EPA v. ANTERO RESOURCES AND NOMAC DRILLING (ANTERO RESOURCES AND NOMAC DRILLING, O'RICE DRILLING)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ON JANUARY 25, 2011, WHILE DRILLING THE LATERAL PORTION OF THE O'RICE WELL, A FUEL FILTER WAS BROKEN OFF A FILTER ASSEMBLY GOING TO A GENERATOR. AS A RESULT, 1,045 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL WAS DISCHARGED. APPROXIMATELY 600 GALLONS ENTERED INDIAN RUN CAUSING A SHEEN OR DISCOLORATION UPON THE SURFACE. INDIAN RUN IS A TRIBUTARY TO TEN MILE CREEK, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE WEST FORK RIVER.
Defendants (1)
- ANTERO RESOURCES AND NOMAC DRILLINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ANTERO RESOURCES AND NOMAC DRILLING, O'RICE WELL PAD
SE OF COUNTY ROUTE 5/7 AND COUNTY ROUTE 50/5, SOUTHWEST, WV, 26426
Registry ID: 110043719768
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ANTERO RESOURCES AND NOMAC DRILLING (ANTERO RESOURCES AND NOMAC DRILLING, O'RICE DRILLING)entered 2015-02-09
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $16,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2015-02-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-02-09Final Order Issued
- 2015-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600088631
- Case number
- 03-2015-0057
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2015-0057 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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