EPA v. SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC. - HUFFMAN-BAILEY LEASE

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. SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC. - HUFFMAN-BAILEY LEASE WELL NO. 3 NEBO-HEMPHILL FIELD, SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST NEBO, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71342 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 3 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OE UPON LONG BRANCH CREEK AND DEVILS CREEK 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)

• SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SEAGULL OPR COMPANY, INC. - HUFFMAN-BAILEY LEASE

  SEC. 25, T7 N, R3 E, NEBO-HEMPHILL FIELD, NEBO, LA, 71342

  Registry ID: 110010756486

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC.entered 2001-08-17

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-07-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-08-17Final Order Issued
• 2001-08-20Compliance Achieved
• 2001-08-20Enforcement Action Closed