Gulf of
Mexico Region
Spills ≥ 50 Barrels
(2,100 gallons)
– 1965
June 21, 1965 (6-7 days) - Continental Oil Company
| Pollution: |
500 bbl Crude Oil |
Operation: |
Abandonment |
| Rig/Platform: |
Platform A |
Lease: |
N/A |
Area:
Block: |
Eugene Island
208 |
Cause: |
Leak: wellhead
assembly |
| Distance
to Shore: |
48 Miles |
Water
Depth: |
94 Feet |
Remarks: The
platform had been severely damaged months earlier by Hurricane Hilda on October 3, 1964.
The wellhead assembly began to leak during operations to plug and abandon and remove the
platform. Response: the leak stopped when cemented well. Event ended 6/27/1965.
July 19, 1965 (8
days) - Pan American Petroleum Corp.
| Pollution: |
1,688 bbl
Condensate |
Operation: |
Drilling |
| Rig/Platform: |
Well No. 7 |
Lease: |
N/A |
Area:
Block: |
Ship Shoal
29 |
Cause: |
Unknown |
| Distance
to Shore: |
7 Miles |
Water
Depth: |
15 Feet |
| Other Events: |
Loss
of Well Control |
Remarks: EXPLORATION
SPILL. Gas & condensate blowout, 17,086 ft. Response: killed well with drilling mud.
Minimal damage. Event ended 7/26/1965.
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