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CEJA CORPORATION

Administrative - Formal · FY1994 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 35748

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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1994-0036
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

OPERATOR FAILED TO ASSURE THAT NO FLUID MOVEMENT INTO A USDW COULD OCCUR THROUGH THREE TEMPORARILY ABANDONED WELL BORES. (40 C.F.R. SEC. 147.2903(B), 147.2905 AND 147.2909. CEJA CORPORATION ( RESPONDENT ) IS A CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND AS SUCH IS A PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1401(12) OF THE ACT, 42 U.S.C. SEC. 300F(12). RESPONDENT IS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF CLASS II WELLS WHICH ARE EXISTING CLASS II WELLS AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED AT 40 C.F.R. SEC. 147.2902. THE INJECTION WELLS ARE LOCATED IN OSAGE COUNTY, OK. GULF OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY ( GULF ), AN OWNER OF THE LEASE PRIOR TO AUG. 1, 1987, CEASED USING THE WELLS FOR FLUID INJECTION ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 1985. GULF SUBMITTED A PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. C-5 AND WELL NO. R-4 ON APR. 10, 1985. RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. D-3 ON OCT. 26, 1987. THE EPA APPROVED RESPONDENT'S PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. D-3 ON DEC. 8, 1987. THE EPA APPROVED GULF'S PLAN FOR FUTURE USE OF WELL NO. C-5 AND WELL NO. R-4 ON JULY 11, 1986. THESE APPROVALS WERE AMENDED ON JUN. 8, 1988, FOR WELL NO. R-4 AND FEB. 17, 1989 FOR EACH OF THE WELLS. THESE AP- PROVALS REQUIRED MONITORING TO ASSURE THAT NO FLUID MOVEMENT INTO A USDW COULD OCCUR AND TO REPORT TO EPA IF CONDITIONS EXIST WHICH WOULD ALLOW FLUID MOVEME

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