The Greenhill Petroleum Corporation Well Blowout

The Greenhill Petroleum Corporation Well Blowout, which occurred on September 29, 1992, in Timbalier Bay, Louisiana, resulted in the injury of one person. The offshore oil rig caught fire after it had been spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly two days.

A blowout on an oil rig occurs when natural gas or oil forces its way up a well. The blown well was spewing crude oil at a rate of 42 gallons per minute, but crews were able to slow the flow by diverting it to oil tanks.
Following the blowout, the rig was on fire and a slick extended from the rig to the western end of East Timbalier Island. Shoreline impacts on East Timbalier Island extended from the western tip and along the northern shore to the radio tower.
It took 11 days to get the blowout under control, and between 72,000 and 122,000 gallons of crude oil was released into the marine environment. The light crude discharged contained petroleum hydrocarbons and trace amount of heavy metals. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the concentration and quality of oil discharged was enough to actually or potentially cause damage to natural resources.
The spill affected intertidal marshes that provide wildlife and estuarine nursery habitat and promote storm erosion protection. The spill also adversely affected marine and estuarine fish, bottom dwelling species, birds, and sediments.

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