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Petco Petroleum Company Oil Spill: FPN 12615

 
Site Contact:
Nicolas Brescia
OSC

(brescia.nicolas@epa.gov)

Site Location:
51854 West HWY 33
Drumright, OK 74030
 response.epa.gov/petcooilspill
NRC#: 1007215

EPA OSC Brescia and EPA START responded to a report from an EPA Enforcement Officer about an oil/saltwater spill in Drumright Oklahoma. The oil spill was estimated to be 150 bbls of oil and 500 bbls of salt water which occurred from a failure at a tank battery. The oil and salt water migrated into an adjacent unnamed creek. The unnamed creek is an active creek and connects to Tiger Creek, which connects to the Cimmarron River. The incident location is east of Drumright, Oklahoma, intersecting with HWY 33. The Responsible Party (RP) is Petco Petroleum Company. Petco is currently conducting cleanup operations.


Spill pathway with contaminated cat tails removed. Removal of oiled cat tails along spill pathway leading towards the creek. OSC Brescia utilizing EPA Mule to monitor activities at the spill location. OSC Brescia and START-3 Parnell monitoring clean up activities of the containment boom down stream from collection point 2. Free product still present within the creek. Washing of the banks at the earthen berm. OSC Brescia and RP discussing cleanup operations. Status of the secondary vacuum pump location at the end of the day. Status of the earthen berm clean up at the end of the day. Fresh water flushing at the spill location. Earthen berm at collection point 1. Oil seeping through to secondary boom upstream from the bridge. Boom and oil at bridge in the morning. Boom downstream from bridge. Earthen berm and collection point 1. Pool of oil. Booms downstream of collection point 2.
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.