EPA v. Contango Resources LLC - OS2943 - MIT Violation
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On May 3, 2023, EPA Region 6 issued a Final Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to under its authority pursuant to Section 1423(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act to Contango Resources, LLC (Respondent) located in Pawhuska Oklahoma. The AO was issued in response to violations of 40 C.F.R. Sections 147.2903(b), 147.2909, 147.2912(a) by failing to successfully demonstrate mechanical integrity of their injection well. The AO requires the Respondent to successfully demonstrate mechanical integrity of the injection well, plug the injection well or convert it to production use. Respondent must respond to EPA Region 6 within 30 days.
Defendants (1)
- Contango Resources LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OS2943 - WELL NO. NWN H11 (E)
SE/4, SEC. 5, T 24N, R 7E, FAIRFAX, OK, 74637
Registry ID: 110014417194
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Contango Resources LLC - OS2943 - MIT Violationentered 2023-05-02
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2023-02-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-02-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-05-02Final Order Issued
- 2023-05-12Compliance Achieved
- 2024-04-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603523405
- Case number
- 06-2023-1109
- 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 06-2023-1109 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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