MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS (FPN E14609)

Oil type: Crude Oil – medium (API 28)Spill Volume: 389 Barrels (initial report 20 Bbls)Date & time of Spill: 3/15/14 @10:39 AM

Last observed at 4:00 PM on 3/14/14

NRC Notified: 3/20/14 @ 12:55Cause of Spill: Failure of the Oil Dump valve on the seperatorImpact: 0.6 miles of Big Choctaw BayouResponsible Party: McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Key Operational Activities: Coordination with USFWS - The area surrounding the spill scene is designated habitat for the threatened Louisiana Black Bear. In addition the nearby area is a conservation easement of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Wetlands Reserve Program.April 29, 2014 –Removal determined complete by FOSCBA: "not likely to adversely affect" the Louisiana Black Bear

RRT Activation: No

McGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS (FPN E14609)

• March 16, 2014, the RP (McGowan Working Partners, Inc.) mobilized WT Drilling Service of Natchez, Mississippi to conduct initial oil spill containment and cleanup operations.

• March 17, 2014, the RP activated their Oil Spill Response Organization Oil Mop, Inc (OMI) to coordinate and lead the oil spill containment and recovery operations, approximately 20 OMI personnel .

• After review of site conditions, and at the request of LOSCO, additional personnel and resources were mobilized to the spill scene on March 20th to assist with spill response activities. Approximately 56 personnel were on scene, between OMI and McGowan.

In accordance with Section 7 (50 CFR 402.05) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as amended (87 Stat. 884, asamended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), to minimize the potential impacts to the Louisiana black bear and itscritical habitat USFWS recommended that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assure the following conservation recommendations were followed:

1. Ensure that all employees, contractors, and monitors, notify the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)immediately concerning all black bear issues.

2. All involved employees and contractors associated with this response action should be provided with the attached BlackBear Reporting Form and the above contact information for reporting bear observations.

3. Ensure that all potential bear attractants (i.e., food wastes) generated during response operations are strictly controlled topreclude the potential habituation of bears to human-associated food sources (e.g., use of "bear-proof' waste disposal containers).

4. No one associated with response activities should approach, or make physical contact, with any bear.

5. When/where possible, avoid impacts to trees that are 36 inches or more in diameter at breast height, regardless of species.

6. Impacts to vegetated habitat should be avoided or minimized by reducing the footprint of the proposed action and anyassociated work areas (e.g., equipment staging and transport, etc.) to the maximum extent feasible.

US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Emergency Consultation

7. Survey, for the presence of denning Louisiana black bears, all denseherbaceous, scrub shrub, and forested areas that may be impacted byresponse activities. If a bear den site is identified:

a. take all reasonable and practicable measures to avoid impactingthe den site and its vicinity

b. record global positioning system (GPS) coordinates for the sitec. notify the Service's Louisiana Ecological Services Office as soon

as possible.That notification should include GPS coordinates and a briefdescription of the den type (i.e., slash pile ground den, etc.). Visualconfirmation of denning bears is not necessary to identify a den site;fresh bear sign (e.g, scat or tracks) in the vicinity of a suitable den site(e.g., a large hollow tree, a slash pile, a briar thicket, etc.) or cubsounds heard from a suspected den site shall be sufficient to classify the location as a bear den.

US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) EMERGENCY CONSULTATION – cont.

MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS (FPN E14609)

Oil type: Crude Oil – medium (API 28)Spill Volume: 389 Barrels (initial report 20 Bbls)Date & time of Spill: 3/15/14 @10:39 AM

Last observed at 4:00 PM on 3/14/14

NRC Notified: 3/20/14 @ 12:55Cause of Spill: Failure of the Oil Dump valve on the seperatorImpact: 0.6 miles of Big Choctaw BayouResponsible Party: McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Key Operational Activities: Coordination with USFWS - The area surrounding the spill scene is designated habitat for the threatened Louisiana Black Bear. In addition the nearby area is a conservation easement of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Wetlands Reserve Program.April 29, 2014 –Removal determined complete by FOSCBA: "not likely to adversely affect" the Louisiana Black Bear

RRT Activation: No

WATERPROOF OIL SPILL

McGowan Working Partners (FPN E14609)

On March 15, 2014, the Louisiana State Police (LSP) was notified of an oil spill from a crude oil storage tank and secondary containment areaassociated with the McGowan Working Partners well located near Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana (Incident No. 14-01174). The spill scene islocated within the Holly Ridge Oil Field, approximately 7.7 miles northwest of the intersection of Louisiana Highway (LA Hwy) 568 and LA Hwy 573.The spill was the result of a faulty valve on an oil/water separation vessel. The valve regulated flow from the production well (Penrod Jurden T No.003) to the oil production tank storage area.

McGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS (FPN E14609)

• The initial spill estimate as reported to LSP was approximately 20 barrels (bbl).

• The National Response Center was notified of the spill on March 19, 2014 (NRC No. 1077218). The spill estimate to the NRC was revised to 300 bbl.

• The area surrounding the spill scene is designated habitat for the threatened Louisiana Black Bear. In addition the nearby area is a conservation easement of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Wetlands Reserve Program.