Description

Report Details
NRC Report ID: 1017266
Incident Time: 2012-07-10 07:30:00
Nearest City: LA
Location: GULF OF MEXICO, PLATFORM NAME: HERCULES 150 LAT: 29N 3' LONG: 91W 26'
Incident Type: PLATFORM
Material: SYNTHETIC BASED DRILLING MUD
Medium Affected: WATER
Suspected Responsible Party: ARENA OFFSHORE
SkyTruth Analysis
Lat/Long: 29.050000, -91.433333 (Explicit)
Reported Sheen Size: 3 feet by 300 feet (area 900 sq. ft.)
Reported Spill Volume: 10 gallons
SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: 0.02 gallons
Report Description
CALLER IS REPORTING A RELEASE OF SYNTHETIC BASED DRILLING MUD FROM A PLATFORM DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE.

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