Lake Palourde Orphan Well; Morgan City, LA

Morgan City, LA | 2008-Mar-20

Initial Notification: On March 20, 2008, the NOAA SSC was notified by USCG of a spill from an orphan (abandoned) well in or near Lake Palourde, LA. The spill is reportedly on-going. No volume estimates are available, but previous production rates for this well were reported to be 1000 bbl/day. NOAA was requested to provide trajectory information.