Operator Name (Contractor)
and Case No. |
Violation
and Date(s) |
Penalty Paid
and
Date Paid |
Regulation(s) Violated
(30 CFR) |
W & T Offshore, Inc.
G-1997-026 |
A burning operation
was conducted without the issuance of a written authorization for
the work and the site was not being monitored with a portable gas
detector.
12/07/96 – 12/07/96
12/07/96 – 12/07/96 |
$40,000
01/18/05 |
30 CFR 250.52(b)
30 CFR 250.52(d)(2) |
Seneca Resources Corporation
G-1997-030 |
The
subsurface-controlled safety valve (SSCSV – in a landing nipple) was
not tested for one testing period (tested on 11/4/94 and then on
1/23/96). Also, the pipeline shut down valve from West Delta 32 C
to West Delta 32 A was found defective and left in service for 17
days.
05/23/96 – 05/23/96
05/23/96 – 05/23/96 |
$88,000
10/12/05 |
30 CFR
250.124(a)(1)(ii)
30 CFR 250.154(b)(2) |
Blue Dolphin Exploration Company
(Petroleum Offshore
Professional Services)
G-2000-059 |
Tubing plugs on 8
wells not inspected for leakage within required timeframe. Electrical installations not maintained in accordance with API RP
500 & RP 14F. Crane inspection of 6/00 indicated that emergency
shut down cable and boom angle indicator needed to be replaced;
crane not taken out of service.
04/02/99 – 10/03/00
10/02/99 – 10/03/00
10/04/00 – 10/04/00
06/14/00 – 10/04/00 |
$61,600
09/22/05 |
30 CFR 250.804
(a)(1)
30 CFR 250.804 (a)(1)
30 CFR 250.114 (c)
30 CFR 250.108 |
Maritech Resources, Inc.
(Petroleum Offshore
Professional Services)
G-2003-016 |
Approval was
granted to install an SSCSV in lieu of an SCSSV in satellite Well
No. 1 with the condition that at the first sign of sand production
the well would be shut-in immediately and the approval rescinded. Numerous occurrences of produced sand were not reported to the
district and the well remained on production. The SSCSV was removed
from the well and found to be damaged. It was reinstalled in the
well which was not plugged or attended overnight.
02/03/03 – 02/04/03
11/05/02 – 02/04/03 |
$140,000
12/16/05 |
30 CFR 250.804
(a)(1)(ii)
30 CFR 250.801(h)(3) |
Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA
G-2004-011 |
The Pressure Safety
Low (PSL) for the intermediate pressure (IP) Separator was found in
bypass.
04/05/04 – 04/06/04 |
$14,000
02/01/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 |
Devon Louisiana Corporation
G-2004-012 |
The isolation
valves for two Emergency Shut Down (ESD) Stations were found in the
bypassed position, rendering the two ESD stations inoperable.
04/16/04 – 04/16/04 |
$10,000
03/15/05 |
30 CFR 250.803
(c)(1) |
Shell Offshore Inc.
G-2004-013 |
The surface
controlled subsurface safety valve (SCSSV) was found blocked out
service by the hydraulic control line closed at the isolation valve
on the tree.
06/16/04 – 06/24/04 |
$27,000
03/02/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 |
Forest Oil Corporation
G-2004-014 |
Level Safety High (LSH)
on sump tank was found bypassed at the safety system panel. The
blocked out safety device was not flagged nor being monitored by
personnel. Safety Device bypassed for 1 day.
06/03/04 – 06/03/04 |
$10,000
06/29/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 (c) |
Exxon Mobil Corporation
G-2004-016 |
A 4’ x 8’ section
of top deck grating had been removed in order to facilitate a
wireline unit removal operation. The area was not flagged or
barricaded to warn personnel of the open area; and personnel working
in the direct vicinity of the open hole were not wearing fall
protection gear.
04/26/04 – 04/26/04 |
$10,000
04/19/05 |
33 CFR 142.42 |
Anadarko E&P Company LP
(Island Operators
Co. Inc.)
G-2004-019 |
The main group
device selector switches for both the high pressure separator (MBD
1050) and the intermediate pressure separator (MBD 1100) were
bypassed. The end devices were not flagged, nor were they being
monitored.
05/04/04 – 05/04/04
05/04/04 – 05/04/04 |
$13,500
04/12/05 |
30 CFR 250.803
30 CFR 250.803 |
Forest Oil Corporation
(Ensco Offshore
Co.)
G-2004-020 |
An accident
involving an injury occurred on 04/19/04 while the crew was changing
the annular rubber. The operation was not performed in a safe
manner, and an employee lowered through the rotary was injured when
the Blow Out Preventer (BOP) stack shifted.
04/19/04 – 04/19/04 |
$30,000
01/21/05 |
30 CFR 250.107(a) |
Energy Partners, Ltd.
