Monthly Archives: June 2014

3:00 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation

Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity

Monday, June 30 work-

Sinkhole Activity Code 1 – indicating work is allowed on sinkhole and within containment berms. Seismic monitoring indicates low levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3.

Air Monitoring/Sub-slab Sampling and Ventilation

– Conducting ventilation system inspections 

ORW/CPT Wells

– Continuing pumping on ORWs 4 (northwest of containment berm), 14 (Oxy 9 well pad), 15 (north of La 70, east of Gumbo Street), 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (west of Bayou Corne, south of La 70), 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)

– Leak testing TBC 3 pressure monitoring well (on Oxy 1 well pad)

– Conducting shutdown test at flare locations

Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey

– Conducting daily berm inspections

– Re-marking survey points at ORW wells

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2:15 p.m. Update from DEQ

DEQ to move Mobile Command Center out of Bayou Corne for routine maintenance

BATON ROUGE – On Monday, June 30, DEQ will move its Mobile Command Center out of the Bayou Corne area for relocation to DEQ Headquarters in Baton Rouge.

The Mobile Command Center will undergo routine maintenance in preparation for hurricane season. During the tropical storm and hurricane season, the unit is used as a mobile logistical and operational resource in support of DEQ’s emergency response mission.

DEQ environmental scientists will continue to conduct air monitoring, water monitoring and soil testing at Bayou Corne and will continue to work with local, state and federal partners in ensuring for the protection of human health and the environment.  

Upon completion of the maintenance, the Mobile Command Center may return to Bayou Corne should the need arise.

For information on Bayou Corne and to view DEQ situation summaries and analytical data, please visit: http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/bayoucorne.aspx.

 

3:20 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation

Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity

Wednesday, June 18 work-

Sinkhole Activity Code 1 – indicating work is allowed on sinkhole and within containment berms. Seismic monitoring indicates low levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3.

Air Monitoring/Sub-slab Sampling and Ventilation

– Conducting ventilation system inspections

ORW/CPT Wells

– Continuing pumping on ORWs 4 (northwest of containment berm), 14 (Oxy 9 well pad), 15 (north of La 70, east of Gumbo Street), 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (west of Bayou Corne, south of La 70), 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)

– Setting transducer depth in PMWs

– De-pressurizing PMWs 004 and 007

– Performing pressure test on ORW 50 (Sportsman’s Drive)

Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey

– Conducting daily berm inspections

– Cleaning out water storage tanks near sinkhole inflows

– Sampling aquifer water wells

1:05 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation

Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity

Monday, June 16 work-

Sinkhole Activity Code 2 – indicating work is not allowed on sinkhole or within containment berms. Seismic monitoring has detected some increase in levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3. 

Air Monitoring/Sub-slab Sampling and Ventilation

– Conducting ventilation system inspections 

ORW/CPT Wells

– Continuing pumping on ORWs 4 (northwest of containment berm), 14 (Oxy 9 well pad), 15 (north of La 70, east of Gumbo Street), 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (west of Bayou Corne, south of La 70), 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)

– Setting transducer depth in PMWs

Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey

– Conducting daily berm inspections

– Removing silt fence along original south containment berm

– Grading ORW 57 access road

1:05 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation

Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity

Monday, June 9 work-

Sinkhole Activity Code 1 – indicating work is allowed on sinkhole and within containment berms. Seismic monitoring indicates low levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3.

Air Monitoring/Sub-slab Sampling and Ventilation

– Conducting ventilation system inspections

ORW/CPT Wells

– Continuing pumping on ORWs 4 (northwest of containment berm), 14 (Oxy 9 well pad), 15 (north of La 70, east of Gumbo Street), 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (west of Bayou Corne, south of La 70), 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)

– Retrofitting geoprobe equipment in preparation for monthly pressure monitoring

Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey

– Conducting daily berm inspections

– Conducting depth log on Oxy 3 (working from Oxy 9 well pad)

– Reworking piping to connect to new holding tanks at sinkhole inflows

– Building up ORW 57 access road

11:05 a.m. NO WAKE ZONE – STILL IN EFFECT

The Emergency Declaration for ‘No Wake’ Zones due to the high waters will REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. This declaration stands throughout the approaching weekend. Waterways included in this declaration include:  

  • Bayou Corne
  • Pierre Part Bay
  • Bayou Drive Elevation Bridge
  • Belle River
  • 4-Mile Bayou
  • Bayou Gannevail
  • Bayou Crab
  • Bayou Tranquille
  • Lake Verret Park Estates Canal
  • T-Bayou
  • Pierre Part Bay along East Drive
  • Grand Bayou

3:15 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation

Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity

Wednesday, June 4 work-

Sinkhole Activity Code 1 – indicating work is allowed on sinkhole and within containment berms. Seismic monitoring indicates low levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3.

Air Monitoring/Sub-slab Sampling and Ventilation

– Conducting ventilation system inspections 

ORW/CPT Wells

– Continuing pumping on ORWs 4 (northwest of containment berm), 14 (Oxy 9 well pad), 15 (north of La 70, east of Gumbo Street), 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (west of Bayou Corne, south of La 70), 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)

– Installing wellheads on PMWs 04, 07, 15, 17, 20

– Installing transducers on PMWs 04 and 07

Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey

– Conducting daily berm inspections