Spill contained - May 28, 2001

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryMay 2001

Vol. 6, No. 5

Week of May 28, 2001

Spill contained

Petroleum News Alaska

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. had a 630 gallon crude oil spill April 23 at Endicott. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said BP estimated the crude oil had a water cut of approximately 88 percent. A needle valve broke off a discharge pipe coming from well 1-01/J19MPI at the main production island at Endicott. Cause is ascribed to metal fatigue. Three gallons were estimated to have spilled outside the well house.

The well was shut down upon discovery of the spill.

The valve has been replaced and DEC said it will be discussing a well house monitoring schedule with BP.

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