Wellhead Failure and Oil Spill; Turtle Bay, South LA
Turtle Bay, South LA | 2008-Nov-06
Initial Notification: On 6 Nov. 2008, the USCG notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of an oil spill in South Louisiana. A half inch nipple between the casing valve and check valve broke from an oil producing well resulting in oil flowing free from the wellhead. The source was secured at 0127 hrs (local time). The discharged amount is unknown, but suspected to be small since the well only produces 4 to 5 bbls per day.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Crude Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 5 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 31.75′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 7.78′ West |