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Brown Lease Abandoned Well Site

 
Site Contact:
Kevin Turner
OSC

(turner.kevin@epa.gov)

Site Location:
1100 E. Mine 24 Road at 1150 E. Licata
Benton, IL
response.epa.gov/BrownLeaseAbandonedWellSite

OPA Fund response related to a release of 20 barrels of crude oil from an abandoned oil well. Crude oil materials were released onto the soil and into nearby water courses which ultimately discharge into the Big Muddy River just downstream from Rend Lake near Benton, Illinois.

Crude oil recovery operations were initiated on April 4, 2009. OSC, Turner, ERRS and START are on-scene.

Preparations are being made for a rain events over the next several days (April 4th and 5th, 2009).


Spill Site OIl in Unnamed Ditch One of three overland flow/deposits of crude downhill of the release point Oil collection boom in Unnamed Ditch Boom deployed in Sugar Creek Secondary oil collection boom in Sugar Creek near the bike path Staging Area Oil collection activities. Removal of oil impacted organic (leaf) matter. Oil collection activities. Top of hillside (looking to the South). Oil collection near the oil well. Oil removal near the well. Stockpile of tree limbs that were sprayed with crude oil. Oil removal near the well. Ingress/Egress road Exposed Well-head Welded cap Wellhead area restored
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.