A
fire has broken out following a gas leak at a Walter Oil & Gas
Corporation well at South Timbalier Block 220 in the Gulf of Mexico, 55
miles offshore Louisiana.
No injuries were reported. Forty-four personnel had been evacuated from the Hercules 265 jack-up rig earlier on Tuesday.
No oil has been released.
Inspectors from the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) on Tuesday reported a cloud of natural gas above the rig and a
light sheen on the water one-half mile by 50 feet in area that was
quickly dissipating.
The fire started later, at around 10:50pm local time Tuesday, and the
cause of the ignition is unknown, a BSEE spokeswoman told Bloomberg.
The US Coast Guard and BSEE have set up a Command Center in response to this event, which occurred in 154 feet of water.
BSEE said Walter Oil & Gas experienced a loss of control of Well
A-3 at around 8:45am Tuesday at South Timbalier Block 220 while doing
completion work on the sidetrack well to prepare the well for
production.
The operator reported the safe evacuation of 44 personnel from the Hercules 265 jack-up rig, operated by Hercules Offshore.
This is the second serious well control incident this month following
the four-day gas leak that started 8 July at the non-producing Ship
Shoal 225 B-2 well operated by Energy Resource Technology, a subsidiary
of Talos.
“Offshore oil and gas operators need to re-affirm their aggressive
approach to the safety of well operations in light of this event and
other recent well control events,” stated Lars Herbst, BSEE Gulf of
Mexico Regional Director, on Tuesday.
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By Rod Sweet
By Rod Sweet
By Rod Sweet
By Rod Sweet
A fire has broken out following a gas leak at a Walter
Oil & Gas Corporation well at South Timbalier Block 220 in the Gulf of
Mexico, 55 miles offshore Louisiana.
No injuries were reported. Forty-four personnel had been evacuated from the
Hercules 265 jack-up rig earlier on Tuesday.
No oil has been released.
Inspectors from the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) on Tuesday reported a cloud of natural gas above the rig and a light
sheen on the water one-half mile by 50 feet in area that was quickly
dissipating.
The fire started later, at around 10:50pm local time Tuesday, and the
cause of the ignition is unknown, a BSEE spokeswoman told Bloomberg.
The US Coast Guard and BSEE have set up a Command Center in response to
this event, which occurred in 154 feet of water.
BSEE said Walter Oil & Gas experienced a loss of control of Well A-3
at around 8:45am Tuesday at South Timbalier Block 220 while doing completion
work on the sidetrack well to prepare the well for production.
The operator reported the safe evacuation of 44 personnel from the
Hercules 265 jack-up rig, operated by Hercules Offshore.
This is the second serious well control incident this month following the
four-day gas leak that started 8 July at the non-producing Ship Shoal 225 B-2
well operated by Energy Resource Technology, a subsidiary of Talos.
“Offshore oil and gas operators need to re-affirm their aggressive
approach to the safety of well operations in light of this event and other
recent well control events,” stated Lars Herbst, BSEE Gulf of Mexico Regional
Director, on Tuesday.
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