Videos from last night’s resident briefing, as well as a video from today’s flyover have been posted at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/assumptionla
Aerial photographs have also been added at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/assumptionoep/sets/72157630330363084/
Please be reminded that a public briefing with Texas Brine officials will take place this evening.
When: Wedensday, January 30, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Assumption Community Center, 4910 Hwy 308, Napoleonville
Office of Conservation
Bayou Corne Field Update
Jan. 29, 2013 Activities
Texas Brine Operations
Oxy 3-A Cavern Well –
Shut in, monitoring pressure – Casing Pressure: 480 psi
Texas Brine Facility Vent Well to Top of Aquifer (RW 1 on Oxy 2 well pad) –
Shut in, to be re-worked – 2,594 mcf removed to date.
Texas Brine Facility Geophone Well (Between Oxy 2 & original Oxy 3 well pads) –
Ongoing monitoring for seismic activity, data available at http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli_temp/
ORW 13 Vent Well (Near Oxy 9 well pad)–
PDK logging run, completing well in preparation for flaring
ORW 14 Vent Well (Near Oxy 10 well pad)–
PDK logging run, completing well in preparation for flaring
ORW 15 Vent Well (North of Hwy 70)–
Drilling operations begun
Texas Brine Facility Shallow Pressure Monitoring (TBC 1-3)
TBC 1 (Original Oxy 3 well pad)
Tubing Pressure: 38 psig
Casing Pressure: 20 psig
TBC 2 (Original Oxy 3 well pad)
Tubing Pressure: 56 psig
Casing Pressure: 14 psig
TBC 3 (Oxy 1 well pad)
Tubing Pressure: 0 psig
Casing Pressure: 0 psig
Sinkhole Site –
Monitoring status of sinkhole area
Conservation/Shaw Operations
ORW 1 Vent Well (North of Hwy 70)–
Flaring gas at 2.65 mcf/day – 875 mcf removed to date
ORW 2 Vent Well (North of Hwy 70)
Flaring gas at 6.61 mcf/day – 1,505 mcf removed to date
ORW 3 Vent Well (West of Bayou Corne) –
Remains in monitoring status, set up to vent/flare natural gas if concentrations are observed around wellbore
ORW 4 Vent Well (South of Hwy 70) –
Flaring gas at 2.69 mcf/day – 188 mcf removed to date
Bayou Corne Community
Bayou Corne Community Aquifer Monitoring Wells (BC 1-2)
BC 1
Texas Brine reports awaiting landowner access to reach proposed site along Florida Gas Pipeline right of way
BC 2
Casing Pressure: 8 psig
Other Actions in Near-Term on Office of Conservation Directives
In status updates to Office of Conservation, Texas Brine reports:
Work ongoing to improve rig road west of sinkhole to allow for installation of vent well (ORW 5) and geophone well (G 03) and provide sinkhole containment
Continuing site construction for G 03, rig scheduled to begin moving in Jan. 30
Continued making geotechnical borings on Texas Brine facility in preparation for installation of permanent sinkhole containment system
Southern alignment of planned containment system 90 percent cleared, 3,000 yards of sand placed to allow access
23 indoor air monitors (LEL and H2S monitors) installed in Bayou Corne community structures to date; 17 more to be scheduled pending manufacturer delivery pending manufacturer delivery
Field surveying for 3-D seismic ongoing, estimated to continue through next week
Aquifer monitoring well (MRAA 01, on Oxy 1 well pad) installation continues
PUBLIC BRIEFING REMINDERS
**NOTE** The previous post stated the meeting date as February 5, 2013. I apologize for that error and hope it causes no inconvenience.
January 30, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m. Assumption Parish Community Center This public meeting will consist of Texas Brine officials providing information specific to their activities.
February 6, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m. Assumption Parish Community Center This public meeting will consist of parish officials and state agencies as past public briefings.
Situation Summaries continue to be updated at: http://assumptionla.com/bayoucorne/gohsep
*Please note that the briefings have been moved to the community center as the church hall is unavailable due to renovations within the church.*
Starting this Thursday (tomorrow, January 24, 2013), evacuee assistance distribution will take place at the Command Post in Bayou Corne due to renovations within the St. Joseph the Worker church parish.
Office of Conservation
Bayou Corne Field Update
Jan. 22, 2013 Activities
Texas Brine Operations
Oxy 3-A Cavern Well –
Shut in, monitoring pressure
Texas Brine Facility Vent Well to Top of Aquifer (RW 1 on Oxy 2 well pad) –
Flaring gas at 20.3 mcf in AM — Shut in during ongoing seismic work in PM
Texas Brine Facility Vent Well to Top of Cap Rock (RW 2 on Oxy 2 well pad) –
Shut in pending plug and abandon
Texas Brine Facility Geophone Well (Between Oxy 2 & original Oxy 3 well pads) –
Ongoing monitoring for seismic activity, data available at http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli_temp/
Texas Brine Facility Shallow Pressure Monitoring (TBC 1-3)
TBC 1 (Original Oxy 3 well pad)
Tubing Pressure: 39 psig
Casing Pressure: 17 psig
TBC 2 (Original Oxy 3 well pad)
Tubing Pressure: 56 psig
Casing Pressure: 12 psig
TBC 3 (Oxy 1 well pad)
Tubing Pressure: 0 psig
Casing Pressure: 0 psig
Sinkhole Site –
Monitoring status of sinkhole area
Conservation/Shaw Operations
ORW 1 Vent Well (North of Hwy 70)–
Flaring gas at 4.57 mcf/day
ORW 2 Vent Well (North of Hwy 70)
Flaring gas at 7.64 mcf/day
ORW 3 Vent Well (West of Bayou Corne) –
Remains in monitoring status, set up to vent/flare natural gas if concentrations are observed around wellbore
ORW 4 Vent Well (South of Hwy 70) –
Flaring gas at 2 mcf/day
Bayou Corne Community
Bayou Corne Community Aquifer Monitoring Wells (BC 1-2)
BC 1
Texas Brine reports awaiting landowner access to reach proposed site
BC 2
Tubing Pressure : 53 psig
Casing Pressure: 13 psig
Other Actions in Near-Term on Office of Conservation Directives
In status updates to Office of Conservation, Texas Brine reports:
Work ongoing to improve rig road west of sinkhole to allow for installation of vent well (ORW 5) and geophone well (G 03) and provide sinkhole containment
Began geotechnical borings on Texas Brine facility in preparation for installation of permanent sinkhole containment system
10 indoor air monitors (LEL and H2S monitors) installed in Bayou Corne community structures to date; 10 more currently scheduled
Field surveying for 3-D seismic continuing
Vibroseismic truck-mounted vibration generator continued work in conjunction with surface seismic stations, Texas Brine facility geophone well and USGS monitoring stations
The link below is a map providing locations of bubbling sites discovered within the last two days.
http://www.edsuite.com/proposals/proposals_280/bubble_map_1-22-13_fi_569.pdf
Site #29 is very significant and can be viewed at the YouTube link below.
*Please note that pictures are not yet available*
Public briefings have been scheduled.
January 30, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m.
Assumption Parish Community Center
This public meeting will consist of Texas Brine officials providing information specific to their activities.
February 5, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m.
Assumption Parish Community Center
This public meeting will consist of parish officials and state agencies as past public briefings.
Situation Summaries continue to be updated at:
http://assumptionla.com/bayoucorne/gohsep
*Please note that the briefings have been moved to the community center as the church hall is unavailable due to renovations within the church.*
Assumption Parish Police Jury 