Video of Governor Jindal’s press conference held today in Bayou Corne are uploaded and can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/assumptionla/
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12:20 p.m. Governor’s Press Conference
We have been recently advised that Governor Jindal will hold a press conference specific to the current status of the situation, today in Bayou Corne at 1:20 p.m.
11:45 a.m. Blog Changes
There have been some changes made to the design of this site. You now have an option to access archived posts in the right sidebar menu as well as a search box where a key word can be entered to search for specific information in any blog post published since the creation of the site. If you have any questions or have trouble navigating the site please contact Erin Watson, erinwatson@assumptionla.com.
9:05 a.m. Update
It has been reported to Assumption Parish Incident Command that their is 96′ of area left to be filled in the Oxy 3 cavern. The drilling operation on the Geophone 1 well to be installed into the salt begins today.
12:50 p.m. Flyover Video Uploaded
4:20 p.m. Berm Breach Video Uploaded
Another video of the breached berm has been uploaded at:
2:45 p.m. Video Uploaded
A video of the breached berm has been uploaded at:
11:35 a.m. Overnight Breaches in Berm
Texas Brine’s western berm encountered five breaches overnight. Two breaches have been repaired, one breach is small and has not been repaired yet and two larger breaches continue to fill the sinkhole and containment area. Texas Brine has indicated that repairs will occur once water levels have stabilized.
10:30 a.m. Sinkhole Burp Reported
Early this morning, there was a burp in the sinkhole. Dr. Hecox has reported that seismic monitors recorded a VLP (very long period seismic signal) at 3:24 a.m. and it is likely that this is when the burp happened. The monitoring/alert status remains at Code 3, which means all work directly on the sinkhoke, Oxy 3 pad and within the containment berm is ceased until further notice.
12:15 p.m. Advisory from the Office of Conservation
The Office of Conservation, in consultation with Assumption Parish Incident Command, is advising the public that the Oxy 3/sinkhole monitoring alert status has been raised to Code 3 – requiring all work directly on the sinkhole, Oxy 3 pad and within the containment berm to cease until further notice. Seismic monitoring had detected a sustained increase in the trend of micro-earthquake (MEQ) activity in the area around the sinkhole and Oxy 3 over the past week, and a marked uptick in MEQs in the past day. This pattern of MEQ increase has been identified as an indicator of likely shifting and sloughing in the sinkhole and the area below it, based on past observations. The seismic activity is limited to the Oxy 3/sinkhole area, showing no indication of impact to the Oxy 1 area. Monitoring is constantly ongoing in the area and Conservation will advise the public of significant changes in subsurface conditions.
