Walter Oil and Gas Corp. experienced a loss of control of Well A-3 July 23 on an unmanned platform at South Timbalier Block 220 while doing completion work on the sidetrack well to prepare the well for production. The operator reported the safe evacuation of 44 personnel from the Hercules 265 jack-up rig. The U. S. Coast Guard confirmed that the leaking natural gas ignited at 10:45 p.m. CDT July 23. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) confirmed July 25 that the well flow subsided after a natural bridging process suppressed the fire. The BSEE and the Coast Guard established a command center in their response to the incident 55 miles off Louisiana in 154 feet of water.
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机译：沃尔特石油天然气公司（Walter Oil and Gas Corp.）7月23日在南廷巴里尔（South Timbalier）220区块的无人驾驶平台上失去了A-3井的控制权，同时在侧井进行完井工作以准备生产。操作员报告从Hercules 265自升式钻机安全撤离了44名人员。美国海岸警卫队证实泄漏的天然气于晚上10:45点燃。 CDT 7月23日。安全与环境执法局（BSEE）确认7月25日，自然的桥接过程抑制了大火，井流平息。 BSEE和海岸警卫队建立了一个指挥中心，以响应事件，在距路易斯安那州55英里（154英尺）的水域中。
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