Chesapeake blowout
NEAR CONVERSE — Chesapeake Energy’s emergency response teams are still at the scene of a natural gas well blowout that happened Tuesday evening in north Sabine Parish.
They and other well control specialists are making “good progress towards restoring control of the well,” said J. Kevin McCotter, Chesapeake’s corporate development director.
Louisiana state police and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources also are closely monitoring progress at the site, which is located about a half-mile off of state Highway 174 approximately 6 miles east of Converse.
No injuries were reported when the gas started blowing into the air around 5:30 p.m. Additionally, no evacuations in the isolated area were deemed necessary, nor are any roads closed.
“There has also been no threat to the public or environment and air quality is continuously being monitored as a precaution,” McCotter said. “Chesapeake’s priorities are to contain the incident and protect the health and safety of the public, the environment and employees and contractors.”
The cause of the incident is under investigation and extent of the damage is still being assessed.
Buck
They and other well control specialists are making “good progress towards restoring control of the well,” said J. Kevin McCotter, Chesapeake’s corporate development director.
Louisiana state police and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources also are closely monitoring progress at the site, which is located about a half-mile off of state Highway 174 approximately 6 miles east of Converse.
No injuries were reported when the gas started blowing into the air around 5:30 p.m. Additionally, no evacuations in the isolated area were deemed necessary, nor are any roads closed.
“There has also been no threat to the public or environment and air quality is continuously being monitored as a precaution,” McCotter said. “Chesapeake’s priorities are to contain the incident and protect the health and safety of the public, the environment and employees and contractors.”
The cause of the incident is under investigation and extent of the damage is still being assessed.
Buck
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on -
E & E
Sounds like an interesing story. HAve anymore details, like a serial #? -
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landownerPermalink Reply by E & E on -
Baron,
Giving you the serial number wont show you a thing. It's a moote point. Everything that the DNR shows on all the casing was that it was on the up and up. In looking at the report, the inspector signed off with a "nw" meaning not witnessed. Nothing is in the well file and you think the operator would tell you? hahaha To know this you would have to be a company man that explained to land/mineral owner where the well is located a year later as to why the casing wasn't run in the first place and how they figured it out. Then watch them put the casing in. You can call it a story, I don't care what you think. Have a good day.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Dion Warr, CPL on -
Earlene:
Send us the info. You can email it to us if you don't want it on the page. I certainly won't post it.
Was it just a god-awful oversight compounded by a coverup of the oops (sorry, &^$%%$#! WHHOOOPS!)
C'mon. Details, really. In return I'll tell you the story about the guy who had it written into his lease that he could be lowered down the hole to inspect the wellbore... -
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Les Bamburg on -
Pelkid, the H2S content is probably not high enough to be of any real danger since it is only at the parts per million level.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on -
Les, looks like the boys are having trouble with the pressure in Sabine Parish. This may be a good thing when they learn how to handle it.
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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by The_Baron on -
Once again, a huge overreation to a minor incident.
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landownerPermalink Reply by Steve P on -
Do any of you know what section this well is in? I know that Chesapeake has drilled two, one in S 27, one in S 34.
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landownerPermalink Reply by waltcop on -
Steve,
It is my understanding that it was well serial no. 239443 located in sec 27 T10N R12W.
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