Report DetailsNRC Report ID:
1039509Incident Time: 2013-02-26 20:00:00
Nearest City: None, LA
Location: LAKE WASHINGTON FIELD- LAKE GRANDE ECAILLE
Incident Type: FIXED
Material: OIL: CRUDE
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING LLC.
SkyTruth AnalysisLat/Long: 29.364167, -89.768889 (Approximated from Explicit )
Report DescriptionTHE CALLER REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN MATERIAL POSSIBLY PRODUCED WATER, CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS IS DISCHARGING FROM A WELLHEAD DUE TO THE M/V "SEA RAIDER" (CREW BOAT) RUNNING OVER THE WELL. ALL OR ONLY ONE OF THESE MATERIALS HAVE DISCHARGED. THE MATERIAL (S) ARE DISCHARING/BELCHING AT .5 TO 1 BARREL PER 5 MINUTES INTO LAKE GRANDE ECAILLE. THE CALLER STATED THAT THE WELL HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR FIVE (5) YEARS, HOWEVER WHEN THE WELL WAS IN SERVICE IT WAS H2S HOT AT 100 PART PER MILLION HYDROGEN SULFIDE.