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Well Blowout

Bayou Perot, LA        2007-Jan-21

On January 21, 2007, the NOAA SSC was notified of a suspected well head or pipeline blowout in Lake Perot, LA. The source is unconfirmed and may be an abandoned wellhead or pipeline. There is a significant plume of oil condensate jetting into the air and a trailing plume of brown condensate on the water

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Public Advisories and Press Releases

Press Releases 1 and 2 2007-Jan-22

Incident Details

Spill, potential spill, or other: Oil Spill
Cause of incident: Collision
Products of concern: Crude Condensate

Latitude (approximate): 29° 40.00' North
Longitude (approximate): 90° 7.00' West

Counter measures:
On-Water Recovery: Evaluated and applied
Shoreline Cleanup: Evaluated and applied
In-Situ Burn: Evaluated but not used
Bioremediation: Evaluated but not used

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