Operator Name
and Case No. |
Violation
and
Date(s) |
Penalty Paid and
Date Paid |
Regulation(s) Violated
(30 CFR) |
Conn Energy,
Inc. G-1996-24 |
The SSSD's for several
wells were not tested in the required timeframe. 12/13/95 - 1/12/96 |
$42,000 10/24/2000 |
250.124(a)(1)(iii) |
Vastar
Resources, Inc.
G-1997-22 |
A
flowline FSV was determined to be leaking beyond the allowable rate and had not been
repaired or replaced since the leak was discovered. 2/16/97 - 3/7/97 |
$19,000 9/12/2000 |
250.124(a)(5) |
Conoco
Inc. G-1997-37 |
A
fatality occurred when unsafe and unworkmanlike conditions existed. There were tripping
hazards and rig personnel were not wearing fall protection. 1/20/97 |
$20,000 5/25/2000 |
250.20(a) |
Torch
Oil & Gas Company G-1997-55 |
Failure
to maintain an operable sump system resulted in a slick 1 mile by 40 yards. The parts
building (classified area) was not equipped with a gas detection system. The sump pump was
inoperable and the platform was not equipped with an automatic sump system. 11/7/95, 11/29/96 |
$29,500 1/14/2000 |
250.40(a)
250.40(b)(4)
250.123(b)(9) |
Shell
Frontier Oil & Gas Inc. G-1997-56 |
PSV on
Fuel Gas Scrubber set about MAWP and not annually tested. 7/31/96 |
$15,000 7/11/2000 |
250.123(b)(1)(i) 250.124(a)(2) |
Pogo
Producing Company G-1998-14 |
During
an unannounced inspection two rig personnel were observed not wearing fall protection gear
while working near a 7' X 7' hole. A follow-up inspection revealed a second 4' X 8' hole
which was not flagged, barricaded or monitored. 10/3/97,
10/23/97 |
$17,500 4/17/2000 |
250.20(a) |
Statoil
Exploration (US) Inc. G-1998-20 |
The
SCSSV's for Wells E-2, E-8 and E-11 were bypassed. 7/27/97 |
$30,000 2/7/2000 |
250.123(c)(1) |
Aviva
America, Inc. G-1998-21 |
The
SCSSV was bypassed on Well JA-7 1/14/97 |
$5,000 2/4/2000 |
250.123(c)(1) |
Forcenergy
Inc G-1998-27 |
PSL
on test separator was backed all the way off such that it would not trip, therefore,
bypassed. 3/3/98 |
$15,000 3/24/2000 |
250.123(c)(1) |
Vastar
Resources, Inc. G-1998-31
|
The
gas detector sensors in the shale shaker room were covered with plastic and tape which
rendered them inoperable. 10/1/97 - 10/2/97 |
$15,000 5/5/2000 |
250.60(e)(3) |
Santa
Fe Snyder Corporation G-1998-36 |
EAW
3010 Line Heater: BSL was bypassed at line heater panel while line heater was in service.
MBF 010 Suction Scrubber: LSH microswitch was disconnected from the compressor panel
resulting in a bypass of the LSH. 3/12/98 |
$20,000 1/7/2000 |
250.123(c)(1) |
The
Houston Exploration G-1998-37 |
During
an annual inspection the inspector detected numerous violations that have been submitted
for a compliance review. They are 1) P-103 for the bypassing of the SCSSV for well, 2) two
P-280's The operator failed to conduct test of the SCSSV's on well's A-2 and A-3 in a
timely manner, 3) P-231 the ESD station for the heliport had been disconnected. 9/1/97 - 3/26/98 |
$37,500 2/10/2000 |
250.124(a)(1)(i)
250.123(c)(1)
250.123(b)(4) |
Aviva
America, Inc. G-1998-41 |
The
automatic pump on the emergency sump had been disconnected. The LAH on the emergency sump
was out of service. 1/10/98 |
$30,000 11/28/2000 |
250.123(c)(1)
250.40(b)(4) |
Aviva
America, Inc. G-1998-42 |
The
PSHL on Well JA-7 was bypassed and the gas detection system for the laundry room was
inoperative. 2/17/98 |
$24,000 11/28/2000 |
250.123(6)(9)
250.123(c)(1) |
Basin
Exploration, Inc. G-1998-46
|
P-261
was issued for well A-1D not being equipped with a pump thru plug after being shutin for
more than 6 months, P-280 was issued due to well A-4 SCSSV being inoperable (leaking) and
not being replaced. 1/5/98 - 4/16/98 |
$30,971 5/12/2000 |
250.124(a)(1)(i)
250.121(f) |
Kerr-McGee
Corporation G-1998-55 |
The
SSV relay for well A-6 was bypassed for three (3) days 2/4/98 - 2/6/98 |
$7,500 3/2/2000 |
250.123(c)(1) |
Samedan
Oil Corporation G-1998-58 |
Not
conducting operations in a safe and workmanlike manner. After completing his elevated work
and disconnecting his safety line, a workman fell through an opening in the deck grating
18 feet to the deck below while descending the BOP stack and was injured. 6/8/98 |
$25,000 1/18/2000 |
250.20(a) |
Ocean
Energy, Inc. G-1998-65 |
Lease
came on production 4/22/98. The announced initial inspection of 5/13/98, revealed the
following violations: A 4'2" X 4'4" hole in the production deck not properly
barricaded; workers not wearing fall protection gear observed in vicinity of hole.
