EPA v. SMITH PETROLEUM

Case summary

On March 3, 2015, EPA Region 6, issued the Final Order for the Proposed Administrative Order (PAO) under its authority pursuant to Section 1423 of the Safe Drinking Water Act to Smith Petroleum, LLC, located in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. The PAO was issued in response to the following violations : (1) failure to conduct a mechanical integrity test and (2) failure to maintaining an injection well in a manner which could allow fluids to move through the well bore into underground sources of drinking water (USDWs). The PAO requires Smith Petroleum, LLC, to either (1) conduct a mechanical integrity test; or (2) submit plans for the future use of the wells to the EPA, including proposed procedures to prevent contamination of USDWs. Smith Petroleum, LLC, must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty days.

Defendants (1)

• SMITH PETROLEUM, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OS6502 - WELL NO. 2 (S)

  SW/4, SEC. 32, T24N, R11E, BARNSDALL, OK, 74002

  Registry ID: 110044872876

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SMITH PETROLEUMentered 2015-03-03

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2014-09-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-03-03Final Order Issued
• 2015-11-16Compliance Achieved
• 2016-03-30Enforcement Action Closed