| Incident
Description |
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Location |
The
release occurred at Drill Site 14, which is in the Greater Prudhoe
Bay oil production field on the North Slope of Alaska. |
| Product/Quantity |
BPXA
reports that approximately 1.4 million standard cubic feet of
natural gas and an estimated 10 – 30 barrels (420 – 1260
gallons) of crude oil were released as a mist. The mist settled
onto the manifold building, pipes, tanks, and snow at Drill Site
14 (DS-14).
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| Cause |
The
source of the spill is a weld failure in an artificial lift line
that transports pressurized natural gas to Drill Site 14 for injection. |
| Time/Date
of Spill |
The
release was discovered on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at approximately
2:30 AM by BP Exploration- Alaska, Inc. (BPXA) personnel. The spill
was reported to ADEC by BPXA via the Alaska State troopers at 3:40
AM on April 12, 2005 |
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