Inoperable gas detection system in living quarters and MCC bldg; two men sleeping on
platform since 4/22/98. No record of testing the gas detection system and the fire
detection system. No record of testing the SCSSV's for Well A-4 (on line 4/24/98) and Well
A-5 (on line 4/22/98) when installed. 4/22/98 -
5/13/98 |
$49,500 6/9/2000 |
250.20(a)
250.123(b)(9)
250.124(a)(8) |
Amoco
Production Company G-1999-1 |
The
SCSSV's for Wells Nos. D-1 and D-19 were bypassed for 3 days. 7/15/98 |
$18,000 1/13/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Vastar
Resources, Inc. G-1999-2
|
The
operator failed to repair the leaking accumulator pump. The accumulator system had less
than 1000 psi with the pump running constantly. 10/13/98 |
$25,000 2/2/2000 |
250.120(a) |
Vastar
Resources, Inc. G-1999-4 |
The
General Quarters' flame, heat and smoke detection system was bypassed. 1/30/99 - 2/1/99 |
$21,000 1/18/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Ocean
Energy, Inc. G-1999-5 |
Two
fatalities resulted when the crane on the platform was not operated and maintained in
accordance with the provisions of the API RP 2D. 5/10/98 |
$25,000 3/3/2000 |
250.20(c) |
Chevron
U.S.A. Inc. G-1999-6 |
The
shut-down valve (SDV) on the bi-directional pipeline (KAA-801) was bypassed. 12/30/98 |
$22,000 5/17/2000 |
250.1004(b)(8) |
SOCO
Offshore, Inc. G-1999-7 |
The
automatic SSV for Well A-3 was in bypass at the master control panel. 2/19/99 |
$10,000 2/4/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Energy
Partners, Ltd. G-1999-8 |
The
air valves in the backup air pumps in the closed position. 4/2/99 |
$10,000 2/9/2000 |
250.515(c)(2) |
Phillips
Petroleum Company G-1999-9 |
INC's
(P233) were issued for not having Emergency Shut Down (ESD) stations on the boat landings
of the platform. 1/26/99 |
$10,000 3/3/2000 |
250.803(b)(4) |
Chevron
U.S.A. Inc. G-1999-10 |
Sump Pump block valve
on discharge line bypassed on the compressor platform. Sump Pump fuel supply valve
bypassed on the Auxillary 2 platform. 4/20/99 |
$5,000 5/18/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
The
Louisiana Land and Exploration Company G-1999-11 |
No
Remote BOP Control Station for the Diverter System 10/2/98
- 10/6/98 |
$30,000 3/22/2000 |
250.406(d)(3) |
Stone
Energy Corporation G-1999-12 |
LSH
on Flare/Vent scrubber by-passed 6/1/98 |
$15,000 3/17/2000 |
250.123(c)(1) |
Conn
Energy, Inc. G-1999-13 |
The
PSHL on Well A-1 was bypassed. The LSH on the fuel gas scrubber was bypassed. And the ESD
stations on the boat landing were inoperable. 6/24/98 |
$41,000 10/2/2000 |
250.123(c)(1)
250.123(b)(4) |
Amoco
Production Company G-1999-15 |
The
PSH on the interstage suction scrubber was not tested for nearly two years. 6/17/97 - 2/24/99 |
$12,000 4/29/2000 |
250.124(a)(3) |
Taylor
Energy Company G-1999-17
|
The
sump pile pump was inoperable and the supply and discharge were manually closed off
placing the sump pile pump in a non operable bypassed mode. 2/5/99 |
$6,000 5/2/2000 |
250.300(b)(4)
250.803(c)(1) |
Forcenergy
Inc G-1999-18 |
LSH
was bypassed and not tested on the Floatation Cell ABM 410 7/18/98 - 9/29/98 |
$9,000 6/23/2000 |
250.802(b) |
Burlington
Resources Offshore G-1999-20 |
Well
E-10 (PSH/L) found to be bypassed on the panel board and not flagged. 5/3/99 |
$13,000 4/13/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Forcenergy
Inc G-1999-21
|
Multiple
safety devices on each of 10 process components were found bypassed. Pollution from the
floatation cell occurred when the ESD was activated. 3/15/99 |
$161,000 7/11/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) 250.300(a) |
Kelley
Oil Corporation G-1999-22 |
Pollution
occurred when condensate spilled out of the skimmer's vent. There was no PSV on the
skimmer pump, the supply gas to the skimmer pump was blocked, and the LSH failed to
operate because it had not been set/tested properly. One hundred fifty gallons of
condensate was released into the Gulf of Mexico. The PSHL on the skimmer pump was
bypassed. Also, the SCSSV's on two wells had not been tested within the required
timeframe. 5/17/99 - 5/18/99 |
$44,000 7/13/2000 |
