EPA v. ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION (MULTIPLE FACILITIES)

Case summary

DOJ lodged a Consent Decree (Civil Action No.______) between co-plaintiffs EPA and WVDEP, and defendant Antero Resources Corporation (Antero) in the federal district court for the Northern District of West Virginia. The Consent Decree resolves alleged violations of the CAA SIP and federal NSPS regulations at multiple Antero oil and natural gas production facilities located in West Virginia and Ohio. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Antero will perform injunctive relief to assure compliance at 193 of its facilities in West Virginia and 49 of its facilities in Ohio, and both pay civil penalties and mitigate the environmental harm for its past non-compliance. The Complaint, which will be filed concurrently with the Consent Decree, alleges that Antero violated CAA SIP permit requirements and federal NSPS Subpart OOOO/OOOOa regulations at dozens of its West Virginia and Ohio oil and natural gas production facilities. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Antero will pay $3.8 million in civil penalties (split equally between the US and West Virginia) for its past non-compliance. The settlement further requires Antero to set aside $1.5 million toward the permanent plugging and remediation of orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells over a period of three years, and to change a portion of its well unloading process which will allow the gas to be pushed and processed through normal equipment such as a separator rather than being vented to the atmosphere. Emission reductions from plugging and remediating orphan wells is highly variable. Potential emission reductions is a primary criterion in the selection of wells to be remediated, but other factors such as proximity to populated areas and ease of access to the site are also considerations. VOC reductions will be quantified upon completion of each remediated well. Antero estimates that the well unloading project will result in the reduction of 35 tons of VOCs per year.

Defendants (1)

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (53)

• ANTERO RESOURCES HAMILTON PAD

  COUNTY ROUTE 14 (LITTLE FLINT ROAD), ALMA, WV, 26320

  Registry ID: 110064503808

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, EDDY PAD

  WV-74N, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415

  Registry ID: 110063720692

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, JOHN CAMPBELL NORTH

  SLAB CREEK ROAD, PULLMAN, WV, 26421

  Registry ID: 110056440506

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, EDWIN WELLPAD

  2720 WHITE OAK RD, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415

  Registry ID: 110063893121

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, ROBERT WILLIAMS PAD

  COUNTY ROUTE 21, GREENWOOD, WV, 26360

  Registry ID: 110063720576

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, JOHN CAMPBELL NORTH

  SLAB CREEK ROAD, PULLMAN, WV, 26421

  Registry ID: 110056440506

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, DIANE DAVIS PAD

  ARNOLDS CREEK ROAD, WEST UNION, WV, 26456

  Registry ID: 110063890197

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, FRITZ WELLPAD

  COUNTY ROAD 9, WEST UNION, WV, 26456

  Registry ID: 110063897706

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, FRITZ WELLPAD

  COUNTY ROAD 9, WEST UNION, WV, 26456

  Registry ID: 110063897706

• ANTERO RESOURCES MACKAY WELLPAD

  2177 LEESON RUN, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415

  Registry ID: 110070132844

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, WEIGLE EAST WELLPAD

  312 JUG RUN RD, ALMA, WV, 26320

  Registry ID: 110071723771

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, JOHN RICHARDS WELLPA

  SUGAR RUN, PULLMAN, WV, 26421

  Registry ID: 110063895049

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, ROBERT WILLIAMS PAD

  COUNTY ROUTE 21, GREENWOOD, WV, 26360

  Registry ID: 110063720576

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, CHARLENE PAD

  60 GNATS RUN, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415

  Registry ID: 110063720503

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, NESS WELLPAD

  HARRISVILLE-PULLMAN-OXFOR/CR 9, PULLMAN, WV, 26421

  Registry ID: 110063720497

• …and 38 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 112B — Asbestos

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION (MULTIPLE FACILITIES)entered 2026-03-31

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,900,000 · State/local: $1,900,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2021-06-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2021-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2026-03-31Complaint Filed With Court
• 2026-03-31Final Order Lodged
• 2026-03-31Final Order Entered