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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
Z4ZB |
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Emergency |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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Non NPL |
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Mobilization Date: |
9/19/2014 |
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9/19/2014 |
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E14459 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Region 4 Emergency Response and Removal Branch (ERRB) is responding to a continuous release of crude oil along a one half mile section of Beaver Creek four miles west of Glasgow, Kentucky. Response efforts were initially requested by Kentucky DEP and are being performed under the OSCs Oil Pollution Act authority.
1.1.2 Site Description
The spill Site is along the flood plain of a 50 acre farm four miles west of Glasgow. Crude oil continues to emanate from a creek bank into a 100 yard section of Beaver Creek in a remote section of the creek. Approximately a one half mile stretch of the creek has been impacted. The spill is located immediately south of a recent interchange construction by Kentucky DOT along the Louie B. Nunn Expressway between Interstate 65 and Glasgow, Ky.
1.1.2.1 Location
The spill is located along Beaver Creek on a 50 acre farm along State Route 1297 where it runs under the Louie B. Nunn Expressway.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
The crude oil release is most likely emanating from one of three abandoned oil wells along the flood plain. The most likely scenario is that one or more wells were improperly plugged or cemented during well closure and crude is communicating with groundwater levels below surface.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
EPA working with Kentucky DEP and the property owner has located three former well locations which could potentially be the source of crude. Kentucky DOT has recently built an interchange on the L. Nunn Expressway on an 8 acre parcel of the farm upgradient of the creek.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
Friday September 19th through Monday Sep 22nd, 2014
Once access was granted by the farm owner, EPA tasked ERRs contractors to begin switching out boom previously placed by KDEP and placing hard boom as necessary to mitigate the threat of oil flowing downstream and impacting the Barren River Lake, a major recreational lake in the area. EPA working with KDEP and Kentucky Oil and Gas has located three former oil well locations, one 80 feet from where crude oil is entering the creek.
Waterways Impacted
Beaver Creek flows into Barren River Lake which is a major recreational lake in western Kentucky.
Source of Crude Oil
The OSC is confident that the source of crude oil is one of three abandoned wells along the floodplain. The OSC plans to methodically plug all three wells until the flow of crude stops. The volume of crude oil which has impacted the creek is difficult to approximate (possibly 50-150 barrels).
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The OSC is working with Kentucky Oil and Gas in identifying previous drillers in the area. Once identified, EPA will pursue normal responsible party liability and request plugging records by operators. Wells in this area of Kentucky date back to 1930's to 1940's. Wells in an area of Boyds Creek less than ten miles from this site date back to 1865 (Civil War).
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
EPA currently plans on having ERRs contractor solicit oil well service subcontract bids and well and cement bond logging capability bids.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
Methodical plugging of all abandoned oil wells along the flood plain until the threat has been mitigated.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
2.2.2 Issues
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2.3 Logistics Section
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2.4 Finance Section
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
Kentucky DEP, Kentucky Oil and Gas, Kentucky DOT
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4. Personnel On Site
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ERRs (CMC Inc. ) - 1 response manager, 4 laborers.
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5. Definition of Terms
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6. Additional sources of information
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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