EPA v. WELDON - 2
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
VIOLATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN INJECTION WELL TO PLUG THE WELL ACCORDING TO EPA REGULATIONS WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER TERMINATION OF INJECTION OPERATIONS. RESPONDENT VIOLATED OSAGE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL REGULATIONS BY FAILING TO PLUG FIVE INJECTION WELLS WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER TERMINATION OF INJECTION OPERATIONS. REMEDY: PLUG THE FIVE INJECTION WELLS BY OCTOBER 1, 2007. PENALTY: NONE
Defendants (1)
- WELDON CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (5)
OS5715 - WELL NO. C-05 (E)
SE.4, SEC. 16, T29N, R11E, BOWRING, OK, 74056
Registry ID: 110030475457
OS4862 - WELL NO. C-71 (E)
SE/4, SEC. 16, T29N, R11E, BOWRING, OK, 74056
Registry ID: 110030475411
OS5693 - WELL NO. E-71 (E)
NE/4, SEC. 21, T 29N, R 11E, BOWRING, OK, 74009
Registry ID: 110014427405
OS1699 - WELL NO. D54 (E)
SW/4, SEC. 15, T29N, R11E, BOWRING, OK, 74056
Registry ID: 110030475368
OS5694 - WELL NO. D-76 (E)
SW/4, SEC. 15, T29N, R11E, BOWRING, OK, 74056
Registry ID: 110030475420
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WELDON - 2entered 2007-08-07
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2007-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-07-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-08-07Final Order Issued
- 2009-05-15Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600050049
- Case number
- 06-2007-1136
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2007-1136 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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