| This diagram depicts where the man-made disaster of Lake Peigneur occured. Lake Peigneur is located in Louisiana.The lake was a 10-foot deep freshwater lake popular with sportsmen until an unusual man-made disaster on November 20, 1980, changed the structure of the lake and surrounding land. The Diamond Crystal Salt Company operated the Jefferson Island salt mine under the lake, while a Texaco oil rig drilled down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum. Due to a miscalculation, the 14-inch drill bit entered the mine, starting a chain of events which turned the freshwater lake into a salt water lake with a deep hole.Since 1994 AGL Resources has been using Lake Peigneur’s underlying salt dome as a storage hub for pressurized natural gas.There is currently concern from local residents to the safety of storing the gas under the lake and nearby drilling operations. |
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