# CENTAUR PETROLEUM CORP. & DEVON ENERGY CORP.
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25858`
- **Case Number:** 05-1986-0044
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $60K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CENTAUR PETROLEUM CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- DEFENDANTS W/SETTLEMENT 1-SETTLEMENT 2 (complaint) (settlement)
- DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS WHICH ARE THE BASIS FOR THE     PROPOSED ACTION, INCLUDING STATE REGULATIONS                    SECTIONS 1422 AND 1423 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT,  42 U.S.C. SECTION 300 H; EPA REGULATIONS AT 40 C.F.R. PARTS  144, 146, AND 147.                                             THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE DEFENDANTS                         (A) CENTAUR PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 2929 WEST FIFTH AVE,          FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101, P.O. BOX 270, DOING BUSI-           NESS IN DAVIESS COUNTY, INDIANA.                         (B) DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION, 1500 MID-AMERICA TOWER,            20 NORTH BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102, FORMER-          LY DOING BUSINESS IN DAVIESS COUNTY, INDIANA.         THE VIOLATIONS UPON WHICH THE ACTION IS BASED                   VIOLATIONS OF UIC REGULATIONS REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF   INVENTORY INFORMATION, AN ANNUAL REPORT, PLUGGING AND        ABANDONMENT PLANS AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DEMONSTRA-    TIONS BY NINE INJECTION WELLS AND INJECTION WITHOUT AUTHORI- ZATION; ALSO FAILURE TO NOTIFY EPA OF OWNERSHIP TRANSFER.      THE PROPOSED RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT, INCLUDING INJUNCTION,      AND PROPOSED AMOUNT OF PENALTY TO BE SOUGHT AT SETTLEMENT       PERMANENT INJUNCTION REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH THE UIC  REGULATIONS.  BOTTOM LINE CIVIL PENALTY OF $250,000 FOR      CENTAUR AND $50,000 FOR DEVON.                                 THE RECENT CONTACTS WITH THE DEFENDANTS, INCLUDING ANY       PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT 

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