EPA · discharge permits by pollutant and parameter
Produced water, free oil
- 167Permits carrying a limit
- 0With a recorded exceedance
- 3States
EPA identifies this parameter by code 79834. A permit listed here carries a numeric limit on produced water, free oil in its discharge; an exceedance is a monitoring result above that limit, as reported to EPA.
By state
By watershed
The subbasins of the national Watershed Boundary Dataset carrying the most permits with a limit on produced water, free oil.
- Subbasin 1204010486
- Subbasin 0808010314
- Subbasin 0809020312
- Subbasin 120401026
- Subbasin 080902015
- Subbasin 111101014
- Subbasin 120301054
- Subbasin 120301033
Other pollutants
- Flow, well water 8
- Fuel, diesel, #1 3
- 3,4-Benzofluoranthene 247
- 2,4,5-TP 60
- Glyphosate, total 60
- Suspended solids, total annual 20
- Oil and Grease, calculated limit 4
- Precipitation volume 406
- Cresol 14
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCB] pg/L 7
- Tetrachlorocatechol 6
- Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] 26
- n-Heptane 7
- Alpha gross radioactivity 39
- Alpha, gross particle activity 70
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] 12,125
- BOD, carbonaceous [20 day, 20 C] 8
- BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal 1,206
- Dilution factor 196
- Particulate Organic Carbon 7
Permits
| Permit holder | NPDES ID | City | State | Program | Discharger | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOSTER PETROLEUM, LLC | GMG290331 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| GULF GATEWAY ENERGY BRIDGE LLC | GM0000003 | UNKNOWN | GM | Minor | ||
| PETROQUEST ENERGY, LLC | GMG290174 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | ||
| PROBE RESOURCES US LTD | GMG290362 | METAIRIE | LA | Minor | Metairie Canal-Canal No 2 | |
| FIELDWOOD ENERGY LLC | GMG290541 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | Anselm Coulee-Vermilion River | |
| MEDCO ENERGI US LLC | GMG290325 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | Anselm Coulee-Vermilion River | |
| HOACTZIN PARTNERS, L.P. | GMG290540 | FERNANDINA BEACH | FL | Minor | ||
| EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL&GAS CO. | GMG290015 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| ENERGY XXI GOM, L.L.C. | GMG290329 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | ||
| PETRO VENTURES, INC. | GMG290215 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | Anselm Coulee-Vermilion River | |
| PETSEC ENERGY INC. | GMG290147 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| BENNU OIL & GAS, LLC | GMG290546 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PROD. | GMG290133 | NEW ORLEANS | LA | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION II, LP | GMG290335 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| ANATEXAS OFFSHORE, INC. | GMG290284 | SPRING | TX | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| CASTEX OFFSHORE, INC | GMG290354 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| JEFFERSON BLOCK 24 OIL&GAS LLC | GMG290336 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | ||
| MARATHON OIL COMPANY | GMG290061 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| WEATHERFORD PIPE. & SPEC SERV | GMG290367 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| DOMINION PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | GMG290389 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | Anselm Coulee-Vermilion River | |
| FAIRWAYS OFFSHORE EXPLORATION, INC. | GMG290166 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Cole Creek-Whiteoak Bayou | |
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION III, LP | GMG290358 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| STERLING ENERGY, INC. | GMG290291 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| GREENE'S ENERGY GROUP | GMG290396 | MAURICE | LA | Minor | Coulee Ile Des Cannes | |
| NORTHSTAR OFFSHORE ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC | GMG290377 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou | |
| NOVUS LOUISIANA, LLC | GMG290281 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | Coulee Mine | |
| ANGLO-SUISSE OFFSHORE PARTNERS, LLC | GMG290297 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENT CORP. | GMG290039 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| CENTURY EXPLOR NEW ORLEANS INC | GMG290077 | METAIRIE | LA | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| TECHNIP USA, INC | GMG290596 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| GULF ENERGY EXPLORATION CORPORATION | GMG290374 | AUSTIN | TX | Minor | Lake Austin-Town Lake | |
| GREAT BAY OPERATIONS, LLC | GMG290385 | PORTSMOUTH | NH | Minor | Portsmouth Harbor | |
| LINDER OIL COMPANY | GMG290059 | COVINGTON | LA | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| COASTLAND OPERATIONS, LLC | GMG290386 | DALLAS | TX | Minor | Farmers Branch-Elm Fork Trinity River | |
| NORTHSTAR OFFSHORE GROUP, LLC | GMG290502 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou | |
| TEXAS STANDARD OIL OPERATING COMPANY | GMG290379 | BELLAIRE | TX | Minor | Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou | |
| DISCOVERY PRODUCER SERVICES, LLC | GMG290384 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | ||
| EPL OIL & GAS, INC. | GMG290208 | NEW ORLEANS | LA | Minor | Metairie Canal-Canal No 2 | |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY: SCHOOL OF COAST & ENVIRONMENT | GMG290380 | BATON ROUGE | LA | Minor | ||
| APACHE CORPORATION | GMG290073 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO |
What this page shows
This page covers Clean Water Act discharge permits in the EPA NPDES register that set limits on the pollutant parameter Produced water, free oil. It lists 167 permits with a limit on this parameter and 42 permits with a recorded violation of this parameter.