiana coast2008-10-18 → 2008-11-01
  31. Gulf of mexico, la2008-10-28 → 2008-11-11
  32. New orleans, la2008-10-28 → 2008-11-11
  33. Louisiana mystery sheen; 15 miles off barataria bay2008-10-29 → 2008-11-12
  34. Mississippi river, new orleans, la2008-11-03 → 2008-11-17
  35. Mississippi river, geismer, la2008-11-04 → 2008-11-18
  36. Turtle bay, south la this message2008-11-06 → 2008-11-20
  37. Gom, mississippi delta, la2008-11-06 → 2008-11-20
  38. Grand isle block 54 oil spill; gulf of mexico, la2008-11-08 → 2008-11-22
  39. Sw pass jetties, la2008-11-12 → 2008-11-26
  40. Hopedale canal, south la2008-11-13 → 2008-11-27
  41. South pass, mississippi delta, la2008-12-02 → 2008-12-16

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