Event Notification Report for November 30, 2003
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
11/29/2003 - 11/30/2003
EVENT NUMBERS
40365
General Information or Other
Event Number: 40365
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS
Region: 4
City: Houston State: TX
County:
License #: L00446-060
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JIM OGDEN
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Licensee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS
Region: 4
City: Houston State: TX
County:
License #: L00446-060
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JIM OGDEN
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 12/01/2003
Notification Time: 16:42 [ET]
Event Date: 11/30/2003
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 12/01/2003
Notification Time: 16:42 [ET]
Event Date: 11/30/2003
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 12/01/2003
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
CLAUDE JOHNSON (R4)
E. WILLIAM BRACH (NMSS)
CLAUDE JOHNSON (R4)
E. WILLIAM BRACH (NMSS)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT REGARDING WELL LOGGING SOURCE ABANDONMENT
"Texas Incident No.: I-8079
"Event Report ID No.: 40365
"Event location: Newfield Exploration Company
"Well: Cotton Whitehead 2501
"Valverde County, Texas
"Notifications: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control; Texas Railroad Commission, NRC Operations Center; NMED; NRC Region IV
"Event description: Late Friday evening, November 28, 2003, a logging source string became stuck in the customer's well. After several fishing attempts without success, it was decided to abandon the sources downhole. The sources will be cemented in place with the top most point covered by a minimum of 100 feet of red dyed cement. A deflection device will be place above the source string. A plaque has been ordered for installation on the wellhead. The source string held three sources: one Am-241/Be source manufactured by NSSI, Model DA-5, Serial No 27942, with an activity of 4.5 curies; one Cs-137 source manufactured by AEA, Model CDC.CY4, Serial No. 2907GW, with an activity of 2 curies; and a second Cs-137 source, manufactured by Gammatron, Model GT-GHP, Serial No. Z-194, with an activity of 0.8 curie."
"Texas Incident No.: I-8079
"Event Report ID No.: 40365
"Event location: Newfield Exploration Company
"Well: Cotton Whitehead 2501
"Valverde County, Texas
"Notifications: Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control; Texas Railroad Commission, NRC Operations Center; NMED; NRC Region IV
"Event description: Late Friday evening, November 28, 2003, a logging source string became stuck in the customer's well. After several fishing attempts without success, it was decided to abandon the sources downhole. The sources will be cemented in place with the top most point covered by a minimum of 100 feet of red dyed cement. A deflection device will be place above the source string. A plaque has been ordered for installation on the wellhead. The source string held three sources: one Am-241/Be source manufactured by NSSI, Model DA-5, Serial No 27942, with an activity of 4.5 curies; one Cs-137 source manufactured by AEA, Model CDC.CY4, Serial No. 2907GW, with an activity of 2 curies; and a second Cs-137 source, manufactured by Gammatron, Model GT-GHP, Serial No. Z-194, with an activity of 0.8 curie."