Montara Incident Images

Map of Ashmore-Cartier region Oil and Gas Fields
Location of the Montara Field in the Ashmore-Cartier region.
Image courtesy of Geoscience Australia

Distance of the Montara Wellhead Platform to nearby coastlines
Image courtesy of AMSA

Satellite map Location of the Montara Wellhead Platform and West Atlas rig
Image courtesy of Skytruth

Satellite Map Montara Oil Spill on 30 August 2009
Image courtesy of Skytruth

Satellite Map - Extent of Montara Oil Spill at 21 October 2009
Image courtesy of Skytruth

Gas and vapour escaping from the Montara H1-ST1 Well
Image courtesy of Asia-Pacific Applied Science Association

Gas and vapour escaping from the Montara H1-ST1 Well
Image courtesy of PTTEP

Arrival of West Triton MODU to commence relief well drilling
Image courtesy of PTTEP

Emergency evacuation of Montara Wellhead Platform and West Atlas mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) using lifeboats on 21 August 2010
Image courtesy of Skytruth

Montara Wellhead Platform and West Atlas MODU fire
Image courtesy of PTTEP

West Atlas MODU over the Montara Wellhead Platform 22 August 2009
Image courtesy of PTTEP

West Atlas MODU over the Montara Wellhead Platform showing deformation of the steel structure as a result of the fires intense heat
Image courtesy of Skytruth

Montara relief well drilling schematic
Image courtesy of Australian Bureau of Meteorology

West Atlas MODU over the Montara Wellhead Platform showing deformation of steel structure due to intense heat
Image courtesy of Skytruth

ALERT Well Control Team with the West Atlas MODU over the Montara Wellhead Platform in the background
Image courtesy of PTTEP

West Atlas MODU over the Montara Wellhead Platform showing fire damage
Image courtesy of PTTEP

Fire damage to West Atlas MODU over the Montara Wellhead Platform. West Triton MODU in the background
Image courtesy of Skytruth