An 82-year-old oil well that broke loose last month and spewed oily water into the fragile coastal marsh of Plaquemines Parish will be permanently shut and sealed off, the owner-operator said.

A brownish mix of oil, gas and water sprays from a 82-year-old well near Garden Island Bay in the Bird's Foot Delta in southern Plaquemines Parish on Thursday, May 1, 2025. An overflight took the ...

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An 82-year-old oil well that broke loose last month and spewed oily water into the fragile coastal marsh of Plaquemines Parish will be permanently shut and sealed off, the owner-operator said.

This particular well, known as Well #59, was not abandoned, but according to the Coast Guard, it had not had measurable oil pressure since the 1990s. The Coast Guard says it was secured when it ...