ENS 47469

v t e ENS Event
13:00 Nov 18, 2011
Title	Texas Agreement State Report - Abandoned Well Logging Source
Event Description	The following information was obtained from the State of Texas via email: On November 18, 2011, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] was notified that a licensee had lost, and subsequently abandoned, a logging tool containing a 20 milliCurie cobalt (Co)-60 sealed source at a depth of approximately 5,100 feet down a well in Matagorda County, Texas. The well is a brine solution well that was converted to gas storage; it is a domed salt cavern. There is no rig on the well and the source is at the bottom of the cavern. There is no danger of rupture or exposure. There are no plans to enter the well or cavern in the near future with tubing or wire line. No further action will be taken to retrieve the tool. Source information: 20 milliCurie Cobalt-60 Manufacturer: Eckert and Ziegler Model: HEG-060 SN: CZ3507 Texas Incident No.: I-8906

ENS 47469 +/-
Where
Sonic Surveys, Ltd. Mont Belvieu, Texas (NRC Region 4)
License number:	02622
Organization:	Texas Department Of Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+101.05 h4.21 days <br />0.601 weeks <br />0.138 months <br />)
Opened:	Karen Blanchard 18:03 Nov 22, 2011
NRC Officer:	Howie Crouch
Last Updated:	Nov 22, 2011
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