Debris Cleared From Blown Out Wellhead Off Louisiana Coast

Workers have removed the debris from the wellhead of a gas well that blew out July 23 and spawned a fire off the coast of Louisiana last month.

A relief well was also being drilled; once the relief well intercepts the main well, drilling mud and cement will be pumped in.

According to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, a plan was approved to send a camera down the wellbore as part of the attempts to seal the well more permanently.

The natural gas fire burned for more than a day before being extinguished. No one was injured when the well, owned by Walter Oil & Gas Corp., blew out. The flow of oil was stopped as sand and debris clogged the well.
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