The Santa Barbara Channel Oil Pollution Incident: On-Scene Commander's Report

CIose to 11:00 on the morning of Tuesday, 28 January 1969 Union Oil Company experienced a gas blowout on its Platform "A" in the Santa Barbara Channel, approximately six miles Southeast of Santa Barbara, California (LAT 34° 19 1 55"N, LONG 119° 36 1 49"W). Actions taken to stop the blowout caused the high pressure gas to fracture weak formations and bubble up around the platform. The initial report indicated only gas bubbling up.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, George III
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1969-01
Subjects:ASFA_2015::O::Oil spills,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/42541
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