Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
- Rouseville Plants 1 and 2
(Shell Lubricants Co.)
Rouseville, Pennsylvania
The Road to Reuse
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This 136-acre facility, consisting of physically separated
portions, is located in Rouseville, Pennsylvania. Plants 1
and 2 are both located along the aptly named Oil Creek.
Plant 1 received and stored crude oil, which was refined
into motor oils, lubricants, and fuels. These refined
products were then transported via a pipeline from Plant
1 to Plant 2, where the finished products were stored.
The storage method for both plants was tanks.
Approximate total acres and
current use
Approximate Acres in Reuse: 5
Current Use:
Sandblasting company, specialty
steel manufacturing
Du ring the operation of these plants multiple releases of petroleum products occurred from
both plants, resulting in the contamination of groundwater, soil, and the nearby stream. The
main contaminants are petroleum hydrocarbons. The clean up at Plant 1 included institutional
controls, including deed and use restrictions, as well as groundwater monitoring and soil
excavation. In 1991, a petroleum hydrocarbon recovery system was installed at Plants 1 and
2. This system is currently in operation. There has also been a decrease in releases to the
environment of petroleum hydrocarbons due to Pennzoil's repairing of leaking equipment and
active removal of free-standing petroleum products.
Plant 1 was sold to Calumet Lubricants Co., L.P. in 2000, though Pennzoil has retained the
environmental liability. Calumet decommissioned Plant 1. In 2007, a portion of this plant was
sold to a sandblasting company. A specialty steel company has expressed interest in another
5-acre parcel of Plant 1. This plant has institutional controls. Ownership of Plant 2 was
transferred to Shell Lubricants Co. in 2002, when Shell Oil Company acquired Pennzoil Quaker
State. Plant 2 has been decommissioned and does not have any institutional controls at this time.
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For More Information
EPA Region 3 Contact: Kevin Bilash,
(215) 814-2796 bilash.kevin@epa.gov

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