Young Road Oil Well Updates
Young Road Oil Well Explosion Update
The link promised by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) to provide updates to residents on the progress of the investigation is now available.
Please click on the link below to be directed to the EGLE website for the Young Road Oil Well investigation update page. Once there scroll down to see weekly updates:
White Lake 29 CPF incident (michigan.gov)
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Dear Residents of White Lake,
The Township would like to provide an update regarding the explosion and subsequent fire that occurred on the evening of Friday, November 24th at an operational oil well off Young Street, west of Bogie Lake Road and south of M-59. For those who may be wondering, this well has been operational since 1995.
The site is currently being cleaned up by its owners under the supervision of the State of Michigan and led by the Michigan Department of Environmental, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
There are no underground storage tanks, vessels, or pipelines at this site. All storage was above ground in a specifically designed containment berm and the containment berm operated as designed. The clean-up will be the first step in this process and once the site is clean, this will allow for a thorough investigation.
White Lake Township takes this event very seriously and public safety is our goal. Results may take some time but once the investigation is complete, we will share that information with the public.
The operation and licensing of the well is the responsibility of EGLE, further inquiries can be addressed to them @ 1-800-662-9278.
Thank you,
Rik Kowall, Supervisor
White Lake Township
