Sterling Exploration Pipeline Discharge; Jefferson Co., TX
Jefferson Co., TX | 2007-Oct-23
Initial Notification: A DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM A PIPELINE WAS REPORTED TO OR&R EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION AT APPROX. 2315HRS 23 OCT 2007. PRP CALCULATED A LOSS OF 138 BARRELS BUT CANNOT FIND THE ACTUAL SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE PIPELINE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN. USCG REPORTED ON THE MORNING OF 24 OCT THAT THE SOURCE IS A "PINHOLE" LEAK IN THE PIPELINE IN 1 FOOT OF WATER. AN OVERFLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED THIS MORNING AND AN OIL SLICK HAS BEEN OBSERVED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2-3NM BY 200YDS IN SIZE AND SOUTHEAST OF THE SOURCE. LOCATION IS BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SABINE PASS (029deg37.40N, 094deg11.81W).
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Pipeline |
| Products of concern: | Light crude oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 138 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 37.40′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 94° 11.81′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |