EPA Report On Hudson Oil Refinery, Cushing, Payne County, Oklahoma

EPA: Hudson Oil Refinery produced liquid propane gas, aviation fuel, diesel fuel The site is an inactive refinery that operated from 1922 to 1982. Oklahoma State Highway 33 bisects the property, establishing areas known as the "North refinery," approximately 165 acres, and the "South refinery," approximately 35 acres. The refineries produced liquid propane gas, gasoline, aviation fuel, diesel fuel, and fuel oils from 1922 to 1982.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a classic emergency response action on the South refinery in 1999, to address the known existence of 23,000 square feet of loose and friable asbestos containing material (ACM), two lab buildings and 16 other buildings housing miscellaneous chemicals and drums.

EPA also completed a classic emergency response on the North refinery in 1998, to address an anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride ("HF") alkylation plant and an actively leaking 12,000 gallon HF storage tank and two tetraethyl lead (TEL) tanks.

Additionally, EPA completed an Oil Pollution Act removal action to address nonhazardous oily waste, including oil-stained soils, tank bottoms, tank contents, etc.