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Reques tb y Wast e Crud e Oi l Reclaimer s Septembe r18 , L99 0 Pag e -32 - . .

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OILHEL D SERVICE S P . O . BO XS2 7

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yconcern ; Re : Plan t Plan t 501 2 Le a Count yNe wMexic o Gand yCorporatio n operate s a reclaiming plan t 501 2 i n Le a Count yNe wMexico : W e trea t tan

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. Thi s oi l come s fro

mthe genera l are a o f the plant
. Some oi l i s purchase d fro mOi l Companie s wh o d o no t hav e th e facilitie s t o trea t thei r of f spe c oil , als o a smal l amoun t o f pip e lin e crud e i s purchase d t o blen d wit h th e crud e oi l t o b e treate d t o hel p brin g th e oi l t o a salabl e refiner yproduct
. Th e volum e o f product s handle d thru plan t 501 2 i s a s follows : Produc t o n hand a s o f 1-1

- 8 9 8,07 5 bbl s volum e brough t t o pLan t from1-1-8 9 thr u 9-1-9 0 22,91 8 bbl s Bbl s sol d 1-1-8 9 thru 9-1-9 0 11,62 4 Wate r an

d B S dispose d o f fro m1-1-8 9 thru 9-1-9 0 6,19 9 bbl s untreate d product s i n stoc k a s o f 9-1-9 0 13,17 0 bbl s



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### Septembe rid , 199 0
Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agency 40 0 H Stree t Washington , D.c . ATTN : nr . Rober tHal l Dea rMr . Hall : Th e oi l industr

y I s facin

g man y ne w an ddivers e challenges . Industr y competitivenes s Inth e worl d marke t a s wel l a s environmenta l respon sibilit y coQtlnu

e t o pla y a ver y Important rol e l a th e decision s tha t affec t th

e Industrie s ability t o mee t th

e energ y need s o f th

e genera l public . W ©at A.A . Oilfiel dService , Inc . ar e concernedove r th e recen t E.P.A . decisio nt o n o longe r exempt waste s generatedb y smal l crud e oi l reclamatio

noperations . The E.P.A . exemptio nexpire s Septembe r 25 , 1990 . The waste s generate db y crud e oi l reclamationar e a naccumu latio no f stock oi l tan

k bottoms . W

e fai l t

o se e th

e differenc e betwee nstoc k oi l tan

k bottom

s an dreclaimedoi l tan k bottoms . Th

e oi l salvage

dfro m stoc k tan

k bottom

s l a marketabl e an

di s used t

o eas e America' s dependenc e o nforeig

noil . I f crud e oi l reclamation waste s ar e no t exempt , thes e plant s wil l b e forcedt

o clos e immed iately . Plant closing s woul dcreat e a hug e en d immediat e proble m of accumulatio

nof waste s a t th

e leas e site . Illega l dumpin g of thes e waste s Ina

nunaccountabl e manne r woul dbecom e a ver y serlou a problem . Environmenta l responsibility ia a mus t fo

r al l industry . I t I s Importan

t t o th e oi l industr

y an dth e environmen t tha t reclaimedoi l tan k bottom

s remai nexempt fro m th e E.P.A . hazardou s wast e guidelines . Sincerely ,

Berr^A . Peters , Vice-PresidentP. 5



# PARABD , INC .

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Septembe r 18 . 199 0

i.'nite dState s Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y •10 0 .1 . Street . Washington , D.C .
ATTJS : nr . Rober t Hal l Dea r Mr . Hdll ; I a m ver y concerne dabou t th e Septembe r 25 , 1990 , expiratio n o f th e exemptio nfo r crud e oi l treatin g plant s andtan k bottom reclaimer s wit*

hliqui dan

dsoli dwaste s remainin g afte r oi l treatmen t an

dremoval . Parabo , inc. , locate di o Southeas t Ne w Mexic o i s a Ne w

Mexic o Oi l Conservatio nDivisio npermitte dsal t wate r disposa l an dcrud e oi l reclamatio nfacility . We provid e a servic e t o the oi l industr y <* s wel l a s th e natio nb y recoverin g marketabl e crud e oi l fro m of f spe c crud e oi l a s wel l a s accumulate dstoc k oi l tan k bottom- , brough t t o th e facilit y fro m productio nsite s locate dthroug hou t th e Permia nBasin . Th e treatin g proces s tha t i s utilize di s th e identica l proces s use da t th e vei l hea do r productio nsite . A hea t exchange r i s use d c o hea t th e of f spe c crud e oi l i naninsulate dtreatin g tank . Smal l amount s o f productio ntreatin g chemical s ar e injecte dt o enhanc e th e oi l an dwate r separatio nprocess . Th e marketabl e crud e oil , les s tha n\% B S & V

content , i s transporte dt o a crud e oi l pipelin e gatherin g facilit y

an dshippe dt o a refinery . Th e wate r an dheav y wast e ar e the ndispose dint o oilfiel dexemp t productio nwast e systems . Parab o i s providin g a servic e andfacilit y t o handl e larg e volume s o f of f spe c crud e oi l an dB S I t V t o th e Permia nBasin , i f thi s wast e i s considere dnon-exemp t o nSeptembe r 25 , 1990 , the nwe wil l b e force dt o ceas e al l treatin g operation s du e t o th e hig h cost s associate dwit hth e disposa l o f th e treatin g plan t wastes .P.6



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### Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc yPag e 2 Mr . Rober t Hal l
Thi s wast e i s th e sam e materia l locate d a t al l productio n site s an d shoul d retai n th e oi l fiel d exemptio n a a present . Whe n facilitie s lik e Parab o ca n n o longe r trea t thi s materia l a s oilfiel d exemp t wast e an

d recove r marketabl e crud e oil , th e natio n wil l be withou t a n industr ytha t i s abl e t o furthe r reduc e ou r 4epeudei.e e o n importe d crud e oil
.
I fee l i t i s ver yimportan t t o th e entir e oi l industr ytha t crud e oi l reclamatio n facilitie s retai n th e exemptio n fo r reclaime d crud e ni l tan k bottoms
. Sincerel y PARABO , INC .
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