Response Summary: Kuparuk 2M Pig Module Produced Water Spill

Incident Description
	Location	Pig receiving module at 2M pad in Kuparuk, North Slope , Alaska
	Product/Quantity	ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. estimates that 6 barrels of produced water was released. Two barrels remained inside the pig module, 3 barrels were released to gravel pad, and 1 barrel impacted tundra adjacent to the gravel pad. Produced water is a combination of water and crude oil.
	Cause	Failed O-ring on the pig receiver.
	Time/Date of Spill	The spill was discovered on 7/15/2004 at 5:00 PM. ConocoPhillips reported the spill to the Department’s after hours spill report line at 5:17 PM.
Situation Reports
07/16/2004 (PDF 13K) -- FINAL
For more information
John Dixon, ADEC, Fairbanks (907) 451-2164