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Region 6 - Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Division
INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date(s): Media Program: Regulatory Program(s)
3/23/2020 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:
Mike Wachtman Unknown 36.6800, -96.3074 (SW Sect. 35, T 25N, R 9E) Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056 2300 N. McKenzie Rd. Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056 Osage County 702-303-7954 Mike Watchman mawlasvegas@aol.com
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
N/A OKU000892 N/A 21111 1311
Personnel participating in inspection:
Kent W. Sanborn
EPA 6 ECDWE
Environmental Engineer
EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date
Supervisor Signature/Date
Digitally signed by Kent W. Sanborn
Kent W. Sanborn DN: cn=Kent W. Sanborn, o, ou=6EN-WR, email=sanborn.kent@epa.gov, c=US Date: 2020.04.15 16:18:40 -05'00'
Kent W. Sanborn
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: 2020.04.16 12:09:16 -05'00'
Guy Tidmore
Date
16 APR 2020
Date
6ENFORM-020-R8.2 (02/12/2020)
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Section I - INTRODUCTION
Mike Watchman / Unknown Inspection Date: 03/23/2020
PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION EPA Region 6 inspector K.W. Sanborn visited the Mike Watchman oil and gas facility located near Pawhuska Oklahoma on 03/23/2020 for an unannounced inspection. There were no representatives of Mike Watchman 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 The facility was located on Okesa Road just East of Highway 99 and access to the well that leaked was locked during the inspection.
Section II - OBSERVATIONS I observed oil and oil staining in the county road ditch, flowing towards the creek, just east of Hwy 99 on Okesa Road. I saw absorbent spread on the remaining stains from the leak. Fluids were flowing in the ditch. I saw oil sheen in the creek under the county road during the inspection. With a calibrated YSI Pro 30 conductivity meter, I measured 1,750 milligrams per liter (mg/L) Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in the creek connected to the road ditch.
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN There was oil and oil staining in the ditch that was washing to the creek. There was oil sheen and elevated levels of TDS in the creek connected to the flow path of the spill. Brine and oil were still reaching the creek during the inspection, connected to the facility. The status of the leak and whether it was ongoing during the inspection was not known due to accessibility to the lease well.
Section IV - FOLLOW UP EPA will conduct a follow up inspection as needed.
Section V - LIST OF APPENDICES N/A
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