EPA v. VIKING OIL & GAS, LLC

Case summary

8/28/12 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $13,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: THE MECHNICAL INTEGRITY DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELLS ARE OVERDUE OR WERE PERFORMED LATE, AS SHOWN BELOW: BILLY YOUNG #13, MIT DUE - 4/14/11; MIT DONE - NOT YET. FLORA RUSSELL #3, MIT DUE - 4/4/11; MIT DONE - 9/14/11. THEREFORE RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION 40 CFR 146.8 THE UIC PERMITS AND THE SDWA FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELL SHOWN ABOVE. BASED ON EPA'S RECORDS, MONITORING REPORTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELLS WERE NOT SUBMITTED ANNUALLY AS SHOWN BELOW: BILLY YOUNG #13, LAST MONITORING REPORT - YEAR 2007; FLORA RUSSELL #3, LAST MONITORING REPORT - YEAR 2007. THEREFORE, THE RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 144.51(a), THE UIC PERMITS AND THE SDWA FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS FOR THE ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELLS SHOWN ABOVE. BASED ON THE EPA'S RECORDS, INJECTION FLUID ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELLS WERE NOT SUBMITTED, AS SHOWN BELOW: BILLY YOUNG #13, DATE OF LAST FLUID ANALYSIS - NONE; FLORA RUSSELL #3, DATE OF LAST FLUID ANALYSIS - 12/6/2006. THEREFORE, THE RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 144.51(a), THE UIC PERMITS AND THE SDWA FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT RESULTS OF INJECTION FLUID ANALYSES FOR THE ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELLS SHOWN ABOVE. RESPONDENT IS ORDERED TO SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OR CLOSE, PLUG AND ABANDON THE WELL LISTED BELOW, WITHIN 90 DAYS: BILLY YOUNG #13. WITHIN 30 DAYS, RESPONDENT SHALL PROVIDE MONITORING REPORTS AS SPECIFIED UNDER PERMITS KYI0695 AND KYI0696, USING THE AVAILABLE MONITORING DATA FOR YEARS 2009 AND 2011. WITHIN 30 DAYS, RESPONDENT SHALL PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF CURRENT INJECTION FLUID ANALYSES AS SPECIFIED UNDER PERMITS KYI0695 AND KYI0696.

Defendants (1)

• VIKING OIL & GAS, LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• VIKING OIL & GAS, LLC

  LAT/LONG: 37.117205 / -86.457907, BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42101

  Registry ID: 110054075987

• FLORA RUSSELL #2 UIC WELL

  LAT/LONG: 37.119971 / -86.457907, BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42101

  Registry ID: 110054075996

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VIKING OIL & GAS, LLCentered 2012-08-28

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $13,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-08-28Final Order Issued
• 2012-08-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-09-15Enforcement Action Data Entered