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08-2002-0140Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2002· Region 08

EPA v. Mull Drilling Company

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

'This administrative penalty order is issued to Mull Drilling Company for failure to prepare and implement a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan for its Kern A facility. Also, on 8/3/2002, Mull Drilling reported that a blocked water disposal system line caused approximately 250 barrels of crude oil and 100 barrels of produced water to overflow from an oil field tank battery at the Kern A facility. The overflow resulted in the discharge of crude oil and produced water into a tributary to the Smoky Hill River.'

Defendants (1)

  • Mull Drilling CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • MULL DRILLING COMPANY

    KERN A. LEASE TANK BATTERY, CHEYENNE WELLS, CO, 80810

    Registry ID: 110023152791

  • MULL DRILLING COMPANY

    KERN A. LEASE TANK BATTERY, CHEYENNE WELLS, CO, 80810

    Registry ID: 110023152791

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Mull Drilling Companyentered 2003-06-10

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $27,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2002-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-10-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2003-06-10Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2003-06-10Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
86721
Case number
08-2002-0140
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
08
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2002-0140 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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