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Lake washington, la

Swift Energy Wellhead Allision; Lake Washington, la · NOAAORR-8569

issued: 2013-02-26 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2013-03-12 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2013-03-12 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.364, -89.769
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Swift Energy Wellhead Allision; Lake Washington, LA.
Lake Washington, LA.
1. On 26FEB13, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC in regards to an allision that occurred at 8:00 pm between a 42 ft. aluminum hull crew boat and an inactive wellhead in the Lake Washington Field in Lake Grande Ecaille (~11 miles due west of Empire, LA). Initial reports from personnel on scene estimate either crude oil, produced water, or natural gas is discharging from the well. The well has been shut in since December 2007 and no flow lines are attached. USCG is requesting a trajectory to support the morning operations.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS, PRODUCTION WATER. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 29.364N 089.769W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8569: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8569

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