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PON1/517

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 20 July 2011
First observed time 23:45
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation Shearwater A Wellhead Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field SHEARWATER
Latitude 57° 1' 55.9'' N
Longitude 1° 57' 19.15'' E
Quadrant / block no. 22 / 30

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Versatherm
Total quantity of chemical released 6360.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Tiebolt ejected from equipment, resulting in release of Oil Based Mud from riser.