Spills · wellhead

Ensco modu 8506 in gom; 112 se of texas city, tx

NOAAORR-8749

issued: 2014-04-15 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-04-29 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-04-29 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 27.157, -94.497
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

ENSCO Modu 8506 in GOM; 112 SE of Texas City, TX.
112 SE of Texas City, TX.
1. On April 15, 2014, the USCG MSU Texas City contacted NOAA ERD to report a mobile floating drilling unit was hit by a large wave and was listing to one side. The Blowout Preventer (BOP) is shutting in the well. The MODU is 112 miles SE of Galveston Bay in the Gulf of Mexico in 4000' of water. NOAA ERD has provided on-scene weather forecast and a trajectory in the event of a discharge.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE AND DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 701400 GALLONS. TAGS: WELLHEAD.
3. POSITION 27.157N 094.497W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8749: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8749

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