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Smith Bridge Road Oil Spill

 
Site Contact:
Perry Gaughan
On Scene Coordinator

(gaughan.perry@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Smith Bridge Road and Haynesville Road
Easton, KY 43006
 response.epa.gov/smithbridgeoil
NRC#: 976118

NRC# 976118 - On Wednesday evening, May 11th, Kentucky Oil and Gas' Greg Welch informed the OSC of an actively leaking abandoned oil well along Smith Bridge Road two miles west of Easton, Kentucky. Upon inspection, the OSC found that approximately 2-5 barrels of crude oil had impacted a small marsh area immediately downgradient from the well but the crude had not entered a drainage ditch along Smith Bridge Road. The abandoned well is located approximately 150 yards from the South Fork of Panther Creek in Hancock County. Funding from NPFC was obtained and ERRs contractors were on site to contain the spill.


Smith Biridge Road Well - cementing operations through one inch tubing. Smith Bridge Road - well washing ops. Setting up on well location Washing well down prior to cementing.
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.