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Halcon Holdings, Inc. (FPN E13618)

 
Site Contact:
Bryant Smalley
OSC

(smalley.bryant@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Byng, OK 74820
 response.epa.gov/HalconOilSpill
NRC#: 1048966

At approximately 1200 hours on June 1, 2013, Halcon Resources, discovered a discharge of approximately 100 bbls of crude oil. The discharge traveled through surface drainage and storm drains to an unnamed tributary of the Canadian River. Approximately, 1 mile of stream was impacted by the spill before the spill was contained at the distal underflow dam, just before the Canadian River.


Oil remaining in secondary containment Oil and vegitation in secondary containment Drain valve missing from oil tank, apparent cause of release Name plate on stock tank view looking downstream at underflow dam upstream underflow dam upstream underflow dam Downstream Underflow Dam with 8 Spill pathway north of site east of HWY 377 Absorbent Boom deployed down stream of lower underflow dam Hard boom deployed on the down stream side of the lower underflow dam Oil collected on the up stream side of the lower underflow dam Residual Oil on the up stream side of the upper underflow dam Upper underflow dam breached during morning rain event Tank/Owner information near the tank battery Hard boom deployed at southern most extent of spill pathway Absorbent pads deployed upstream of hard boom location West side drainage canal of HWY 377, absorbent boom and pads depolyed in area and oil is visible on water Downstream underflow dam Absorbent boom and pads being deployed by RP contractors downstream of up stream underflow dam Oil leaching out of Hwy culvert and collecting on Boom. Spill Pathway- Beginning of unnamed creek immediately west of spill location Drainage area west of Highway with hard boom - Final Site Walk Up Stream of culvert - no oil noted Down stream underflow dam Northern part of wall has been breached by flooding
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.