Camping near Shell Caroline Complex

[jcrayford]

I'm hoping someone local (or with first hand knowledge) can help me out a little bit with available Crown camping near the Shell Complex south of Caroline.

The WD and I took a drive up there on Saturday of May long weekend, hoping that I'd get an idea as to how busy it could be in there. We were on the lease/access roads West of the Shell complex but still quite a bit South East of Burntstick Lake (accessing in off of Sec Hwy 61 at the Complex). Saw only one other pickup in there, which now has me thinking that:

- Shell doesn't want anyone in there or
- We're not legally allowed in there or
- The weather just kept everyone home

The roads into that area are decent enough that I can get in there with the truck and 5th wheel and we did come across some spots that were not on pipelines and also not looking out a window at facilities.

Can anyone help out with some advice please? Or point me in a direction to continue to look for an area where I'm not going to cause grief by being there? I'm unfamiliar with that area as usually, we head South into where I know the country better. But I'd like to come North as an alternative.

Thanks,

J.

[Cement Bench]

just ask shell then you will know

[Grizzly Adams]

I think a lot of that area is covered by grazing leases. Moose Lake is in behind the plant, good fishing but no camping spots there .

Grizz

[makin tracks]

no idea why anyone would want to camp right next to such a high H2S plant, a whiff of the gas will kill you instantly, no one knows you are there, you may not know what the emergency signals are,
i am sure the plant is safe, but crap happens, i would find another place unless you have some other motive? my opinion.

[oilngas]

Years ago went to move a service rig (Beta Well biggest double they had, old drive in Wilson) on a Kaybob N. Gas well, found two fellows (said they were hunters??) sleeping in separator shack, man were they lucky. Memories are funny but I think K North was about 23% H2S.

[270person]

..600 ppm is usually enough to get the job done. If you can smell it you're still alive is the general rule but chances are you'd have a real good headache.

[270person]

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