Samedon Oil; Sabine River, Texas

Sabine River, Texas | 1996-Aug-09

Initial Notification: On August 9, 1996, at the Cameron Meadows Lease in the Sabine River, a two-inch pipe nipple broke off a flowline going to a header manifold. The accident was caused by internal corrosion. A leak at the bottom of a four-inch bulk line was also discovered in the same area. The area is a fresh-to-brackish marsh surrounded by 100-foot wide canals and spoil banks ranging from four to six feet above mean water level. USCG district 8. Keyword: in-situ burning.