EPA v. GREENVILLE OIL COMPANY (DUKES HEIRS #B-7 & #B-3 AND HEDGEPATH #5 UIC WELLS)

Case summary

11/10/04 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. VIOLATIONS: FAILURE TO SUBMIT ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS. FAILURE TO TEST WELLS FOR MECHANICAL INTEGRITY. FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CLOSE, PLUG, AND ABANDON THE INJECTION WELLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EPA-APPROVED PLAN. ORDER REQUIRES: RESPONDENT MUST INITIATE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP WITHIN 10 DAYS. WITHIN 30 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF THE WELLS TO RESPONDENT, RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESOPNSIBILITY TO EPA. RESPONDENT SHALL NOT USE ANY OF THE 3 PERMITTED INJECTION WELLS FOR INJECTION PURPOSES UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO RESPONDENT, RESPONDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELLS, AND RESPONDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE MECHANCAL INTEGRITY OF THE WELLS. WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RESUMING INJECTION RESOPNDENT SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA A FLUID ANALYSIS REPORT FOR THE WELLS. IF EPA ISSUES A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DENY A PERMIT FOR ANY INJECTION WELL, RESPONDENT SHALL PLUG AND ABANDON THE WELL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EPA-APPROVED PLAN NO LATER THAN 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO DENY UNLESS THE DENIAL IS APPEALED. IF THE DENIAL IS APPEALED, RESPONDENT MAY NOT USE THE WELL FOR INJECTION PURPOSES WHILE THE APPEAL IS PENDING. SHOULD RESPONDENT ELECT NOT TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ANY OF THE INJECTION WELLS, RESPONDENT MUST PLUG AND ABANDON THE WELLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EPA-APPROVED PLAN WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A FULLY-EXECUTED COPY OF THE AOC, OR DEMONSTRATE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY AND CONVERT THE WELLS TO PRODUCTION. SHOULD ANY OF THESE WELLS FAIL MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING, RESOPNDENT MUST PLUG THE WELL ACCORDING TO AN EPA-APPROVED PLAN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF FAILURE OF THE TEST.

Defendants (1)

• GREENVILLE OIL COMPANY (SB)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GREENVILLE OIL COMPANY

  2775 JOHN MOORE ROAD, GREENVILLE, KY, 42345

  Registry ID: 110020503150

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GREENVILLE OIL COMPANY (DUKES HEIRS #B-7 & #B-3 AND HEDGEPATH #5 UIC WELLS)entered 2004-11-10

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2004-11-10Final Order Issued
• 2005-01-06Enforcement Action Data Entered