EPA v. Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS PROPOSED PENALTY COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING IS ISSUED TO WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION FOR FAILING TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT OBSERVED INJECTION PRESSURE FOR EACH MONTH CALCULATED FROM WEEKLY OBSERVATIONS OF WELLHEAD INJECTION PRESURE THAT IS TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE AND THEN FALSELY REPORTING WELLHEAD INJECTION PRESSURE. THIS FACILITY IS LOCATED WITH THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION.
Defendants (1)
- Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
PO BOX 8, PLAZA, ND, 58771
Registry ID: 110012344169
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporationentered 2011-12-01
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $120,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2011-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-12-01Final Order Issued
- 2012-01-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600059769
- Case number
- 08-2011-0209
- 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 08-2011-0209 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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