Kuparuk 2M Pad Produced Water Spill
- Location
- 2M pad, Kuparuk facility, North Slope , Alaska
- Time/Date
- The spill was discovered at 8:57 AM on May 12, 2004 and was reported to the Department at 9:40 AM . At approximately 12:20 PM, the Department received a volume estimate from ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
- Spill Id
- 04399913301
- Product/ Quantity
- ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. estimates 2,545 gallons of a produced water/crude oil mixture. The spill has impacted both the gravel pad and adjacent tundra.
- Cause
- A gauge on a 12" pipeline failed and was leaking for an unknown period of time.
ADEC Situation Reports
- 06/23/2004 (Final) (PDF 83K)
- 05/13/2004 (PDF 82K)
- 05/12/2004 (PDF 82K)
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May 12, 2004
