Operator Name
and Case No. |
Violation
and
Date(s) |
Penalty
Paid
and
Date Paid |
Regulation(s) Violated
(30 CFR) |
Exxon
Corp PAC 96-01 |
The
failure to close pig launcher drain valves allowed oil to flow in the Pacific Ocean. 5/1/96 |
$25,000 3/24/98 |
250.40.a |
Union
Pacific Resource GOM 96-37 |
Sump
Pump found to be inoperable; PSHL for he sump pump were bypassed; PSHL for the platform
fuel gas filter were bypassed. 5/7/95 |
$9,000 1/14/98 |
250.123.c.1
250.40.b.4 |
Shell
Offshore Inc GOM 97-05
|
The gas
and fire detection systems for three platforms were not tested within the required time
frames. 02/26/96 - 02/27/96 |
$18,000 02/12/98 |
250.124.a.8 |
Shell
Offshore Inc GOM-97-06
|
A
breaker used to conduct an ESD test had a bad transformer. On numerous occasions
when the ESD test was performed, the operator would have to excite the transformer by
pulling a 480 volt cable out of the breaker and then be repowered with the 480 volt cable
removed. The operator would then stab the 480 volt cable back into the breaker
causing an arc. 05/27/96 - 07/10/96 |
75,000 05/07/98 |
250.20.a |
SOCO
Offshore Inc GOM 97-07 |
BSL for
heater treater inoperable.
07/30/96 - 11/12/96 |
$40,000
04/16/98 |
250.122.b |
CNG
Producing Company GOM 97-08 |
Wells
A-2, A-4, A-9, A-10, and A-14 SCSSVs were bypassed with the wells hydraulic control lines
isolation vales closed. The wells were not in attendance and they were not flagged. 11/03/96 - 11/04/96 |
$40,000
05/19/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Conoco
Inc GOM 97-13
|
ESD was
bypassed on Subsea Well No. 5. 09/20/95 |
$5,000 01/26/98 |
250.20.a
250.53.c |
Union
Pacific Resource GOM 97-15
|
The LSH
and LSL were bypassed on the fuel gas scrubber. 12/10/96 |
$5,000 02/18/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Phillips
Petroleum Company GOM 97-17 |
Multiple
safety devices were not tested within the required time frame. 11/20/96 |
$72,500 03/26/98 |
250.124.a.3.i
250.124.a.3.ii
250.124.a.4
250.124.a.5
250.124.a.10 |
Century
Offshore Management GOM 97-18 |
The
total safety system shutdown, the performax, and the LSH on the skimmer sump tank were
bypassed. 01/16/97 - 01/19/97 |
$66,000 01/15/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Walter
Oil & Gas Corp GOM 97-19 |
Well
A-1 hydraulic control line to SCSSV closed and not flagged or monitored. 02/12/97 |
$5,000 02/18/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Walter
Oil & Gas Corp GOM 97-25
|
Multiple
safety devices were bypassed on the pipeline pumps, oil surge tank, test separator, sump
tank, LACT booster pump, and flowlines. 03/22/97 |
$17,000 06/23/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Shell
Offshore Inc GOM 97-28 |
A flash
fire occurred when using a standard electric drill to drill holes in the floatation cell. 06/08/97 |
$12,000 06/04/98 |
250.123.b.10 |
Chevron
USA Inc GOM 97-29 |
There
was not an operable firewater system or approved chemical firefighting system on the
platform. 07/3/96 - 07/29/96 |
$162,000 02/23/98 |
250.123.b.8.i |
Conoco
Inc GOM-97-31
|
There
were 2 openings on the production deck where grating had been removed. There were no
barricades or flagging indicating the holes, there was no one monitoring the hole. 05/08/97 |
$5,000 05/27/98 |
250.20.a |
Chevron
USA Inc GOM-97-32
|
During
the positioning of a lift barge, the legs of the barge ruptured a high pressure gas
pipeline. The pipelines were not marked nor was the captain of the vessel made aware
of the pipelines location. 02/02/97 |
$10,0000 06/04/98 |
250.20.a |
Chevron
USA Inc GOM 97-33 |
ESD
stations were bypassed at the supply control panel. ESD station switches in the well
bay, compressor, blowcase, and +10-foot deck level areas did not activate the ESD. 09/06/96 |
