EPA v. Provident Energy Associates
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This proposed order and penalty complaint is issued to Provident Energy Associates for failure to plug and abandon 2 Class II injection wells. The 5993 well is located in Pondera County, Montana in the SW quarter of the NE quarter of Section 10, T31N, R6W. The 5991 well is located in Pondera County, Montana in the NW quarter of the SE quarter of S34, T32N, R6W. Both wells are owned and/or operated by Respondent and are located within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Defendants (1)
- Provident Energy AssociatesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PROVIDENT ENERGY ASSOCIATES, LLC
2526 I EAST 71ST STREET, TULSA, OK, 74136
Registry ID: 110018924137
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Provident Energy Associatesentered 2006-03-06
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2005-07-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2005-07-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2006-03-06Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 152419
- Case number
- 08-2005-0127
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2005-0127 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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