EPA v. Crescent Point (Multiple Wellpads)

Case summary

On March 29, 2022, the United States and the State of Utah filed a joint complaint against Crescent Point Energy U.S. Corp. along with a Stipulation of Settlement and Order in the U.S. District Court of Utah. The settlement was signed and entered by the judge on March 30, 2022. The settlement requires Crescent Point to pay a civil penalty of $3 million for violations of requirements to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from storage tanks at 30 previously owned oil and gas production facilities. The penalty will be split evenly between the United States and the State of Utah, and $1.2 million of the $1.5 million civil penalty owed to Utah will be deposited into the State of Utah's Environmental Mitigation and Response Fund for air quality-related projects.

Defendants (2)

• Crescent PointNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CH4-FinleyNamed in complaint

Facilities (30)

• SITE DIRECTLY EAST OF COX 12-31-3-1E CRESCENT POINT

  40.175, -109.931, RANDLETT, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070566655

• FEDERAL 10-22-6-20

  40.28203, -109.65355, UINTAH COUNTY, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070156139

• CRESCENT POINT ENERGY MARSH 12-35-3-1E

  40.176558 -109.857074, UINTAH COUNTY, UT, 84039

  Registry ID: 110070380031

• BILL BARRETT CORPORATION 05-25-36 BTR

  40.19394 -110.51785, UINTAH COUNTY, UT, 84039

  Registry ID: 110070380033

• UTE TRIBAL 2-13-4-2E-H1

  40.14032, -109.71405, VERNAL, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070256208

• UTE TRIBAL 20-02 COMPRESSOR STATION

  40.0382, -110.243, UINTAH COUNTY, UT, 84052

  Registry ID: 110070156258

• CRESCENT POINT- MERRITT 3-18-3-1E

  40.2277014, -109.9286025, UINTAH COUNTY, UT, 84078

  Registry ID: 110070616531

• ULT 12-34-3-1E CRESCENT POINT

  40.177306, -109.876706, RANDLETT, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070566738

• DEEP CREEK 7-16-4-2E CRESCENT POINT

  40.138208, -109.770219, RANDLETT, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070566626

• UTE TRIBAL 3-24-3-1W-H1

  40.21463, -109.94917, VERNAL, UT, 84052

  Registry ID: 110070255966

• FOUR STAR FEDERAL 6-27-7-20E

  40.18208, -109.65445, VERNAL, UT, 84078

  Registry ID: 110070255704

• NEXT TO COLEMAN CORDOVA 14-28-3-1E-H1 CRESCENT POINT

  40.184568, -109.887418, RANDLETT, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070566659

• CRESCENT POINT- KENDALL TRIBAL 1-13-3-1W-H1

  40.2290902, -109.9405028, UINTAH COUNTY, UT, 84078

  Registry ID: 110070604338

• UTE TRIBAL 2-22-27-3-2E-H1 & UTE TRIBAL 3-22-27-3-2E-H1

  40.21282, -109.7538, UINTAH COUNTY, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070616532

• COLEMAN CORDOVA 14-28-3-1E-H1 CRESCENT POINT

  40.185086, -109.887731, RANDLETT, UT, 84063

  Registry ID: 110070566811

• …and 15 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Crescent Point (Multiple Wellpads)entered 2022-03-30

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,500,000 · State/local: $1,500,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2020-11-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2021-08-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-03-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2022-03-29Final Order Lodged
• 2022-03-30Final Order Entered
• 2022-04-20Air Resolved
• 2022-04-20Enforcement Action Closed