GC-2 Oil Transit Line Release
- Location
- A transit line between Gathering Center 2 (GC-2) and GC-1, Western Operating Unit, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
- Time/Date
- The spill was first discovered by BPXA operators at 5:45 AM, March 2, 2006. The spill was reported to ADEC by the State Troopers at 6:15 AM, March 2, 2006.
- Spill Id
- 06399906101
- Product/ Quantity
- 212,252 gallons crude oil, which includes the following: 199,191 gallons of liquid crude oil recovered and evaporated from the spill site, 12,909 gallons entrained in the tundra trimmings/soil removed from the site, 152 gallons entrained in the gravel removed from the site.
- Cause
- The joint incident investigation report dated April 14, 2006 confirmed that the leak occurred as a result of internal corrosion. The source was a quarter inch hole at the 6 o'clock position in an above ground 34-inch diameter crude oil transit pipeline. The hole was discovered in the pipe within a buried culvert (caribou crossing).
ADEC Situation Reports
- 03/28/2008 (Final)
- 05/03/2006 (PDF 40K)
- 04/10/2006 (PDF 42K)
- 04/03/2006 (PDF 46K)
- 03/28/2006 (PDF 46K)
- 03/20/2006 (PDF 46K)
- 03/17/2006 (PDF 45K)
- 03/15/2006 (PDF 45K)
- 03/13/2006 (PDF 45K)
- 03/10/2006 (PDF 42K)
- 03/09/2006 (PDF 42K)
- 03/08/2006 (PDF 43K)
- 03/07/2006 (PDF 43K)
- 03/06/2006 (PDF 52K)
- 03/05/2006 (PDF 52K)
- 03/05/2006 (PDF 53K)
- 03/04/2006 (PDF 52K)
- 03/04/2006 (PDF 53K)
- 03/03/2006 (PDF 53K)
- 03/03/2006 (PDF 53K)
- 03/03/2006 (PDF 43K)
- 03/02/2006 (PDF 408K)
- 03/02/2006 (PDF 32K)
Unified Command Press Releases
- 03/10/2006 -- Unified Command Arrives at Spill Volume Estimate
- 03/07/2006 -- ¼ inch hole found in line, crude source under control
- 03/06/2006 -- UC develops plan to estimate spill volume and excavation begins
- 03/05/2006 -- Source of Crude Oil Leak Located; Clean-up Continues
- 03/04/2006 -- 570 Barrels of Fluid Recovered to Date; 24-Hour Clean-up Continues
- 03/03/2006 -- Response Continues on Prudhoe Bay Spill
Additional Information
Fact Sheets
- Prudhoe Bay (courtesy of BP, PDF 72K)
- Separation Facilities (courtesy of BP, PDF 474K)
- NS Crude Oil - NOAA Fact Sheet (PDF 406K)
Maps and Aerial Photos
- Oil Depth (map created 3/14/2006, PDF 1.2 MB)
- Oil Spill Location Grid (revised 3/12/2006, PDF 269K)
- Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIRR) Overlay map of spill area (March 3, 2006)
- Aerial view of CC-2, storage location for contaminated snow and ice removed from the spill site.
- Prudhoe Bay Production Facilities (courtesy of BP, PDF 72K)
- Map showing extent of spill (PDF 594K)
- Map showing facility location