ENS Event | |
|---|---|
05:00 Aug 23, 2022 | |
| Title | Abandoned Well Logging Source |
| Event Description | The following report was received via email from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency):
On August 23, 2022, the licensee notified the Agency that a string of well logging tools containing a 1.5 curie cesium-137 source and a 15 curie americium-241 source was lodged downhole in a well in Starr County, Texas. The sources are at 8,772 foot depth. Efforts to remove approximately 1,800 feet of wireline cable from above the tool were unsuccessful. The abandonment plan has been submitted to the Agency and to the Texas Railroad Commission for review. An investigation into this event is ongoing. More information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300. Texas Incident Number: I-9950 |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Recon Petrotechnologies Inc. Alvarado, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L 06839 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+13.53 h0.564 days <br />0.0805 weeks <br />0.0185 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Karen Blanchard 18:32 Aug 23, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Mike Stafford |
| Last Updated: | Aug 24, 2022 |
| 56063 - NRC Website | |
Recon Petrotechnologies Inc. with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Abandoned Well Logging Source 2022-08-23T05:00:00 | |