EPA · Texas · discharge permits by parameter
Drilling fluids, free oil in Texas
- 127Permits carrying a limit
- 0With a recorded exceedance
- 306Nationwide
A parameter is the substance or the property EPA writes a numeric limit for, and this page counts the Texas permits that carry one for Drilling fluids, free oil: 127 permits, of which 0 have a recorded exceedance. Nationwide the same parameter appears in 306 permits. Each row below is one permit, and it opens the agency’s own record for that permit.
Permits
| Permit holder | NPDES ID | City | Program | Discharger | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOSTER PETROLEUM, LLC | GMG290331 | HOUSTON | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL&GAS CO. | GMG290015 | HOUSTON | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| BENNU OIL & GAS, LLC | GMG290546 | HOUSTON | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| WEATHERFORD PIPE. & SPEC SERV | GMG290367 | HOUSTON | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION IV, LP | GMG290399 | HOUSTON | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| ANATEXAS OFFSHORE, INC. | GMG290284 | SPRING | Minor | Spring Branch-Buffalo Bayou | |
| CASTEX OFFSHORE, INC | GMG290354 | HOUSTON | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| ENERGY XXI GOM, L.L.C. | GMG290329 | HOUSTON | Minor | ||
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION II, LP | GMG290335 | HOUSTON | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| NOBLE ENERGY, INC. | GMG290096 | HOUSTON | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| JEFFERSON BLOCK 24 OIL&GAS LLC | GMG290336 | HOUSTON | Minor | ||
| MARATHON OIL COMPANY | GMG290061 | HOUSTON | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| FAIRWAYS OFFSHORE EXPLORATION, INC. | GMG290166 | HOUSTON | Minor | Cole Creek-Whiteoak Bayou | |
| STERLING ENERGY, INC. | GMG290291 | HOUSTON | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| NORTHSTAR OFFSHORE ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC | GMG290377 | HOUSTON | Minor | Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou | |
| HALL-HOUSTON EXPLORATION III, LP | GMG290358 | HOUSTON | Minor | City of Houston-Buffalo Bayou | |
| TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENT CORP. | GMG290039 | HOUSTON | Minor | GULF OF MEXICO | |
| TARPON OPER. & DEVELOP. LLC | GMG290243 | HOUSTON | Minor | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou | |
| GULF ENERGY EXPLORATION CORPORATION | GMG290374 | AUSTIN | Minor | Lake Austin-Town Lake |
Other pollutants in Texas
- Sulfate 5
- Velocity of discharge 4
- Xylene [mix of m+o+p] 6
- Acetone 9
- Acetophenone 8
- Hydrocarbons, petroleum 74
- Hydrocarbons, total petroleum 9
- pH range excursions, > 60 minutes 65
- pH range excursions, monthly total accum 65
- pH, in soil 45
- Drilling fluids, discharge rate 127
- Drill cuttings, free oil 126
- Deck drainage, free oil 150
- Produced water, oil and grease 120
- Produced water, flow 120
- Well fluids, free oil 137
- Sanitary waste, residual chlorine 148
- Sanitary waste, solids 148
- Domestic waste, foam and floating solids 146
- Pollutant table from 503.13 1,820
Drilling fluids, free oil nationwide
What this page shows
This page covers Clean Water Act discharge permits in TX with limits on the pollutant parameter Drilling fluids, free oil. It lists 127 permits in TX with a limit on this parameter and 27 permits in TX with a recorded violation of this parameter.