EPA · discharge permits by pollutant and parameter
Drilling fluids, discharge rate
- 284Permits carrying a limit
- 3With a recorded exceedance
- 4States
EPA identifies this parameter by code 82592. A permit listed here carries a numeric limit on drilling fluids, discharge rate 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 drilling fluids, discharge rate.
- Subbasin 1204010489
- Subbasin 0809020312
- Subbasin 0808010310
- Subbasin 120401026
- Subbasin 080902014
- Subbasin 111101014
- Subbasin 120301054
- Subbasin 120301033
Other pollutants
- Conductivity, net 6
- Lagoon freeboard 44
- pH exchange [su] 7
- Daily excursion time [min] 13
- Month excursion time [min] 12
- Day - max excursion time [min] 6
- pH range excursions, > 60 minutes 284
- pH range excursions, monthly total accum 297
- pH, in soil 47
- Drilling fluids, free oil 306
- Drilling fluids, volume 123
- Drill cuttings, free oil 301
- Drilling cuttings, volume 118
- Deck drainage, free oil 314
- Produced water, oil and grease 625
- Produced water, flow 288
- Well fluids, free oil 314
- Well fluids, volume 127
- Sanitary waste, residual chlorine 330
- Sanitary waste, flow 23
Permits
| Permit holder | NPDES ID | City | State | Program | Discharger | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETROQUEST ENERGY, LLC | GMG290174 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | ||
| ROOSTER PETROLEUM, LLC | GMG290331 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| HOACTZIN PARTNERS, L.P. | GMG290540 | FERNANDINA BEACH | FL | Minor | ||
| EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL&GAS CO. | GMG290015 | HOUSTON | TX | 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 | |
| WEATHERFORD PIPE. & SPEC SERV | GMG290367 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION IV, LP | GMG290399 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| PETRO VENTURES, INC. | GMG290215 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | Anselm Coulee-Vermilion River | |
| SABRE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION PROJECT | AK0053690 | ANCHORAGE | AK | Minor | COOK INLET, TRADING BAY | |
| ANATEXAS OFFSHORE, INC. | GMG290284 | SPRING | TX | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| CASTEX OFFSHORE, INC | GMG290354 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| ENERGY XXI GOM, L.L.C. | GMG290329 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | ||
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION II, LP | GMG290335 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| PROBE RESOURCES US LTD | GMG290362 | METAIRIE | LA | Minor | Metairie Canal-Canal No 2 | |
| NOBLE ENERGY, INC. | GMG290096 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| JEFFERSON BLOCK 24 OIL&GAS LLC | GMG290336 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | ||
| MARATHON OIL COMPANY | GMG290061 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| DOMINION PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | GMG290389 | LAFAYETTE | LA | Minor | Anselm Coulee-Vermilion River | |
| FAIRWAYS OFFSHORE EXPLORATION, INC. | GMG290166 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Cole Creek-Whiteoak Bayou | |
| STERLING ENERGY, INC. | GMG290291 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| NORTHSTAR OFFSHORE ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC | GMG290377 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou | |
| TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENT CORP. | GMG290039 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION III, LP | GMG290358 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| TARPON OPER. & DEVELOP. LLC | GMG290243 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| TYONEK GAS PLATFORM | AKG315211 | ANCHORAGE | AK | Minor | ||
| FIELDWOOD ENERGY, LLC VK 340 A | GEG460578 | GULF OF MEXICO | GE | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| ANKOR MO 870 PLT A | GEG460457 | GULF OF MEXICO | GE | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| FIELDWOOD ENERGY, LLC VK 251 3 | GEG460723 | GULF OF MEXICO | GE | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| FIELDWOOD ENERGY, LLC VK 251 4 | GEG460724 | GULF OF MEXICO | GE | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| GULF ENERGY EXPLORATION CORPORATION | GMG290374 | AUSTIN | TX | Minor | Lake Austin-Town Lake | |
| FIELDWOOD ENERGY, LLC VK251 A | GEG460479 | GULF OF MEXICO | GE | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| LINDER OIL COMPANY | GMG290059 | COVINGTON | LA | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| COASTLAND OPERATIONS, LLC | GMG290386 | DALLAS | TX | Minor | Farmers Branch-Elm Fork Trinity River | |
| EQUINOR GULF OF MEXICO LLC | GMG290350 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| NAVITAS PETROLEUM US, LLC | GMG290606 | HOUSTON | TX | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| TEXAS STANDARD OIL OPERATING COMPANY | GMG290379 | BELLAIRE | TX | Minor | Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou | |
| GREAT BAY OPERATIONS, LLC | GMG290385 | PORTSMOUTH | NH | Minor | Portsmouth Harbor | |
| DISCOVERY PRODUCER SERVICES, LLC | GMG290384 | HOUSTON | TX | 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 Drilling fluids, discharge rate. It lists 284 permits with a limit on this parameter and 52 permits with a recorded violation of this parameter.