EPA v. BLACKJACK OIL COMPANY (DRUCKER TANK BATTERY)

Case summary

2/12/13 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $16,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON OR ABOUT SEPT 17, 2012, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 30 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL FROM A RUPTURED WELLHEAD AT ITS FACILITY INTO CAMERON CREEK AND MIDDLE FORK CREEK. THE DISCHARGED DESCRIBED ABOVE CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN WITHIN THE MEANING OF 40 CFR 110.3, TO BE PRESENT ON THE SURFACE OF A NAVIGABLE WATER AND ITS ADJOINING SHORELINES AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINE TO BE HARMFUL. ACCORDINGLY, RESPONDENT VIOLATED CWA 311(b)(3).

Defendants (1)

• BLACKJACK OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL - BLACKJACK OIL COMPANY

  RUPTURED WELLHEAD-MIDDLE FORK OIL FIELD, OLDENBURG, MS, 39661

  Registry ID: 110055178356

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BLACKJACKOIL COMPANY (DRUCKER TANK BATTERY)entered 2013-02-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $16,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-02-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-02-12Final Order Issued
• 2013-02-28Enforcement Action Closed
• 2013-03-07Enforcement Action Data Entered