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ANCO OPERATING COMPANY

Judicial · FY1993 · — · Default Order With Penalty · 49584

$2.50M
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
08-1993-0138
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Default Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-4027
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

ANCO HAS VIOLATED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT UNDER WHICH IT HAD COMMITTED EITHER TO PLUG AND ABANDON 53 ENHANCED RECOVERY WELLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EPA REGULATIONS, OR, IF THE WELLS WERE NOT TO BE PLUGGED, TO SUBMIT A PERMIT APPLICATION TO EPA COVERING THESE WELLS. TO DATE, ONLY ONE OF THE WELLS HAS BEEN PLUGGED. ANCO HAS ALSO VIOLATED NUMEROUS REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO A SALT WATER DISPOSAL WELL. FOR ALL THE WELLS, ANCO HAS FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY. IT HAS ALSO FAILED TO SUBMIT A DEMONSTRATION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (SHOWING ADEQUATE FUNDS FOR FUTURE PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT).

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