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Bayou perot, la

Well Head Equipment Failure; Bayou Perot, la · NOAAORR-9197

issued: 2015-11-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-11-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-11-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.681, -90.166
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Well head equipment failure; Bayou Perot, LA.
Bayou Perot, LA.
1. On November 2, 2015, the USCG Sector New Orleans Notified the NOAA SSC about an spill of approximately 1 bbl of crude oil into Bayo Perot due to the failure of the packing of a crown valve on a well head. The spill was contained by previous deployed boom.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS CONDENSATE, PRODUCED WATER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 42 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.681N 090.166W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9197: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9197

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