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Walter oil & gas - w delta 107; gulf of mex just off miss r. sw pass

NOAAORR-8495

issued: 2012-08-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2012-09-05 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2012-09-05 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.830, -89.527
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Walter Oil & Gas - W Delta 107; Gulf of Mex just off MISS R. SW Pass.
Gulf of Mex just off MISS R. SW Pass.
1. At 1030EDT 22Aug12, the NOAA SSC (NOLA) was contacted by USCG MSU Morgan City for trajectory support for a small (10gal/hr) submerged well/pipeline leak of S. LA Crude (API=36.2). Location of the leak is just off the SW Pass of the Mississippi R. delta. Leak is creating a "bright" (25%) to silvery (75%) sheen 1mi x 3/4mi in size. Source is at or just below the mudline in 250' of water at a production well leading to a pipeline. The responsible party, Walter Oil and Gas Co.,is in the process of securing the leak. Environmental conditions reported on site are current 0.5kt constant to the west, air temp=80F, winds 5-7kt from NW.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SOUTH LA CRUDE, API=36.2. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 500 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 28.830N 089.527W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8495: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8495

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