Untied States
Environmental Protection
Agency	

OSWER/OSRTI
Washington, DC 20460

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December 2013

WILCOX OIL COMPANY Creek County, Oklahoma

Creek County

(?) Site Location:

Wilcox Oil Company (Wilcox) includes the inactive and abandoned Lorraine and Wilcox oil refineries located in
Creek County, Oklahoma. The site is located within commuting distance to Tulsa.

xl Site History:

The site consists of the former Lorraine/Wilcox Refinery located in Creek County, Oklahoma. The property was
utilized by two different refineries with overlapping boundaries from 1915 to 1965. Wilcox operated as a crude oil
refinery from the 1920s until 1963. A skimming and cracking plant was constructed in 1929. The main components of
the plant consisted of a skimming plant, cracking unit and re-distillation battery with vapor recovery system and
treatment equipment. Wilcox expanded when it acquired the Lorraine Refinery in 1937, which was located adjacent to
Wilcox. The two refineries comprise 125 acres. The site includes remnants of former oil refining operations and tank
farms. Currently there are six residents living on-site, homes are located in areas of former waste operations.

I Site Contamination/Contaminants:

Wilcox site sources include contaminated soil, cooling ponds and numerous tank bottoms. Hazardous substances
include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals, primarily lead.

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