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SOURCE BRIEF

Abandoned and Leaking Well in West Bay; Pilottown, Louisiana

NOAA environmental-response source record · notification date, not verified occurrence time.

NOAA IncidentNews · NOAA 11122 · NOAA notified · 19 Feb 2026 · time not supplied
SOURCE BRIEF
Research context & editorial review
NOAA notified · occurrence time not established
19 Feb 2026 · time not supplied
Published
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17 Oct 2026 · 12:17 UTC
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17 Oct 2026 · 12:40 UTC
SOURCE ACCOUNT

NOAA OR&R was notified on 2026-02-19 of Abandoned and Leaking Well in West Bay; Pilottown, Louisiana. Its response record is a dated source account, not a live pollution footprint or a current clearance statement.

NOAA records selected incidents for which OR&R provided scientific support. The source location is approximate and does not define a pollution footprint, present release rate or current response status.

Geographic context around the source-reported positionAPPROXIMATE AREASOURCE MAP / GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

Approximate source-map area: 29.1°, -89.3°. Approximate position supplied by NOAA IncidentNews; not a surveyed spill boundary or independently geolocated observation. Static basemap; not a satellite image of the incident.

Original report · NOAA IncidentNewsBasemap imagery: NASA GIBS / Blue MarbleReuse terms
Background context & review questions

Topic context · no individual analytical review

Background context

The record identifies a dated maritime or coastal environmental-response requirement. Operational relevance depends on the latest authority account and the exposure of a specific route, port or coastal asset.

Potential release, observed release and measured pollution extent are separate quantities. The maximum-potential-release field is not used as an observed spill volume.

Questions for further review

  • Latest NOAA / responding-authority update and incident closure status
  • Verified substance identity and measured extent, if reported
  • Confirmed exposure of navigation, port operations or coastal assets
Publication history · 2 captured versions

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Evidence & references

  1. [1] NOAA IncidentNewsSource account
Evidence scope & unresolved questions
  • The occurrence time and source-publication time are not established by the notification-date field.
  • Current pollutant identity, measured extent, actual release volume and clearance or recovery outcome require updated evidence.

Official source communication. Source record with conditional topic context; no individual analytical review.

Location basis: Approximate position supplied by NOAA IncidentNews; not a surveyed spill boundary or independently geolocated observation.

NOAA IncidentNews: Selected NOAA scientific-support incidents; not all spills. Notification date differs from event/publication time; approximate position is not a measured slick footprint.

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