$10,000 04/02/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Taylor
Energy Company GOM 97-34 |
SCSSV
was block out of service on Well E-17; tubing plug was not tested within the required time
period for Well E-5. 07/03/96 - 07/24/95 |
$6,500 05/15/98 |
250.123.c.1
250.124.a.1.iii |
Chevron
USA Inc GOM 97-36 |
An
employee was injured when he fell through open grating with no barrier. 03/13/97 |
$15,000 03/4/98 |
250.20.a |
Chevron
USA Inc GOM 97-38
|
Two
workers did not have fall protection secured while working near an open hole. 02/05/97 |
$10,000 05/06/98 |
250.20.a |
Coastal
Oil & Gas Corp GOM 97-41
|
Numerous
safety devices blocked out of service at the main control panel. 04/2/97 |
$135,000 08/3/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Shell
Offshore Inc GOM 97-42 |
The gas
and fire detection systems were not tested within the required time frames. 06/24/97 |
$10,000 06/15/98 |
250.124.a.8 |
Walter
Oil & Gas Corp GOM-97-44
|
The LSL
sensor for the Compressor Suction Scrubber failed to operate. The adjustment screw
was set in such a manner that the sensor would not activate (bypassed). 06/01/97 |
10,000 06/11/98 |
250.123.b.7.i |
Ocean
Energy Inc GOM 97-45 |
A
pollution incident occurred because the shutdown relay on floatation cell was blocked out
of service (bypassed). 03/4/97 |
$15,000 10/9/98 |
250.40.a
250.123.c.1 |
Norcen
Explorer Inc GOM 97-46 |
Safety
devices on 7 vessels were found bypassed. Pollution occurred when the LSH on the bad
oil tank was bypassed. Well A-10 produced for 32 days without a subsurface safety
valve. 01/14/97 - 06/29/97 |
$103,200 12/29/98 |
250.40.a
250.121.e.3
250.123.c.1 |
Ocean
Energy Inc GOM 97-48
|
Three
open holes were not properly barricaded or flagged. 06/19/97 |
$15,000 07/9/98 |
250.20.a |
Burlington
Resources GOM 97-49 |
LSH on
Vent Scrubber was inoperable. 07/09/97 |
$5,000 05/05/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Panaco
Inc GOM 97-50 |
Platform
sump system was inoperable; sump tank LSH was not tested within the required time period. 04/25/96 |
$64,000 08/6/98 |
250.40.b.4
250.122.b. |
Apache
Corporation GOM 97-51 |
The
safety system for the compressor was bypassed at the master panel. 03/12/96 |
$8,000 08/19/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Conoco
Inc GOM-97-52 |
LSH for
the platform sump tank was bypassed. 02/22/97 |
$8,000 05/18/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Callon
Petroleum Oper GOM-97-54 |
SCSSV
for Well A-1 was bypassed at the well head; isolation valve was closed during testing and
remained closed for two days until discovered during inspection. 07/10/97 - 07/11/97 |
$10,000 05/06/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Seneca
Resources Corp GOM-97-58
|
The
surface controlled subsurface safety valve (SCSSV) was detected in the by-pass mode for
Well E016. 02/03/97 |
$6,000 06/22/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Marathon
Oil Company GOM 97-59
|
The air
supply valves to the air pumps that operate the BOP accumulator charging system were
detected in the by-passed position during the inspection. 07/18/97 - 07/25/97 |
$26,000 06/04/98 |
250.56.d.2 |
Norcen
Explorer Inc GOM-97-60 |
PSHL
bypassed on Well 16 A; SCSSV bypassed on Well 32. 09/07/97 |
$12,000 04/17/98 |
250.123.c.1
250.123.c.4 |
Nuevo
Energy Company PAC 98-01 |
Failure
to have a qualified crane operator, exceeding dynamic rating for crane, and failure to
prevent pollution. 01/15/98 |
$35,000 07/30/98 |
250.20.a
250.20.c
250.40.a |
Conoco
Inc GOM-98-02 |
When
Plug and Abandon (P&A) operations were being conducted by Superior Well Service, a
small fire flashed from a pneumatic saw which was being powered by instrument gas to cut
casing. The fire burned an employee standing next to the operator of the saw.
