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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:
04/14/2021 Water CWA - NPDES, Produced Water
Davis Bros. Oil Producers, Inc.
Ringwald-Shannon
36.019288N, -96.955148W
Cushing, OK
320 South Boston Ave. Suite 200
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Payne County
918-584-3581
Keener Oil Co./Operator
918-587-4154
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
N/A OKU000890 N/A 211111 1311
Personnel participating in inspection:
Kent Sanborn
EPA, 6ECDW
EPA lead 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: 2021.04.22 07:42:34 -05'00'
GUY TIDMORE
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: 2021.04.29 08:19:22 -05'00'
Date
29 APR 2021
Date
6ENFORM-019-R8.2 (02/12/2020)
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Davis Bros/Ringwald Shannon Inspection Date: 04/14/2021
Section I - INTRODUCTION Purpose of Inspection EPA Region 6 inspector Kent Sanborn arrived at the Davis Bros. Oil Producers, Inc Ringwald Shannon lease west of Cushing, Oklahoma on 04/14/2021 for an inspection of the tank battery facility that has had previous discharges. There was a facility representative 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 collection facility located immediately north of a flowing creek. The main tank battery had been removed, but the brine facility remained.
Section II - Observations The main tank battery for the lease has been removed and location graded. The brine facility was still being used to collect water from another lease west. Keener Oil employee said they operate the lease now and are using trucks to remove pit water. The drain valve has not been used. There was no evidence of any releases to the creek. With a calibrated YSI conductivity meter, the total dissolved solids (TDS) of the nearby creek today was 1,350 milligrams per liter (mg/l). The creek was not flowing.
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? N/A
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:
None Section IV - FOLLOW UP
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