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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: 12/07/2022 Water, Clean Water Act (Brine) Brine (NPDES) CapturePoint, LLC North Burbank Unit (NBU) 31 Battery 36.819045, -96.743105 Shidler, Oklahoma, 74652 1833 S. Morgan Road Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73128 Osage 918-287-6811 Talia Clark HSE Tech FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC: n/a OKU002129 n/a 211111 1311 Personnel participating in inspection: Matthew Allen EPA/Region 6 ECDW Inspector EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date Supervisor Signature/Date MATTHEW ALLEN Date: 2022.12.15 09:11:12 -06'00' Digitally signed by MATTHEW ALLEN Matthew Allen Date JEANNE ECKHART Date: 2022.12.15 09:43:38 -06'00' Digitally signed by JEANNE ECKHART {Supervisor name} Date 6ENFORM-019-R8.2 (02/12/2020) 1 Section I - INTRODUCTION CapturePoint, LLC / North Burbank Unit 31 Battery Inspection Date 12/07/2022 PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION EPA Region 6 inspector Matthew Allen arrived at the CapturePoint, LLC / North Burbank Unit (NBU) 31 Battery - Well 23-43 (EPA ID No. OKU002129) at 2:00 PM on 12/07/2022 for an unannounced inspection. This was an EPA inspection in response to a National Response Center Spill Report (NRC No. 1354392) which was received by EPA Region 6. The inspection was conducted by the authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to determine compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. There was no other federal, state, or local agency representatives present at the time of the inspection. FACILITY DESCRIPTION EPA conducted an inspection at the CapturePoint, LLC North Burbank Unit 31 Battery, well # NBU 23-43, where an equipment failure at the well head released produced water/oil and drilling mud to the land surface. The released fluids traveled west, down the lease road, and ultimately flowed into a nearby unnamed tributary which was dry at the time of the spill event. CapturePoint, LLC representatives estimated the total amount of spilled fluids to be approximately 250 barrels. Section II - OBSERVATIONS From a safe distance, I observed the workover rig performing containment and repair actions on well NBU 23-43 (see photo log, photo No. 1). Well NBU 23-43 was the source from which the blowout occurred, releasing the brine and drilling mud into the unnamed tributary. NBU 23-43 was part of the lease connected to the NBU 31 Battery. I observed the flowpath (see photo No. 2) from the release point (well NBU 23-43) as it traveled west along the lease road toward the Point of Entry (POE). I observed the POE (GPS 36.891045, -96.743105) into the main channel of the unnamed tributary (photo No. 3). I observed a TDS field reading of 102,746 mg/L at the POE (photo No. 4). I observed additional TDS field readings of 85,194 mg/L (photo No. 6) and 71,490 mg/L (photo No. 8) along the main channel of the impacted tributary. TDS field readings were taken with a properly calibrated YSI Pro 30 conductivity meter, calibration information was recorded in the inspection field notes logbook. I observed three (3) temporary containment dams placed by the operator to prevent further downstream migration of contaminants (see photo No. 7 for the lowermost dam). I observed 2 vacuum trucks removing contaminated water from the impacted tributary. At the time of the inspection, the blowout and spill were both contained, and the spill had traveled approximately .15 miles. 2 Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN CapturePoint, LLC / North Burbank Unit 31 Battery Inspection Date 12/07/2022 The primary area of concern was to remove the produced water and drilling mud from the flowpath and the impacted tributary. Section IV - FOLLOW UP No additional information was received by EPA after exiting the Facility on 12/07/2022. Section V - LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 - Photo Log - 8 photos 3 CapturePoint LLC / North Burbank Unit 31 Battery (CWA) Inspection Date: 12/07/2022 Appendix 1 Photograph Log 8 Photos UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 1 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0840 Orientation: N Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:00 PM Latitude: 36.818225 estimated Longitude: -96.742519 estimated Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: Workover rig on well location where blowout occurred (well NBU 23-43). actively working, EPA Inspector kept a safe distance away from rig. The rig was UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 2 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0841 Orientation: E Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:04 PM Latitude: 36.819045 Longitude: -96.743105 Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: This was a photo from the Point of Entry (POE) looking along the lease road/flowpath, with a view to the east toward the release point. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 3 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0842 Orientation: S Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:04 PM Latitude: 36.891045 Longitude: -96.743105 Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: This was the POE into the unnamed tributary. road and spilled directly into the impacted tributary. The spilled fluids traveled down the lease UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 4 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0843 Orientation: n/a Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:08 PM Latitude: 36.819045 Longitude: -96.743105 Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: TDS field reading of 102,746 mg/L, this was taken at the POE. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 5 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0844 Orientation: SW Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:09 PM Latitude: 36.818879 Longitude: -96.743175 Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: This was the main channel of the impacted tributary. Upstream and downstream from this location, in areas not impacted by the spill, the main channel of the tributary was dry. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 6 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0845 Orientation: n/a Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:11 PM Latitude: 36.818722 Longitude: -96.743266 Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: TDS field reading of 85,194 mg/L taken in the main channel of the impacted tributary. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 7 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0848 Orientation: W Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:36 PM Latitude: 36.1818439 Longitude: -96.745222 Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: Lowermost, temporary containment dam placed by the operator to prevent downstream migration of contaminated water. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Location: 36.819045, -96.743105 City: Shidler Photo No. 8 County/Parish: Osage State: Oklahoma Photo File Name: DSCN0847 Orientation: n/a Date of Photo: 12/07/2022 Time of Photo: 2:17 PM Latitude: 36.818439 Longitude: -96.745222 Photographer: Matthew Allen Description: TDS field reading of 71,490 mg/L taken in the last pool of water, in the main channel of the impacted tributary. The remaining area below this point which was impacted had already been drained by the operator as part of their cleanup operation.