EPA v. KERR- MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LLC - E.C. SHOULTS OIL AND GAS

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LLC FACILITY: E.C. SHOULTS OIL AND GAS LEASE, WELL NO. 4 EAST TEXAS FIELD, D. FERGUSON SURVEY WHITE OAK, GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS 75693 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 10 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED FRSH WATER POND AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LLC

  E TEXAS FIELD, D. FERGUSON SURVEY, WHITE OAK, TX, 75693

  Registry ID: 110010697086

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LLCentered 2000-04-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-04-12Final Order Issued
• 2000-04-12Compliance Achieved
• 2000-04-17Enforcement Action Closed