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Region 6 - Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Division
INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date(s): Media Program: Regulatory Program(s)
Company Name:
Facility Name: Facility Physical Location:
(city, state, zip code)
Mailing address: (city, state, zip code)
County/Parish: Facility Phone Number Facility Contact:
03/30/2021 Water CWA - NPDES, Produced Water
4D Oil and Gas, LLC
Stuart 36.796693, -96.276782 Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056
523 Kihekah Ave. Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74006
Osage County, Oklahoma 580-541-5802 Butch McComas
butch.mccomas@gmail.com
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
N/A OKU000894 N/A 211111 1311
Personnel participating in inspection:
Kent Sanborn
EPA, 6ECDW
EPA led Inspector
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: 2021.04.15 07:28:33 -05'00'
Date
GUY
Digitally signed by GUY TIDMORE
TIDMORE DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=Environmental Protection Agency, cn=GUY TIDMORE, 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1=68001003655426 Date: 2021.04.16 09:22:57 -05'00'
Guy Tidmore
16 APR 2021 Date
6ENFORM-019-R8.2 (02/12/2020)
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4D Oil and Gas, LLC / Stuart Inspection Date: 03/30/2021
Section I - INTRODUCTION Purpose of Inspection EPA Region 6 inspector Kent Sanborn arrived at the 4D Oil and Gas oil facility at 2:00 pm on 03/30/2021 for an inspection of brine facility that has had previous discharges. There were no facility representatives present at the site. The inspection was conducted under the authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to assess a previously reported spill from the brine facility. The scope of the inspection is to assess unauthorized discharges and impacts of nearby water resources under the CWA.
Facility Description The facility is a brine facility located immediately east of a flowing creek. In the past the tank and secondary containment has overflowed to the creek. The facility was located just north of Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
Section II - Observations I had the following observations during the inspection: The brine facility has a partially lined pit area. Tank overflows could still get under the liner. There was a connected sump pump in the dry pit. The nearby creek measured with a calibrated YSI conductivity meter and was 234 milligrams per liter (mg/L) Total Dissolved Solids (TDS).
Were control measures put in place? Yes National Response Center (NRC) notified? N/A
Remedial action ongoing? N/A Downstream Observations? Yes
Upstream Observations? N/A Spill Ongoing? No
Spill reached waterbody? N/A Aquatic Life Kill/Damage? N/A
Vegetation damage? N/A
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN The following areas of concern were identified:
Liner was not adequate because any fluids inside the containment will flow under the liner Section IV - FOLLOW UP The following follow up actions that are recommended for EPA are:
None Section V - RESOURCES Below are compliance resources for oil and gas facilities:
To report spills associated with your facility, call: 1-800-424-8802, for more information: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-incidents/how-report-spills-and-environmental-violations.
For information regarding Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) program: https://www.epa.gov/oil-spills-prevention-and-preparedness-regulations/facilityowneroperators-guide-oil-pollution.
For information regarding Underground Injection Control (UIC) (Safe Drinking Water Act): https://www.epa.gov/uic. 2