EPA v. SLAWSON EXPLORATION

Case summary

EPA SEEKS TO INITATE CIVIL LITIGATION AGAINST SLAWSON FOR VIOLAITONS OF THE FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION FACILITIES, WHICH APPLIES TO SUCH FACILITIES LOCATED ON THE FORT BERTHOLD INDIAN RESERVATION IN NORTH DAKOTA, AND FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROVISIONS, WHICH RESTRICT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS EMISSIONS FROM FACILITIES LOCATED ON NON-TRIBAL LAND IN NORTH DAKOTA. EPA and the Department of Justice entered into a judicial consent decree with Slawson Exploration Company, Inc., that will identify and address issues relating to inadequate design, operation, and maintenance of vapor control systems used to control emissions from Slawson?s storage tank batteries at oil and natural gas production well pads in North Dakota.

Defendants (1)

• SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PAD 86 - GENESIS 2-13H & LOON FEDERAL 1-24-25H

  47.97689, -102.39253, NEW TOWN, ND, 58763

  Registry ID: 110062641949

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SLAWSON EXPLORATIONentered 2017-02-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,100,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2015-09-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2015-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-12-01Final Order Lodged
• 2016-12-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 2017-02-06Final Order Entered
• 2020-12-07Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-12-07Air Resolved