EPA v. HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION - PRODUCTION WELL DORSEY H-1

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION - CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION WELL DORSEY H-1, DORSEY H-1 LEASE SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RQNGE 3 EAST, NEBO HEMPHILL FIELD NEBO, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71342 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE FO 2 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED DITCH TRIBUTARY TO HEMPHILL CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION_- DORSEY H-1

  DORSEY H-1 LEASE , SEC. 10, T7 N, R3 E, NEBO-HEMPH, NEBO, LA, 71342

  Registry ID: 110012285080

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONentered 2002-04-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-03-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-03-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-04-04Final Order Issued
• 2002-04-04Compliance Achieved
• 2002-04-05Enforcement Action Closed