G-2004-021 |
Surface Controlled
Subsurface Safety Valve (SCSSV) for Well
F-3 was blocked out
of service; not flagged nor being monitored. Safety Device blocked
out of service for 9 days.
12/07/03 – 12/15/03 |
$9,000
04/12/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 (c) |
Forest Oil Corporation
G-2004-022 |
Required safety
equipment (smoke and/or thermal rate of rise detectors) for both the
Company Man’s Office/Bunkhouse and the Galley were inoperable.
05/29/04 – 06/01/04 |
$64,000
04/22/05 |
30 CFR 250.803
(b)(9) |
Apache Corporation
(Island Operators
Co. Inc.)
G-2004-024 |
Pipeline Pump
pressure safety low (PSL) bypassed and a failure to report casing
pressure caused by a hole in the tubing.
03/09/04 – 03/09/04
09/23/03 – 02/13/04 |
$82,000
03/02/05 |
30 CFR 250.803
30 CFR 250.517(c) |
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corporation
G-2004-025 |
The manual relay
for the Surface Safety Valve was pinned and tie-wrapped out of
service.
07/16/03 – 07/16/03 |
$7,500
04/18/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 |
Stone Energy Corporation
(Rowen Drilling)
G-2004-028 |
Failure to initiate
prompt well control measures to control the influx of well formation
fluids which entered the wellbore.
08/08/04 – 08/08/04 |
$20,000
05/25/05 |
30 CFR 250.107 |
Century Exploration New Orleans, Inc.
(Island Operators
Co., Inc.)
G-2004-029 |
The Aqueous Film
Forming Foam (AFFF) had not been replaced after failing an analysis
test.
09/28/04 – 09/28/04 |
$10,000
04/28/05 |
33 CFR 146.15 |
Forest Oil Corporation
(Baker Energy,
Inc.)
G-2004-030 |
The 150 gal Aqueous
Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Fire Boss Unit was not being maintained in
an operable condition since the effectiveness of the foam was not
being monitored.
10/13/04 – 10/13/04 |
$20,000
04/22/05 |
30 CFR 250.803
(b)(8) |
Bois d’Arc Offshore Ltd.
(Eagle Consultants)
G-2004-031 |
The Platform was
producing without an operable firewater system for 2 days.
07/20/04 – 07/21/04 |
$20,000
05/24/05 |
30 CFR 250.803
(b)(8) |
Newfield Exploration Company
G-2004-032 |
The Pressure Safety
Valves (PSC) on Compressor Nos. 1 & 2 were isolated, rendering them
inoperable; and there were no fusible loop material (TSE) over the
engine for Compressor No. 1.
08/18/04 – 08/21/04
08/18/04 – 08/21/04
08/21/04 – 08/21/04 |
$40,000
07/22/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 (c)
30 CFR 250.802 (b)
30 CFR 250.803 (c) |
Apache Corporation
G-2005-004 |
Open holes in
cellar deck and +10 levels without appropriate barricade to prevent
personnel from falling into the holes.
11/09/04 – 11/09/04 |
$15,000
07/01/05 |
33 CFR 142.87 |
Pogo Producing Company
G-2005-005 |
Bypassed LSL on the
test separator with the upper and lower isolation valves in the
closed position.
08/05/04 – 08/05/04 |
$10,000
09/27/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 |
Newfield Exploration Company
(Rowan Drilling)
G-2005-006 |
Personnel were
observed working without fall protection gear while engaged in an
activity where there was a hazard of falling 10 or more feet.
11/23/04 – 11/23/04 |
$10,000
07/22/05 |
30 CFR 250.107 |
Apache Corporation
(Dolphin Service
Inc.)
G-2005-009 |
An employee fell 45
feet into the Gulf when he stepped through the open hole created by
the removal of wooden boards which had been placed over the open
hole to protect it.
12/20/04 – 12/20/04 |
$25,000
07/01/05 |
30 CFR 250.107 (a) |
The Houston Exploration Company
(Grasso Production
Management)
G-2005-010 |
The Gas Detector
Head (ASH-10) for gas compressor 802 was found inoperable due to the
sensor being disconnected from the main circuit board panel. The
blocked out safety device was not flagged nor being monitored by
personnel. Safety Device bypassed for 1 day.
01/03/05 – 01/03/05 |
$10,000
11/28/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 (c) |
Bois d’Arc Offshore Ltd.
(Eagle Consultants)
G-2005-011 |
The Burner Safety
Low (BSP) for the fuel to the Glycol Reboiler, EAW-921, and the
Temperature safety High (TSH) for the media and the stack were in
by-pass. The blocked out safety devices were not flagged nor being
monitored by personnel. Safety Devices bypassed for 1 day.
03/02/05 – 03/02/05 |
$10,000
09/15/05 |
30 CFR 250.803 (c) |
Total Penalties Paid:
01/01/2005
–
12/31/2005
26
Cases:
($796,600) |