250.803(c)(1)
250.300(a) |
Bois
d'Arc Offshore Ltd. G-1999-23 |
Fuel
Gas Master Relay and Sump Pump Master Relay were found to be Pinned out of service and not
flagged or monitored. 12/5/98 |
$20,000 4/13/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Chevron
U.S.A. Inc. G-1999-24 |
Gas
Supply in By-pass on Sump Pump 10/28/98 |
$20,000 3/27/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Kelley
Oil Corporation G-1999-26 |
The
designated person operating the subject platform was not T-2 certified even though he was
engaged in installing, inspecting, testing, and maintaining safety devices. 6/17/98 |
$20,000 5/19/2000 |
250.214 |
Stone
Energy Corporation G-1999-28 |
The
boat landing ESD stations were bypassed and block out of service by a closed manual
isolation block valve located on the sub-cellar deck exit stairway to the boat landings. 7/4/99 - 7/8/99 |
$17,500 9/28/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Equitable
Production Company G-1999-30 |
The
PSV on the treater fuel gas scrubber on the A Platform was bypassed and blocked out of
service by a closed manual block valve under the PSV.The PSV on the test separator on the
C Platform was bypassed and blocked out of service by a closed manual block valve under
the PSV. 7/26/99 |
$24,000 9/11/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Vastar
Resources, Inc. G-1999-31
|
The
master relay for Well A-6 was found bypassed (pinned out) on the well panel thus rendering
the SSV inoperable. 6/2/99 |
$15,000 3/20/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Stone
Energy Corporation G-1999-32 |
Relay
for the burner fuel SDV on the glycol reboiler (EAW 1000) panel was bypassed. 8/24/99 - 8/25/99 |
$8,000 4/11/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Matrix
Oil & Gas, Inc. G-1999-37 |
Diesel
was discovered leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. 9/9/99 |
$19,000 8/11/2000 |
250.300(a) |
Murphy
Exploration & Production Company
G-2000-1 |
Manual
block valve in the emergency shutdown (ESD) line discovered in a closed position thus
rendering the ESD station at the boat landing inoperable. The temperature safety elements
(TSE) for the measurement separators MBD-0600 and MBD-0700 were blocked out of service due
to a closed manual block valve in TSE line. 1/31/99 - 2/2/99, 2/2/99 - 2/9/99 |
$18,500 8/2/2000 |
250.803(c)(1)
250.803(b)(4) |
Forcenergy
Inc G-2000-4 |
The
SCSSV for Wells A-24 and A-26 was bypassed. 10/18/99 |
$27,000 6/26/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Energy
Resource Technology, G-2000-5 |
The
boat landing ESD was disconnected from the facility ESD system. 7/8/99 - 8/13/99 |
$92,500 6/28/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Anadarko
Petroleum G-2000-6 |
The
purge system in the mud-logging unit was shut off. 8/12/99 |
$8,500 7/26/2000 |
250.120(a) |
Matrix
Oil & Gas, Inc. G-2000-7 |
INC
was issued for leaking condensate into Gulf waters from vent boom. 11/16/99 |
$18,000 11/2/2000 |
250.300(a) |
Union
Pacific Resources G-2000-9
|
The
ESD station on the A Platform boat landing was bypassed and blocked out of service bya
closed manual isolation valve in the stainles ssteel supply tubing located on the sump
tank deck level exit stairway to the boat landing. 11/3/99 |
$12,500 9/22/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Newfield
Exploration Company G-2000-10 |
The
mud logging unit purge system was discovered to be shut off manually on the GLOMAR BALTIC
I Drilling Rig Platform. 10/6/99 |
$10,000 12/21/2000 |
250.120(a) |
Union
Pacific Resources G-2000-11 |
The
LSH on the sump tank was bypassed and blocked out of service 1/2/2000 - 1/12/2000 |
$27,500 10/18/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Samedan
Oil Corporation G-2000-21 |
The
mud logging unit purge system was discovered to be shut off manually on the ENSCO 55
Drilling Rig. 1/5/2000 |
$10,000 10/18/2000 |
250.120(a) |
Bois
d'Arc Offshore Ltd. G-2000-22 |
The
case contained 59 violations that were submitted for review, of which 55 were for failure
to perform tests of safety devices. Four were the result of safety devices being bypassed.
