Precautionary Evacuations Ordered for Parts of Lea County Due to Incident at Oil Field

Lea County closes road around oil field

Lea County officials closed a road and ordered a precautionary evacuation area around an oil field after what the sheriff's office called an ongoing "loss of containment" incident.

Precautionary road closure and evacuation in parts of Lea County after loss-of-containment at well site

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Lea County officials are advising residents and drivers of a precautionary road closure and evacuation on County Road 1, also known as Orla Road, and the surrounding area after a loss-of-containment incident at a Chevron well site about a mile north of Cotton Draw. According to Chevron, the incident occurred [...]

Precautionary evacuations ordered for parts of Lea County due to incident at oil field

A Chevron oilfield incident near Cotton Draw has triggered precautionary evacuations and road closures in southern Lea County.

Orla Road closes after Chevron well site incident in Lea County

County Road 1 in Lea County, New Mexico, was closed on Sunday morning following a loss-of-containment incident at a Chevron well site near Cotton Draw.