EPA v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY
Penalty assessed
$62,500
Compliance action
$40,000
Case summary
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER IS ISSUED TO MARATHON OIL COMPANY FOR OPERATING INJECTION WELLS ABOVE THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED INJECTION PRESSURE; FOR FAILURE TO PLUG AND ABANDON OR PROVIDE NOTICE FOR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARILY ABANDONED STATUS TO THE DIRECTOR AND SHOW THE ENHANCED RECOVERY WELLS ARE NOT ENDANGERING USDWS; AND FOR FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY IN THE FIVE-YEAR TIME FRAME.THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS IS: $74,100.
Defendants (1)
- MARATHON OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MARATHON OIL COMPANY
1501 STAMPEDE AVENUE, CODY, WY, 82414
Registry ID: 110043510493
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422 — Safe Drinking Water Act
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MARATHON OIL COMPANYentered 1999-12-14
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $62,500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-12-14Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51390
- Case number
- 08-1999-0271
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Safe Drinking Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1999-0271 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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