Spills · oil
Breton sound 21 well; breton sound, la
NOAAORR-8946
- issued
- 2015-06-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-06-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-06-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.579, -89.118
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Breton Sound 21 Well; Breton Sound, LA. Breton Sound, LA. 1. On June 7, 2015, NOAA was notified by USCG a discharge from Texas Petroleum Investment Company's (TPIC) Breton Sound 21 well that occurred on June 6, 2015. The source of the discharge was a leak that developed on the surface casing of a saltwater injection well. Initial sheen was estimated to 37 gallons based on sheen calculations from an overflight that was conducted on 6 June. USCG requested a trajectory and Resources at Risk analysis. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 37 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.579N 089.118W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8946: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8946
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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 · 2 messages since 2015-05-22 · closed 2015-06-21
- Breton sound 21 platform fire; breton sound, la2015-05-22 → 2015-06-05
- Breton sound 21 well; breton sound, la this message2015-06-07 → 2015-06-21
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