WATCH: New Oil Well Blowout in Assumption Parish Louisiana

WATCH: New Oil Well Blowout in Assumption Parish Louisiana by mygoditsfullofstars, August 13, 2010, newsflavor
It is raining oil, literally… Another oil well accident has happened. This time it is an exploratory well in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Mantle Oil and Gas LLC is the owner of an exploratory well that blew out on 8/11/10. The well is 7,200 feet and they were drilling for oil and gas. The location of the well is near LA 70, in Assumption Parish. The well blew out at about 3:30 in the morning and was spewing a brown mist of oil, up to 200 feet into the air. Locals say that it is literally raining oil, up to a mile away. … Other than general speculation about a BOP failure, details about this accident are not currently being released. A half mile security perimeter has been established around the well.