Blowout brought under control in Gulf of Mexico

Journal Article · Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6993689

This paper reports that Greenhill Petroleum Corp., Houston, killed a well blowout Oct. 9 and began cleaning up oil spilled into Timbalier Bay off La Fourche Parish, La. Development well No. 250 in Timbalier Bay field blew out Sept. 29 while Blake Drilling and Workover Co., Belle Chasse, La., was trying to recomplete it in a deeper zone. Fire broke out as Boots and Coots Inc., Houston, was positioning control equipment at the wellhead. State and federal oil spill response officials estimated the uncontrolled flow of well No. 250 at 1,400 b/d of oil. Coast Guard officials on Oct. 8 upgraded the blowout to a major spill, after deciding that at least 2,500 bbl of oil had gone into the water.

• OSTI ID: 6993689
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 90:42; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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