08/06/97 |
$9,000
05/18/98 |
250.20.a&b |
Nuevo
Energy Company PAC 98-02 |
Failure
to perform pre-use inspection on a crane. 04/4/98 |
$18,000 09/10/98 |
250.20.c |
Taylor
Energy Company GOM 98-03 |
Taylor
did not test the safety devices within the required six-week interval. 08/20/97 |
$7,000 03/19/98 |
250.124.a.3
250.124.a.5
250.124.a.6
250.20.a&b |
Panaco
Inc GOM-98-05
|
The
fire watch did not have a portable gas detector while conducting welding operations. Production equipment within 35 feet of the welding did not have flame proof
covers. The platform sump's LSH was pinned out of service. 08/18/97 - 09/02/97 |
$15,000 06/05/98 |
250.52.a.4
250.52.d.2
250.123.c.1 |
Ocean
Energy Inc GOM 98-06 |
The
hydraulic line for Well 9 was found isolated in the hydraulic panel (Manual override) in a
closed position. The valve was not flagged or being monitored. 07/21/97 |
$6,000 06/12/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Shell
Deepwater Devel GOM 98-07 |
An
employee was observed working near an unflagged open hole, that did not have a barrier
around it. The employee was not wearing full protection gear. 09/19/97 |
$15,000 09/1/98 |
250.20.a.b |
Samedan
Oil Corporation GOM 98-08 |
The
PSHL was locked in open position, no fire detection system, PSE set higher than allowed,
and the LSH was bypassed. 08/10/96 - 10/8/96 |
$24,000 07/8/98 |
250.123.b.1.i
250.123.b.9
250.123.c
250.123.c.1 |
Gulfstar
Energy Inc GOM 98-09 |
Failure
to test PSV's. 03/15/96 - 01/15/97 |
$15,000 07/17/98 |
250.124.a.2 |
Aviva
America Inc GOM 98-16 |
The
SCSSV was found bypassed for 6 wells. 12/18/97 |
$42,000 09/10/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
OXY
USA Inc GOM-98-18
|
Rig
personnel was working in a hazardous area without wearing fall protection gear. 09/18/97 |
$5,000 06/22/98 |
250.20.a |
Ocean
Energy Inc GOM 98-24
|
The
hydraulic line for well 11-D ball valve (SCSSV) found isolated at the tree. Valve
was not flagged or being monitored. 07/21/97 |
$6,000 12/21/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Chevron
USA Inc GOM-98-25 |
ESD
system remote on the boat landing was bypassed. 11/24/97 |
$15,000 06/09/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Chevron
USA Inc GOM-98-32 |
An
injury occurred when the break-out tong was rigged up and used without hanging the tong
off from an air hoist line and without securing the tong with a snub line. 11/11/97 |
$23,000 06/17/98 |
250.20.a |
Unocal
Exploration Corp GOM 98-33 |
The LSH
on the sump was bypassed. 09/27/97 |
$3,000 09/15/98 |
250.40.a
250.123.c.1 |
Flextrend
Development GOM
98-34
|
The
SCSSV was bypassed for Wells A-2, A-4, and A-5. 11/16/9
- 11/17/97 |
$24,000 08/12/98 |
250.123.c.1 |
Total Penalties Paid:
1/1/98-12/31/98
50 Cases: $1,297,200 |