EPA v. Osage Pipe Line Company, LLC

Case summary

Osage Pipe Line Company, LLC referred to Department of Justice on March 24, 2023. Regarding a spill that took place on or about July 8, 2022, approximately 7,110 barrels of dilbit crude oil was discharged from a 20-inch transmission pipeline near Skull Creek in Cushion, Payne County, Oklahoma. Oil flowed across the ground surface and entered an erosion channel that flows to Skull Creek, a tributary of Cimarron River. The discharge occurred due to a rupture in the crude oil transportation pipeline owned by Osage Pipeline Company and operated by Holly Energy Partners. The discharge impacted an unnamed erosion channel and Skull Creek which is a perennial stream. The discharge caused fish kills in Skull Creek and impacted other wildlife. The EPA, PHMSA and OCC has provided and will continue to provide oversight of the spill response.

Defendants (2)

• Osage Pipe Line Co., LLC - Holly Energy PartnerNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Holly Energy PartnersNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS

  2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, DALLAS, TX, 75201

  Registry ID: 110054620193

• GRAY MUD DISPOSAL, SWD, AND RECLAMATION FACILITY

  5320 WEST KEOWEE ROAD, KREMLIN, OK, 73753

• OSAGE PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC

  2828 N. HARWOOD, SUITE 1300, DALLAS, TX, 75201

  Registry ID: 110071468192

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Osage Pipe Line Company, LLCentered 2024-03-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $7,400,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2023-03-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2023-03-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-01-30Final Order Lodged
• 2024-01-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 2024-03-26Final Order Entered