Precautionary evacuations ordered for parts of Lea County due to incident at oil field
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Precautionary evacuations ordered for parts of Lea County due to incident at oil field
Officials with Lea County are advising people in the southern part of the county of a precautionary evacuation and road closures due to an oilfield incident.
Lea County officials say a "loss-of-containment" incident happened at a Chevron well site near Cotton Draw.
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Due to the incident, a precautionary evacuation zone has been places for an area 1/2 mile from the incident.
Officials say Orla Road (County Road 1) has been closed between State Highway 128 and Battle Axe Road. Road closures are expected to remain in effect for an extended period of time.
No injuries have been reported in the incident.
Representatives with Chevron are monitoring air quality in the area.