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04-2000-0883Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2000· Region 04

EPA v. HYDROCARBON INVESTMENTS, INC. / L.A.W. OIL LLC (FARLEY #4)

Combined With Another Case(s)

Case summary

FARLEY #4. RESPONDENTS HAVE NEVER DEMONSTRATED THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBJECT WELL; RESPONDENTS HAVE NOT SUBMITTED AN INJECTED FLUID ANALYSIS REPORT TO EPA SINCE THE PERMIT BECAME EFFECTIVE; RESPONDENTS HAVE NOT SUBMITTED AN ANNULUS PRESSURE MONITORING REPORT TO EPA SINCE MAY 1992; RESPONDENTS LEFT A WELL TEMPORARILY ABANDONED FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN TWO YEARS WITHOUT PLUGGING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBJECT PERMIT OR OTHERWISE DEMONSTRATING THAT THE WELL WOULD NOT ENDANGER USDW'S.

Defendants (2)

  • L.A.W. OIL, LLC
  • HYDROCARBON INVESTMENTS, LLC

Facilities (1)

  • L.A.W. OIL CO. (FARLEY #4 INJECTION WELL)

    N OF SR 520/1.1 MILES S OF INTERS W/SR 416, ROBARDS, KY, 42452

    Registry ID: 110015760657

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1421UIC Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2000-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2000-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2003-06-19Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
24183
Case number
04-2000-0883
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
WAT
EPA region
04
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
UIC Regulations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2000-0883 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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