EPA v. Whiting Petroleum Corporation
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This expedited consent agreement is issued to Whiting Petroleum Corporation for the unauthorized discharge of 85 barrels of crude oil and production water into an unnamed tributary to Whitetail Creek in Billings County, ND.
Defendants (1)
- Whiting Petroleum CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WHITING PETROLEUM COMPANY
1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 2300, DENVER, CO, 80920
Registry ID: 110015754334
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Whiting Petroleum Corporationentered 2004-08-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2004-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2004-08-18Final Order Issued
- 2004-08-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 125972
- Case number
- 08-2004-0158
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2004-0158 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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