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Fort Peck Wellhead Discharge

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Oil has been removed from the shoreline of the stock pond with a high volume, low pressure flush.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Post-Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3905972222222<br />Longitude: -106.100791666667<br />Tags:
Oil and water collecting in "bell holes" along the course of the drainage.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3935611111111<br />Longitude: -106.102363888889<br />Tags:
Oiled shore line following an initial flush. The shoreline will be flushed again to remove lingering oil. These actions are important for protecting nesting shoreline birds.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3905444444444<br />Longitude: -106.099525<br />Tags:
Crews utilized a UTV equipped with a recovery system to access oil in difficult to reach locations around the stock pond.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3911861111111<br />Longitude: -106.100175<br />Tags:
Light flushing of the shorelines to facilitate flushing of oil. The oil is moved from the shore into the water where it is collected and recovered with vacuum trucks.<br />Date Taken: 5/9/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3916777777778<br />Longitude: -106.10135<br />Tags:
Excavation of the oil and brine contaminated soils.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Post-Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3950388888889<br />Longitude: -106.106033333333<br />Tags:
Crews conducted a high-volume, low pressure flush of the shorelines to move oil into the water for collection and recovery.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.39185<br />Longitude: -106.101472222222<br />Tags:
Once an area of the pond has been cleaned, it is boomed off to prevent re-contamination.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Post-Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3913472222222<br />Longitude: -106.100388888889<br />Tags:
In addition to mylar flagging, "scarecrows" were constructed around the stock pond to deter migratory birds.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.391125<br />Longitude: -106.100175<br />Tags:
Porcupine Creek, upstream from the intersection of the drainage with the impacted stock pond. Photo: Joyel Dhieux<br />Date Taken: 5/3/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.4051777777778<br />Longitude: -106.079072222222<br />Tags:
Collecting soil samples along the drainage impacted by oil and brine.<br />Date Taken: 5/3/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3942027777778<br />Longitude: -106.103272222222<br />Tags:
AMI's Contractor, SWAT securing the boom and skimmer.<br />Date Taken: 5/3/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.3916583333333<br />Longitude: -106.101197222222<br />Tags:
A skimmer was placed to facilitate the collection of oil.<br />Date Taken: 5/3/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3914916666667<br />Longitude: -106.101463888889<br />Tags:
AMI's Contractor, SWAT, deployed boom across the stock pond to collect oil discharging from the drainage.<br />Date Taken: 5/3/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.391525<br />Longitude: -106.101294444444<br />Tags:
A vacuum truck collecting oil and emulsion from the stock dam. The stock dam drains into another drainage at the corrugated pipe in the foreground.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2018<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 48.3911972222222<br />Longitude: -106.099991666667<br />Tags:
An earthen berm placed by AMI to prevent further movement of oil into the stock dam.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3936611111111<br />Longitude: -106.102561111111<br />Tags:
Oil in the drainage, looking up towards the well pad.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3947333333333<br />Longitude: -106.103277777778<br />Tags:
Oil in a drainage towards the stock dam. The white powder along the drainage is from the brine in the emulsion.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3947444444444<br />Longitude: -106.105216666667<br />Tags:
The oil pooled along a drainage towards the stock dam.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3946416666667<br />Longitude: -106.105072222222<br />Tags:
Oil pooled below the well pad in a drainage leading towards a stock dam.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3950583333333<br />Longitude: -106.105788888889<br />Tags:
Wellhead at Marie Standing Heirs 1-35. The well has crack along the length of the pipe. The crack was formed after December 29, 2017, when the well was shut in for winter.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2018<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.3951527777778<br />Longitude: -106.105683333333<br />Tags:





Oil has been removed from the shoreline of the stock pond with a high volume, low pressure flush. Oil and water collecting in Oiled shore line following an initial flush. The shoreline will be flushed again to remove lingering oil. These actions are important for protecting nesting shoreline birds. Crews utilized a UTV equipped with a recovery system to access oil in difficult to reach locations around the stock pond. Light flushing of the shorelines to facilitate flushing of oil. The oil is moved from the shore into the water where it is collected and recovered with vacuum trucks. Excavation of the oil and brine contaminated soils. Crews conducted a high-volume, low pressure flush of the shorelines to move oil into the water for collection and recovery. Once an area of the pond has been cleaned, it is boomed off to prevent re-contamination. In addition to mylar flagging, Porcupine Creek, upstream from the intersection of the drainage with the impacted stock pond. Photo: Joyel Dhieux Collecting soil samples along the drainage impacted by oil and brine. AMI's Contractor, SWAT securing the boom and skimmer. A skimmer was placed to facilitate the collection of oil. AMI's Contractor, SWAT, deployed boom across the stock pond to collect oil discharging from the drainage. A vacuum truck collecting oil and emulsion from the stock dam. The stock dam drains into another drainage at the corrugated pipe in the foreground. An earthen berm placed by AMI to prevent further movement of oil into the stock dam. Oil in the drainage, looking up towards the well pad. Oil in a drainage towards the stock dam. The white powder along the drainage is from the brine in the emulsion. The oil pooled along a drainage towards the stock dam. Oil pooled below the well pad in a drainage leading towards a stock dam. Wellhead at Marie Standing Heirs 1-35. The well has crack along the length of the pipe. The crack was formed after December 29, 2017, when the well was shut in for winter.