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Region 6 - Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Division
INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date(s): Media Program: Regulatory Program(s)
12/03/2019 Water Brine - CWA
Company Name: Facility Name: Facility Physical Location:
(city, state, zip code) Mailing address:
(city, state, zip code) County/Parish: Facility Phone Number Facility Contact:
Topsail Secondary Recovery, LLC Bald Hill Dutcher Unit 35.769148, -95.793435 (NW Sect. 23, T 15N, R 14E) Beggs, Oklahoma 74047 211 N. Robinson, 14th Floor Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Okmulgee County 405-664-2799 Jim Bush TOPSAIL38@YAHOO.COM
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
N/A N/A N/A 21111 1311
Personnel participating in inspection:
Kent W. Sanborn
EPA 6 ECDWE
Environmental Engineer
EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date
Supervisor Signature/Date
Kent W. Sanborn
Kent W. Sanborn
Digitally signed by Kent W. Sanborn DN: cn=Kent W. Sanborn, o, ou=6EN-WR, email=sanborn.kent@epa.gov, c=US Date: 2019.12.17 12:37:17 -06'00'
GUY
TIDMORE
Digitally signed by GUY TIDMORE DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=Environmental Protection Agency, cn=GUY TIDMORE, 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1=68001003655426 Date: 2019.12.18 15:53:54 -06'00'
Guy Tidmore
Date 18 DEC 2019 Date
6ENFORM-019-8 (10/31/2019)
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Section I - INTRODUCTION
Topsail Secondary Recovery, LLC/ Bald Hill Dutcher Unit Inspection Date: 12/03/2019
PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION EPA Region 6 inspector K.W. Sanborn visited the Topsail Secondary Recovery, LLC oil and gas facility located at latitude 35.769148 and longitude -95.793435 near Beggs, Oklahoma on 12/03/2019 for an unannounced inspection. There were no representatives of Topsail Secondary Recovery, LLC present for the inspection. The inspection was conducted by authority of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to determine compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION This facility is known as the Bald Hill Dutcher Sand Unit.
Section II - OBSERVATIONS I observed fluids seeping out the southeast corner of the secondary containment berms during the inspection. I saw that there was some surface damage that indicated flow towards a small nearby creek. The brine pump was running during the inspection, but the operational status of the pump was unknown.
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN I observed that the secondary containment was inadequate and leaked fluids towards the nearby creek from the base of the berms. There was some surface damage from that flow.
Section IV - FOLLOW UP EPA water enforcement will refer this facility to EPA SPCC program. EPA will also conduct a follow up inspection in approximately 3 months.
Section V - LIST OF APPENDICES N/A
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