Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1015577
Incident Time: 2012-06-24 15:51:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: VERMILION 261 OFFSHORE, GULF OF MEXICO
Incident Type: PIPELINE
Material: CONDENSATE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party:
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 28.544997, -92.588653 (Approximated from BlockCentroid)
Reported Sheen Size: 2 miles by 7 miles (area 14 sq. miles)
Reported Spill Volume: 504 gallons
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 9578.83 gallons
Report Description
A 10’ DIAMETER LEAK BUBBLE WAS REPORTED TO STINGRAY MANAGEMENT TODAY 6/24/12 AT 3:51 PM WITH A SILVERY SHEEN (7 MILES X 2 MILES = 12 BBLS). THE LEAK IS ASSUMED TO BE COMING FROM THE 20” LATERAL PIPELINE ON THE STINGRAY SYSTEM IN VR261, WHICH WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ABANDONED. THE LINE RE-PRESSURIZED DURING EVACUATION PREPARATIONS AT WC 509 DUE TO APPROACHING TROPICAL STORM DEBBY, AND IS BEING DEPRESSURIZED NOW VIA WC 509. THE LEAK WILL BE ADDRESSED DURING THE ABANDONMENT PROCESS.

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