EPA v. CEJA CORPORATION

Case summary

OPERATOR FAILED TO ASSURE THAT NO FLUID MOVEMENT INTO A USDW COULD OCCUR THROUGH THREE TEMPORARILY ABANDONED WELL BORES. (40 C.F.R. SEC. 147.2903(B), 147.2905 AND 147.2909. CEJA CORPORATION ( RESPONDENT ) IS A CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND AS SUCH IS A PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1401(12) OF THE ACT, 42 U.S.C. SEC. 300F(12). RESPONDENT IS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF CLASS II WELLS WHICH ARE EXISTING CLASS II WELLS AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED AT 40 C.F.R. SEC. 147.2902. THE INJECTION WELLS ARE LOCATED IN OSAGE COUNTY, OK. GULF OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY ( GULF ), AN OWNER OF THE LEASE PRIOR TO AUG. 1, 1987, CEASED USING THE WELLS FOR FLUID INJECTION ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 1985. GULF SUBMITTED A PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. C-5 AND WELL NO. R-4 ON APR. 10, 1985. RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. D-3 ON OCT. 26, 1987. THE EPA APPROVED RESPONDENT'S PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. D-3 ON DEC. 8, 1987. THE EPA APPROVED GULF'S PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. C-5 AND WELL NO. R-4 ON JULY 11, 1986. THESE APPROVALS WERE AMENDED ON JUN. 8, 1988, FOR WELL NO. R-4 AND FEB. 17, 1989 FOR EACH OF THE WELLS. THESE AP- PROVALS REQUIRED MONITORING TO ASSURE THAT NO FLUID MOVEMENT INTO A USDW COULD OCCUR AND TO REPORT TO EPA IF CONDITIONS EXIST WHICH WOULD ALLOW FLUID MOVEMENT INTO A USDW TO OCCUR. RESPONDENT ASSUMED OWNERSHIP OF THE WELLS ON AUG. 1, 1987. IN A LETTER DATED SEPT. 2, 1987, RESPONDENT INDICATED IT'S INTENT TO CONTINUE GULF'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE USE OF THE WELLS AND CONTINUE REQUIRED MONITORING. ON JAN. 23, MAY 24, AND AUG. 15, 1991, RESPONDENT NOTIFIED EPA THAT THE STATIC FLUID LEVEL IN THE WELLS WAS LESS THAN 150 FEET SUBSURFACE. THIS WAS LESS THAN 50 FEET BELOW THE BASE OF USDWS IN THE AREA AND INDICATED THAT FLUID MOVEMENT INTO A USDW COULD OCCUR THROUGH THE WELL BORE. DOCKET OR INDEX NO. VI-UIC-94-0005. ADDRESS: 4400 ONE WILLIAMS CENTER TULSA, OK. 74172-0144

Defendants (1)

• CEJA CORPORATIONNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• CEJA CORP

  4400 ONE WILLIAMS CTR, TULSA, OK, 741720144

  Registry ID: 110010745532

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422 — Safe Drinking Water Act
• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1993-12-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-04-08Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-26Compliance Achieved
• 2001-01-26Enforcement Action Closed