All of the spilled material was to the tundra. Some of the produced water with a slight oil sheen has migrated to the edge of a small tundra pond. The perimeter of the site will be diked with sandbags and shoreline seal boom. The bulk of the crude oil was contained to about 15,000 square feet of spill site where it is stranded in snow and on tundra. A maze of pipelines covers the spill area, many within several feet of the ground which will limit access to the spilled material.
Current plans are to begin flushing the site with warm water either later today or tomorrow morning.
The crude will be concentrated and removed with a vac truck. Success of the operation will be evaluated on an on-going basis. F, winds NE at 11 mph. We welcome your comments.