Nine of the violations were not assessed in that they were found not to be a threat. 8/31/98 - 2/1/00 |
$245,000 10/30/2000 |
250.804(a)(1)(i)
250.804(a)(3)
250.804(a)(4)
250.804(a)(5)
250.804(a)(10)
250.803(c)(1) |
Fugro-LCT
Inc. G-2000-23
|
Company
failed to obtain a geophysical permit prior to beginning operations to collect gravity
data. 10/28/99 - 2/4/00 |
$13,250 6/27/2000 |
251.4(a) |
Chevron
U.S.A. Inc. G-2000-24 |
A
well surface-controlled subsurface safety valve was blocked out of service on February 18,
2000. 2/18/2000 |
$15,000 12/20/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Burlington
Resources Offshore G-2000-25 |
The
manual block valve in the fuel supply system piping was found in the open position thus
bypassing the shut down valve (SDV) for the fuel gas scrubber (MBF-1603). This SDV was not
bypassed for startup, maintenance or testing; it was not flagged nor was it being
monitored. 2/4/2000 |
$18,000 10/19/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Texaco
Exploration and Production Inc. G-2000-26 |
Wells
A-1, A-6 and A-8 continued to produce after FSV's failed leakage test. 3/29/2000 - 3/20/2000 |
$63,000 9/20/2000 |
250.804(a)(5) |
Exxon
Mobil Corporation G-2000-27 |
The
PSHL protecting the departing oil pipeline was bypassed. 2/24/2000 |
$5,000 10/2/2000 |
250.1004(b)(3) |
Samedan
Oil Corporation G-2000-28
|
An
employee was working at a height of 15 feet above steel decking without utilizing fall
protection gear. 2/26/2000 |
$12,000 10/18/2000 |
250.107(a) |
Chevron
U.S.A. Inc. G-2000-30 |
Crane
operator attempted to lift a load exceeding the lifting capacity of the crane; boom fell
onto a tool storage building (causing minor damage) and the basket, remaining attached to
the cable, fell into the water. 4/9/2000 |
$22,000 10/17/2000 |
250.108 |
Chevron
U.S.A. Inc. G-2000-33 |
Accident
occurred on the rig floor. The accident resulted in serious injury to a derrick-hand where
he loss two fingers on the right hand and three fingers on the left hand while greasing
the crown and air hoist sheaves on the derrick. 3/22/2000 |
$25,000 12/1/2000 |
250.120(a) |
AEDC
(USA) INC. G-2000-34 |
The
Condensate Coalescer Blowcase was in bypass on the panel board 5/6/2000 |
$10,000 11/29/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Bois
d'Arc Offshore Ltd. G-2000-38 |
The
Surface Control Subsurface Safety Valve (SCSSV) on the caisson well #4 was found closed on the tree.
12/16/99 |
$12,000 11/21/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Vastar
Resources, Inc. G-2000-40 |
PSV
on Well No. A-5 flowline was bypassed. 2/7/2000 |
$15,000 12/12/2000 |
250.803(c)(1) |
Aera
Energy LLC P-1999-001 |
G-110:
pipeline leak detection system was not operated and maintained properly (E-100 for 10 BBL
spill was not covered by final assessment) 6/7/99 |
$48,000 4/25/2000 |
250.122(e) |
Total Penalties Paid:
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2000
66 Cases: $1,780,721 |