BAYOU CORNE FIELD UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Texas Brine Facility
Oxy 3-A Cavern Well -
- Injecting brine/removing oil and natural gas
Vent Well to Top of Aquifer -
- Flaring gas at 24 mcf/day
Vent Well to Top of Cap Rock -
- After initial flaring, making adjustments to equipment to improve flaring efficiency
Sinkhole Site -
- Oil skimming operations resumed at sinkhole
Conservation/Shaw Operations
Observation/Vent Well #1 -
- Casing perforated in preparation for flaring operations - monitoring pressures to determine impacts of nearby flaring of Observation/Vent Well #2
Observation/Vent Well #2 -
- Flaring gas at 67 mcf/day
Observation/Vent Well #3 -
- Preparing well to begin flaring operations
Observation/Vent Well #4 -
- Flaring gas at 4 mcf/day, making adjustments to improve flaring efficiency
Bayou Corne Community
- Participating in ongoing in-home monitoring effort with DEQ
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