EPA v. TERRA ENERGY, LTD.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$7,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT OWNS 10 DUAL PRODUCTION WELLS (BOTH PRODUCTION AND INJECTION). WHEN RESPONDENT DECIDED TO CHANGE THOSE WELLS TO PRODUCTION ONLY, HE FAILED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE PLUGGING OF THE INJECTION PORTION. HE ALSO PLUGGED THE WELLS IN A MANNER DIFFERENT FROM THAT SPECIFIED IN THE PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT PLAN WHICH WAS PART OF THE PERMIT FOR EACH WELL. EPA APPROVED THE CONVERSION OF 2 OF THE 10 WELLS, SO ONLY 8 WELLS ARE VIOLATING THE P&A PLAN.
Defendants (1)
- TERRA ENERGY, LTDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TERRA ENERGY LTD
1503 N GARFIELD RD, TRAVERSE CITY, MI, 49684
Registry ID: 110015789716
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TERRA ENERGY, LTD.entered 1993-01-25
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $7,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1992-08-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-01-25Final Order Issued
- 1993-03-12Compliance Achieved
- 1995-12-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28048
- Case number
- 05-1992-0217
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1992-0217 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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