EPA v. Chesapeake Energy-New Owner Audit NOD-281 Sites in LA-FY2025

Case summary

EPA hereby issues this Notice of Determination (NOD) regarding violations voluntarily disclosed to EPA on 3/17/2022 by Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Chesapeake) for 281 facilities acquired from Vine Energy located in Northern Louisiana. The violations were identified during a new owner audit conducted beginning 8/01/2022. The audit was completed by 3/31/2023. EPA approved the requests in July 14 and July 21, 2022, correspondence to extend the timeline to complete the corrective actions outlined therein. The final audit report was submitted to EPA on 4/24/2023. Based on the review of information and documentation received and in reliance on the Chesapeake certifications, EPA has determined Chesapeake has met all of the conditions of the New Owner Audit Policy and is eligible for a waiver of the total gravity-based civil penalty for the disclosed violations. Chesapeake accrued no significant economic benefit of noncompliance as a result of the violations described herein, and this NOD resolves the civil penalty liability for the violations described herein with no assessment of a civil penalty.

Defendants (1)

• Chesapeake Energy CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (28)

• BLACKSTONE-IVORY 15-1 PRODUCTION FACILITY - MAGNOLIA FIELD

  GROVE HILL RD, 5.9 MI NE OF, PELICAN, LA, 71063

  Registry ID: 110043285049

• BROWN SW MINERALS 15 H-1 & 16 H-1 PRODUCTION FACILITY

  ON HWY 71 7.3 MI NE OF, COUSHATTA, LA, 71019

  Registry ID: 110043293600

• DRURY STEVENS 20-1

  HWY 175, PLEASANT HILL, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110070936641

• GOLSON 9-1

  PARISH RD 323, 2 MI N OF, HALL SUMMIT, LA, 71034

  Registry ID: 110043292442

• GUY FARMS 24-1 PRODUCTION FACILITY - MAG

  OXFORD RD, 10 MI SSE OF, MANSFIELD, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110043285067

• CHK LA MINERALS 9 PAD

  8.1 MI S OF, MANSFIELD, LA, 71052

  Registry ID: 110043294672

• BRENDA JONES 5-1 FACILITY

  11.9 MI NNE OF, COUSHATTA, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110058903192

• CREST 30-19 PAD

  APPROX 4 MI NW OF, PELICAN, LA, 71063

  Registry ID: 110071091994

• LAZARD FAMILY ET AL 1H #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY

  6 MI W OF, EVELYN, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110055576657

• NABORS 18-11-11 PAD

  CROSS RD, PELICAN, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110055590622

• CALHOUN 21-1 PRODUCTION FACILITY - MAGNO

  HWY 509, N 5.5 MI, RT PR 10/, MANSFIELD, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110043282916

• MARY MCCOY 14H-1 FACILITY - BRACKY BRANC

  RED RIVER PARISH 711, COUSHATTA, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110043702400

• EDGAR CASON 12H-1 & 13H-1 PRODUCTION FACILITY - BLACKSMITH FIELD

  19 MI NW OF, CROSS ROADS, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110043283835

• CLOYCE CLARK EAST 19 & 30 PAD

  INTERSECTION OF LA HWY 1 & LA HWY 371 TRAVEL S ON, COUSHATTA, LA, 71019

  Registry ID: 110070684713

• BARNES RICHEY 11-10-14 PAD

  LULA LN, BENSON, LA, 70000

  Registry ID: 110055584817

• …and 13 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Chesapeake Energy-New Owner Audit NOD-281 Sites in LA-FY2025entered 2025-03-11

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2023-04-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-03-11Air Resolved
• 2025-03-11Final Order Issued
• 2025-03-11Compliance Achieved
• 2025-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-03-21Enforcement Action Closed