Spills · oil

Bp exploration well #3, prudhoe bay, ak; prudhoe bay, alaska

NOAAORR-9471

issued
2017-04-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2017-04-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2017-04-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Beaufort Sea
position
70.268, -148.485
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

BP Exploration Well #3, Prudhoe Bay, AK; Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
1. On April 14, 2017, the EPA Duty Officer for EPA Region 10 notified NOAA ERD of an oil gas blowout on Well #3 in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The incident began at 0815 local time. The well is venting gas and a mist of oil is blowing off the pad into snow covered tundra. The pad has been evacuated until the well can be shut in. There is no estimate of the amount of oil and gas being discharged. Notification only, no requests for NOAA products at this time.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NATURAL GAS; CRUDE OIL.
3. POSITION 70.268N 148.485W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9471: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9471

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