In August 2007, when the site was operated by Star Energy, a leak of crude oil from an underground pipeline at the Weston Common Gathering Site was detected. The pipeline was repaired and investigation was undertaken to assess the impact, including the drilling of three monitoring boreholes at the site.
Type:
Uncontrolled Discharge
Field:
Conventional
Stage:
Production
Region:
Site:
Weston Common Gathering Site
Company:
Star Energy
Action:
The impact of the leak of crude oil from the underground pipeline at the Weston Common Gathering Site is currently monitored by HGEL. This is achieved through the monitoring of groundwater within three borehole.