Bay de Chene Well Blowout; Barataria Bay, LA

Barataria Bay, LA | 2000-Jun-30

Initial Notification: At 2300 hrs CDT, the NOAA SSC was notified of a well blow-out in the northern portion of Barataria Bay, LA near 29? 28' N Lat. and 89? 55' W Long (on some charts the spill location is identified as Bay DeChene Oil and Gas Field. The initial report was made by a fisherman who reported a 20' gusher of oil. The USCG was notified at 2115 hrs. NOAA was asked to provided technical support to include trajectories, weather, resources at risk (RAR), and an evaluation of response options including in-situ burning. USCG district 8.