Playa Del Rey
Date of Notification: 9/16/2025
- Activity is planned to start on: 09/29/2025 08:00am
- Well Name: SoCal 8; Well API Number: 04-037-26303
- Latitude 33.96385574; Longitude -118.43897247
- Anticipated chemicals to be used:
- Hydrochloric Acid 15% in water - Alkylphenol Ethoxylate Phosphate Ester - Hydrofluoric Acid 1.5% in water - Ammonium Chloride - Phosphoric Acid - Potassium Chloride - Xylene - Glutaraldehyde - 1,4-Dioxane
- Contact information: Mike Harriel, (323) 303-6339, MHarriel@socalgas.com
Date of Notification: 3/5/2025
- On Tuesday, March 4th, the operation of a valve resulted in an unplanned release of natural gas at the facility at approximately 2:40 PM.
- Technicians responded quickly, securing equipment and stopping the release in approximately 7 minutes.
- The estimated volume of natural gas released was approximately 180,000 cubic feet – equivalent of about 400 bar-b-que propane tanks.
- The release did not present a safety risk to the community or facility.
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