EPA v. Patterson-UTI Drilling Company
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Case summary
This Proposed Compliance Order, Penalty Complaint, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing is issued to Patterson-UTI Drilling Company for owning, operating and/or maintaining a Class V disposal well which, through injection activity, allows the movement of fluid containing any contaminant into underground sources of drinking water and for operating a motor vehicle waste disposal well after the 1/1/2007 ban of all motor vehicle waste disposal wells.
Defendants (1)
- Patterson-UIT Drilling CompanyNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
PATTERSON UTI DRILLING CO., LLC
1509 HIGHWAY 6 & 50, FRUITA, CO, 81521
Registry ID: 110042342355
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2010-12-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2010-12-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-02-24Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200035961
- Case number
- 08-2011-0017
- 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 08-2011-0017 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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