Patent ID: 7637692

Claim:
A well cellar system adapted to collect spilled well fluids around a conductor pipe, said well cellar comprising: a) a planar base for insertion into a hole to sit below ground level, said base including an aperture sized to receive the conductor pipe; b) at least one side member attached to the base, said at least one side member and said base defining a cavity, said at least one side member being fluid impermeable and including a vertically extending wall which supports lateral sides of an excavation into which it is inserted; c) seal means between said planar base and said at least one side member; whereby said seal means prevents flow of the fluids between said at least one side member and said base; d) at least one padeye affixed to said cylindrical wall permitting heavy machinery to be attached to said well cellar enabling said well cellar to be removed from the hole once the well's useful life has been completed; e) second seal means between said base and the conductor pipe to prevent the flow of fluids between said base and the conductor pipe.