The Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security along with the Sheriff’s Office’s Mobile Command Posts have moved from Sportsman’s Landing in Bayou Corne. They are now located at 1424 Highway 70 South.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
11:25 a.m. Update from the Office of Conservation
Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity
Tuesday, October 28 work-
Sinkhole Activity Code 1 – indicating work is allowed on sinkhole and within containment berms. Seismic monitoring indicates no elevated levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3/Oxy 2.
ORW/CPT Wells
– Continuing pumping on ORWs 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (north of La 70, near west of Texas Brine facility entrance) and 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)
– Conducting gas depletion tests on ORWs 10 and 16 (west of containment berm)
Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey
– Conducting daily berm inspections
– Installing aquifer monitoring well MRAA 06D (east of Oxy 2 well pad)
– Conducting sampling of sinkhole inflow
3:55 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation
Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity
Tuesday, October 21 work-
Sinkhole Activity Code 1 – indicating work is allowed on sinkhole and within containment berms. Seismic monitoring indicates no elevated levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3/Oxy 2.
ORW/CPT Wells
– Continuing pumping on ORWs 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (north of La 70, near west of Texas Brine facility entrance) and 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)
– Conducting bottom-hole pressure and depth-to-water measurements on ORWs to verify transducer readings
– Conducting pressure readings and monitoring of passive vent wells and bubble site caps
Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey
– Conducting daily berm inspections
– Extending well pads for installation of aquifer monitoring wells MRAA 06D (east of Oxy 2 well pad) and 09D (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)
– Conducting sampling of industrial water wells and sinkhole inflow
3:50 p.m. Videos Uploaded
Videos from yesterday’s operational meeting have been uploaded to our YouTube channel and can be viewed at:
1:10 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation
Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Response Activity
Thursday, October 16 work-
Sinkhole Activity Code 1 – indicating work is allowed on sinkhole and within containment berms. Seismic monitoring indicates no elevated levels of subsurface activity near sinkhole/Oxy 3/Oxy 2.
ORW/CPT Wells
– Continuing pumping on ORWs 48 (north of containment berm), 54 (north of La 70, near west of Texas Brine facility entrance) and 57 (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)
– Venting down pressure monitoring wells PMW 04 (north end of Sportsman’s Drive) and 07 (south end of Sportsman’s Drive) to test for pressure return
– Cutting vegetation around ORW-50 (west side of Sportsman’s Drive)
Containment/ Roads/ Sinkhole/Survey
– Conducting daily berm inspections
– Extending well pads for installation of aquifer monitoring wells MRAA 06D (east of Oxy 2 well pad) and 09D (southeast of Oxy 9 well pad)
– Conducting sampling of aquifer monitoring wells
10:00 a.m. Operational Meeting, 10/15 @ 5:30 p.m.
Revised (with time)
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 5:30 pm, DNR will hold an operational meeting to inform residents of current and future activity in Bayou Corne. The meeting will be held at the Texas Brine command trailer located at Sportman’s Landing.
9:45 a.m. Operational Meeting Scheduled
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 5:30 pm, DNR will hold an operational meeting to inform residents of current and future activity in Bayou Corne. The meeting will be held at the Texas Brine command trailer located at Sportman’s Landing.
Assumption Parish Police Jury 