# ANCO OPERATING COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Default Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `49584`
- **Case Number:** 08-1993-0138
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Default Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $2.50M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ANCO OPERATING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- ANCO PRODUCTION COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- LATERAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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