Y Pad Well #1
- Location
- Y Pad Well #1, Prudhoe Bay
- Time/Date
- 10:20 AM on October 2, 2008
- Spill Id
- 08399927601
- Product/ Quantity
- BP Exploration Alaska (BPXA) estimates that 150 gallons of crude oil were released.
- Cause
- The pressure gauge on the S riser of the wellhead ruptured, allowing crude oil to flow into the well cellar and on to the gravel pad.
ADEC Situation Reports
Photos
Images may be downloaded for free and used in publications provided credit is given to the source.
October 3, 2008
Indicates an external site.
