Hurricane Katrina Chevron Wagon Wheel; LA
LA | 2005-Sep-06
Initial Notification: Broken wellhead, located in the Wagon Wheel near Venice in Plaquemines Parish LA. An estimated 200 bbl of oil was spilled. Sorbents are being used to collect floating oil.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Hurricane |
| Products of concern: | Heavy Louisiana crude oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 33,600 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 13.45′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 23.62′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |